Lot 1523
1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Irregular toning on both sides. Frosted glass luster and impressive fields reside below the toning. Since our observation is that this date is nearly always fully struck, then this sharp coin has every suggestion of precision manufacture as seen in high points of the design as well as all legends.
In addition to wearing a feather cloak, the figure of the Hawaiian chief is also bedecked with the bright crimson feathers of the apapane bird in his mahiole (helmet), worn only by Hawaiian nobility. The reverse sketches by Honolulu's Bruce Cartwright, Jr., of the famed Cartwright family of Honolulu, which became the heart for the design on this side of the coin, show him to be well versed on Hawaiian royalty (PCGS # 9309) .
Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700.
From the 9/09 Hawaii Collection.
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