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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 546242, member: 6229"]<font face="Arial"><font size="4">The 2009 Maui Trade Dollars are now available!</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">What's a Maui Trade Dollar?</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Some collectors who collect "So Called Dollars" believe that's what they are. Others collecting "tokens" believe that's what they are.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">They are not an authorized mintage of a country, nation or state. However, they carry the denomination of "Dollar."</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Maui is the second largest island of the State of Hawaii. In 1992 the Maui Chamber of Commerce contracted to have a Trade Dollar minted to raise funds for their non-profit Education Foundation.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">A design by S. T. Wurmser (whale) was selected for the reverse and a limited edition of 100,000 coins were struck by <b>Contenental Coin</b> in Cupronickel. Certificates of Authenticity were included with all coins from 1992 through 2007. Each Dollar was redeemable during its year of issue at various participating stores throughout the island. Many Maui Trade Dollars were kept by tourists as souvenirs. Since the coins are crown-sized (39mm) "So Called Dollar" collectors and "token" collectors began collecting them.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Last year the Maui Trade Dollars caught my attention and through diligent searchs, I managed to acquire all those Single Trade Dollars from 1992.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Through the auspices of Don's World Coin Gallery, here are some photos of the pertinent Maui Trade Dollars. A nice feature added by Don is "to see an enlargement of the coin, click on the coin."</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Here's that first year of issue, the 1992:</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-92&desc=Maui%201992%20Trade%20Dollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-92&desc=Maui%201992%20Trade%20Dollar" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-92&desc=Maui%201992%20Trade%20Dollar</a></font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">The C.O.As bear the mintage figures, the mint who struck the coins, the designerand other pertinent information about the specific year's coin.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Here's a photo of the last year (2007) Maui One Dollars were struck whose reverse was dsesigned by Heidi Westweet and struck by <b>Global Minting</b> (115,000)</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-07&desc=Maui%202007%20Trade%20Dollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-07&desc=Maui%202007%20Trade%20Dollar" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-07&desc=Maui 2007 Trade Dollar</a></font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">That isn't the last of Maui Trade Dollars. In 2008 rhe value was increased to "Two Dollars."</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Here's a photo of of the 2008 bearing a Whale and Hula Dancer reverse:</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-08&desc=Maui%202008%20Trade%20Two%20Dollars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-08&desc=Maui%202008%20Trade%20Two%20Dollars" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-08&desc=Maui 2008 Trade Two Dollars</a></font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Here's a photo of the new 2009 "Two Dollars" piece bearing whales and map of the island:</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-09&desc=Maui%202009%20Trade%20Two%20Dollars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-09&desc=Maui%202009%20Trade%20Two%20Dollars" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-09&desc=Maui 2009 Trade Two Dollars</a></font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Again, that's not the end of this "trivia." If you want the best, more elusive of the Maui Trade Dollars, there were some silver ones struck. I settled for the Copper-nickel (cupronickel) specimens.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Since I acquired all those Maui "Trade Dollars" from '92 to 2009, I have purchased some older brass and antique brass "Trade Dollars." Sorry, I couldn't find photos on these, but I'll share some info about them:</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">One of my favorite acquisitions is an Antique Brass Hawaii "Aloha" Dollar.It doesn;lt carry a date, but was minted in 1971. </font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">My 2nd older "Trade Dollar" is a brass piece authorized in 1972 by the Island of Kona.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">My third older "Trade Dollar" is a brass coin struck in 1973 for Kona Island.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">The forth, and last, older "Trade Dollar" is a 1975 Maui "Trade Dollar" struck in brass.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">I am awaiting arrival of a fifth older "Trade Dollar."</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Now. in case you'd like to view all the maui "Trade Dollars" minted from 1992 through 2009 click on this link:</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Maui.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Maui.php" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Maui.php</a></font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Did you enjoy this "Trivia"?</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Clinker</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 546242, member: 6229"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]The 2009 Maui Trade Dollars are now available![/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]What's a Maui Trade Dollar?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Some collectors who collect "So Called Dollars" believe that's what they are. Others collecting "tokens" believe that's what they are.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]They are not an authorized mintage of a country, nation or state. However, they carry the denomination of "Dollar."[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Maui is the second largest island of the State of Hawaii. In 1992 the Maui Chamber of Commerce contracted to have a Trade Dollar minted to raise funds for their non-profit Education Foundation.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]A design by S. T. Wurmser (whale) was selected for the reverse and a limited edition of 100,000 coins were struck by [B]Contenental Coin[/B] in Cupronickel. Certificates of Authenticity were included with all coins from 1992 through 2007. Each Dollar was redeemable during its year of issue at various participating stores throughout the island. Many Maui Trade Dollars were kept by tourists as souvenirs. Since the coins are crown-sized (39mm) "So Called Dollar" collectors and "token" collectors began collecting them.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Last year the Maui Trade Dollars caught my attention and through diligent searchs, I managed to acquire all those Single Trade Dollars from 1992.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Through the auspices of Don's World Coin Gallery, here are some photos of the pertinent Maui Trade Dollars. A nice feature added by Don is "to see an enlargement of the coin, click on the coin."[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Here's that first year of issue, the 1992:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-92&desc=Maui%201992%20Trade%20Dollar"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-92&desc=Maui%201992%20Trade%20Dollar[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]The C.O.As bear the mintage figures, the mint who struck the coins, the designerand other pertinent information about the specific year's coin.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Here's a photo of the last year (2007) Maui One Dollars were struck whose reverse was dsesigned by Heidi Westweet and struck by [B]Global Minting[/B] (115,000)[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-07&desc=Maui%202007%20Trade%20Dollar[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]That isn't the last of Maui Trade Dollars. In 2008 rhe value was increased to "Two Dollars."[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Here's a photo of of the 2008 bearing a Whale and Hula Dancer reverse:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-08&desc=Maui%202008%20Trade%20Two%20Dollars[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Here's a photo of the new 2009 "Two Dollars" piece bearing whales and map of the island:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_wd.php?dir=img16&image=Maui-09&desc=Maui%202009%20Trade%20Two%20Dollars[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Again, that's not the end of this "trivia." If you want the best, more elusive of the Maui Trade Dollars, there were some silver ones struck. I settled for the Copper-nickel (cupronickel) specimens.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Since I acquired all those Maui "Trade Dollars" from '92 to 2009, I have purchased some older brass and antique brass "Trade Dollars." Sorry, I couldn't find photos on these, but I'll share some info about them:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]One of my favorite acquisitions is an Antique Brass Hawaii "Aloha" Dollar.It doesn;lt carry a date, but was minted in 1971. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]My 2nd older "Trade Dollar" is a brass piece authorized in 1972 by the Island of Kona.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]My third older "Trade Dollar" is a brass coin struck in 1973 for Kona Island.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]The forth, and last, older "Trade Dollar" is a 1975 Maui "Trade Dollar" struck in brass.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]I am awaiting arrival of a fifth older "Trade Dollar."[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Now. in case you'd like to view all the maui "Trade Dollars" minted from 1992 through 2009 click on this link:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Maui.php[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Did you enjoy this "Trivia"?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Arial]Clinker[/FONT][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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