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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 8804720, member: 19165&quot;]And no, I don&#039;t mean the America the Beautiful Quarter!</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1883, there was a sugar baron who contracted to supply coinage to the (then independent) islands of Hawaii. Charles Barber designed the coins, using a bust of the current King Kalakaua I of Hawaii and the shield reverse. 5 denominations were designed (10 cent, 12.5 cent, quarter, half, and dollar), although the 12.5 cent was never issued for circulation (very rare proofs were made). The rest of them used the same silver planchets that standard US coins utilized. The coins were minted in San Francisco and saw limited circulation, but a large number were melted. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I know, only the quarter and half dollar are known in PL condition. I&#039;ve long watched, waited, and bid unsuccessfully. But now, its mine! This one is graded MS-64PL, and has such intense mirrors and cameo contrast. Very few PL coins have such stark contrast. Feel free to comment, or post your Hawaiian coins if you have them! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1521048[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1521047[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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