Lot 1536
1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. Original toning. Low mintage of 10,000 attracts Commemorative half dollar bidders from near and far. Key date commem half dollar (PCGS # 9309) .
Historic note: In conjunction with sesquicentennial celebrations then being planned throughout the Islands, local groups came up with the idea of establishing a Captain Cook Memorial Collection, to be housed in the Archives of Hawaii. This collection was to be financed in part by proceeds from the sale of these half dollars. Accordingly, Commander Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston, the Delegate to Congress from the then Territory of Hawaii, sponsored a bill which would authorize coinage of 10,000 souvenir half dollars for these purposes; this became the Act of March 7, 1928.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100.
From the 9/09 Hawaii Collection.
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| Realized $2,243 |
