Lot 1459
1883 Hawaiian Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice untoned frosty coin. The surfaces are bright with moon-glow white luster and show none of the muting often found on Hawaiian dollars. This notice should not be neglected when bidding, for we expect to see a strong price realized from keen-eyed buyers hopeful of snapping up such a choice specimen. So much, then, for luster. Turning to the other key factor, a coin that is desirable with this meticulous strike on Kalakaua's hair and beard as well as on the intricate design of the shield on the reverse.
It is only the Hawaiian silver dollar that carries the full Hawaiian Coat of Arms on an ermine mantle. The lower denominations retain the shield but do away with the mantle, presumably due to the smaller size involved. On all issues of the 1883 coinage, dime through dollar, appears the Hawaiian national motto (now the motto of the State of Hawaii), which reads UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO, signifying, "The life of the land is established in righteousness." words of peculiar historic interest, which fell from the lips of Kamehameha III, in a time of trial, but which we must not stop to enlarge upon now. The denomination reads AKAHI DALA (one dollar) with a large 1 D flanking the coat of arms. Pop 13; 20 in 64; 8 in 65; 5 in 66. (PCGS # 10995) .
Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000.
From the 9/09 Hawaii Collection.
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