Lot 1814
1881 Hawaiian Five Cents. PCGS graded Proof 63 Deep Cameo. On the holder Hawaii (fantasy) strike. Double thickness. As with other non-standard coins in the Hawaiian series, the Proof strikes of the Kalakaua five-cent piece are knock-offs of the "original" private-issue Mint States struck to temp King Kalakaua into issuing him a contract for coinage. The original five-cent pieces are struck on a thin planchet and are only found up to Mint State. No Proofs are known. Five cent pieces similar in design to the original Hawaiian 1881 five-cent nickel piece were struck in thin and thick nickel (1.4 and 2.7 mm), thin and thick aluminum (1.42 and 3.1 mm) and thin copper (1.7 mm), all in Proof. According to Medcalf, in whose Standard Catalog of Hawaiian Coins readers who wish to do so will find more details, these were "struck from different dies [than the originals] … they can be easily distinguished by absence of a cross on top of the crown. These were not official, or struck in 1881." But again, for decades now they have been avidly sought and collected by specialists in Hawaiian numismatics right along with the rest. A choice, impressive glittering Proof struck in aluminum. PCGS # 510976.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
The Forsythe Collection.
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