James Cook/King Kamehameha....COIN or MEDALLION??

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by kackmastah, Dec 16, 2010.

  1. kackmastah

    kackmastah New Member

    EDIT: i just found a link to a pic of it
    http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/hawaii-king-kamehameha-captain-cook-93931858


    So I have this coin/medallion it is heavily patinaed so I think it's copper or bronze. On one side of the coin there is a side profile of Captain James cook situated to the left of the coin, to the right of him is a ship (under the ship states "Jan. 18, 1778" and an aerial view of the Hawaiian islands. Encircling them both are these words that start in the upper right side of the coin "CAPTAIN JAMES COOK" then on the bottom center it says "DISCOVERER OF HAWAII". On the other side is The Kind Kamehameha "statue pose" in the center of the coin, in which behind him coconut trees and diamond can be seen as well as men on a canoe. Encircling him are the words "KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT FOUNDER OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM.

    The coin is about as big as a condom and there are no ridges on the perimeter
    any idea whether this is coin or commemorative medallion? what it's worth? how to clean it?
     
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  3. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    not coin, a token or medallion.


    and don't clean it.
     
  4. robbudo

    robbudo Indian Error Collector

    If you look at the front of it, flip the coin heads-over-tails, and find it is upside down, then you have a medallion.

    And don't clean it.
     
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