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Sale 42
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 3139 |
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1847 Hawaiian Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Well struck and glossy reddish-brown in color, lustrous and attractive. Also free from the corrosive damage that so many Hawaiian Cents suffer due to their pure copper content. King Kamehameha III ruled the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1824 until his death in 1854 at age 41. By the time he died, the native population of Hawaiians had been decimated by smallpox and other introduced diseases, almost to extinction. At the time of his death there were only about 25,000 left alive. Pop 75; 28 finer (PCGS # 10965) .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200.
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Lot 3140 |
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1883. 1/8th Dollar (12½¢) Fantasy Pattern. 19.0 mm, 4.1 gr. Bronze. "Lazy 8's". Struck sometime later. Accompanied by an article from The Numismatic Review, Vol. IV 1963 that discusses Fraudulent Hawaiian Patterns . Also accompanying this lot is a Coin World article of May 24, 1963. Regardless, if this is a true pattern, fantasy or contrived item, this is being SOLD AS IS, NO RETURN .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000.
Reportedly from the Farouk Collection, The Palace Sale of 1954.
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1883 Hawaiian Ten Cents. PCGS graded MS-63. Delicately toned on both sides. In an old green label PCGS holder. The Hawaiian motto UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO loosely translates as "The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness." This harkens back to the 1830s before American influence became predominant, when an adventuresome British sea captain seized the islands over a property dispute and then ran the government as a fiefdom for six months. Queen Victoria found out about it and relinquished control back to the proper authorities (King Kamehameha III). The King made known his appreciation by means of this motto, which later became the State's motto upon Hawaii's admission to the Union in 1959. Hawaiian dimes in Mint condition are scarce. Many were melted after 1900. Pop 27; 52 finer (PCGS # 10979) .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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