Lot 3439: 1847 Hawaii Cent

1847 1C Hawaii Cent MS65 Brown PCGS. CAC. Medcalf 2CC-1. Crosslet 4 in date. This is the second rarest of five varieties for the 1847 cents, which represented the first official coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii. The obverse features a portrait of King Kamehameha III. The legend includes his name followed by KA MOI ("The King"). The reverse shows the denomination HAPA HANERI ("Hundredth Part") within a wreath that includes nine berries left and nine berries right. AUPUNI HAWAII ("Kingdom of Hawaii") is above.

Glowing copper-orange color illuminates the design recesses of this glossy Gem. The smooth surfaces are largely golden-brown with violet accents. Terrific eye appeal. Listed on page 424 of the 2022 Guide Book.

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1847 1C Hawaii Cent MS65 Brown PCGS. CAC. Medcalf 2CC-1....(https://coins.ha.com/itm/coins-of-hawaii/1847-1c-hawaii-cent-ms65-brown-pcgs-cac-medcalf-2cc-1/a/1337-3439.s)

Lot 3440: 1881 Hawaii Five Cents Pattern

1881 5C Hawaii Five Cents MS62 PCGS. Medcalf-2CN-1, KM-2. Maurice Gould and Kenneth Bressett explain in Hawaiian Coins, Tokens and Paper Money (1961) that officials from the mints of Vienna, Brussels, and Paris all approached King Kalakaua I about a new national coinage for Hawaii during the King's trip around the world. These five keneta patterns came out of those talks, reportedly proposed by the Paris Mint on behalf of a New Caledonian mine owner. However, they were inadvertently struck with the reverse legend beginning with AU instead of UA.

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1881 5C Hawaii Five Cents MS62 PCGS. Medcalf-2CN-1, KM-2....(https://coins.ha.com/itm/coins-of-hawaii/1881-5c-hawaii-five-cents-ms62-pcgs-medcalf-2cn-1-km-2/a/1337-3440.s)

Lot 3443: 1891 Kahului 75 Cents Token

1891 Token Kahului 75 Cents AU53 PCGS. Medcalf TL-14. The Kahului Railroad Company operated a 15-mile track between Wailuku and Kauiaha on the island of Maui. The company produced a series of six brass tokens (10, 15, 20, 25, 35, and 75 cents) in 1891. All survivors are extremely rare, with just a couple examples of each of the lower five denominations certified at PCGS plus four of this denomination. Additionally, one 20 cent and one 25 cent are reported at NGC.

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1891 Token Kahului 75 Cents AU53 PCGS. Medcalf TL-14....(https://coins.ha.com/itm/coins-of-hawaii/1891-token-kahului-75-cents-au53-pcgs-medcalf-tl-14/a/1337-3443.s)

Lot 3444: 1887 Grove Ranch Plantation Token

1887 Token Grove Ranch Plantation, 12 1/2 Cents, MS62 Brown PCGS. Medcalf TE-17. The 3,870-acre Grove Ranch Plantation on the island of Maui had blacksmiths produce crude tokens worth one-eighth of a dollar in 1886 and 1887. The tokens circulated among employees of the sugar concern. This latter type is the rarer of the two. Maurice Gould and Ken Bressett rated it R.7 in 1961 (four to 12 pieces known).

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1887 Token Grove Ranch Plantation, 12 1/2 Cents, MS62 Brown PCGS. Medcalf TE-17....(https://coins.ha.com/itm/coins-of-hawaii/1887-token-grove-ranch-plantation-12-1-2-cents-ms62-brown-pcgs-medcalf-te-17/a/1337-3444.s)

Lot 3445: 1884 1/8D Hawaii Fantasy

1884 1/8D Hawaii Fantasy Strike Hub Impression 7.5g MS66 PCGS. Sometime around the turn of the century, an unknown die sinker produced a number of fantasy pieces in various metals patterned after the Hawaiian coinage of 1883. It appears he used the original hubs from 1883 to prepare the dies.

This coin is probably one of a set of three gold fantasy pieces that surfaced in the fabulous collection of King Farouk. Those coins were listed in lot 110 of Sotheby's catalog of his collection...

John Dannreuther believes only two sets of fantasy pieces were struck in gold.

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1884 1/8D Hawaii Fantasy Strike Hub Impression 7.5g MS66 PCGS....(https://coins.ha.com/itm/coins-of-hawaii/1884-1-8d-hawaii-fantasy-strike-hub-impression-75g-ms66-pcgs/a/1337-3445.s)