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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Krasnaya Vityaz, post: 177940, member: 1791&quot;]Article says nothing of where 1883 dated coins minted.&nbsp; I read from not wikipedia but other English language text.&nbsp; Wikipedia not always reliable source of information.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1883 coins designed by Charles Barber, minted in Philadelphia and San Francisco USA.&nbsp; Charles Barber later design coins with man on them fo 1892-1916 coin series.</p><p><br /></p><p>From coinfacts.com site:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Hawaiian Dime was a substitute for the 12-1/2 Cent (Hapawalu) denomination specified in the original application to the U.S. government.&nbsp; The Hapawalu would have required specially made blanks, whereas the Dime denomination was already a standard in the American series.&nbsp; Six Proof Dimes were made in September 1883 at the Philadelphia (PA) Mint for inclusion in four-piece sets containing the 10c, 25c, 50c, and $1.00 denominations.&nbsp; 250,000 circulation strikes were struck at the San Francisco (CA) Mint (without mintmark) from November 17, 1883 through June 1884.&nbsp; An additional 20 Proof Dimes were made at the Philadelphia Mint in 1884, this time for inclusion in five-piece sets containing the aforementioned denominations, plus the 12-1/2c coin.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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