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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 178168, member: 6229&quot;]<b>To Krasnaya</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Krasnaya...Thank you....for the link....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>yes...and from the article, &quot;&quot;The designer and engraver was Edward Hulseman, who is perhaps better known for his 1837 Half Cent token. An obvious error on Hulseman&#039;s part was to misspell the denomination as &quot;Hapa Haneri&quot; instead of &quot;Hapa Hanele&quot;.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Hawaiian people did not accept the coin because of the mispelling and most refused to use them except for citizens on far outlying islands. It was not created nor distributed by the U.S. Mint.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, coins from other countries were used extensively...and...tokens minted under contract by plantations and railroads circulated freely through the islands.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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