Lot 1429
1883 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Deep even blue toning on both sides. A nice strike with a few light bagmarks along with a short lint line on the obverse. Scarce. Of all the Hawaiian silver denominations, the half dollar's was the largest. But the number melted also outpaced the others, with 700,000 made, 612,245 later melted by the government leaving a much smaller net mintage for collectors to fight over. Pop 57; 53 in 64; 10 in 65; 1 ion 66. (PCGS # 10991) .
Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800.
From the 9/09 Hawaii Collection.
|
| |
| Realized $2,070 |
