Lot 1872
1884 Hawaiian Half Dollar Struck In Gold 16.68 Grams. PCGS graded MS-66. "1884" (c. 1900) On the holder Hawaii (fantasy) strike hub impression half dollar. No doubt from the same issuer as the other gold and platinum strikes whose history is clouded in mystery. It is likely those who know their origin and now long since departed died with their lips sealed as to who the clever individual was that had these made.
The 1884 half dollar appeared with others of this description in a Heritage 2000 FUN sale and trace all the way to the renowned King Farouk sale of 1954. Before that, the scent runs cold and a veil of uncertainty closes in on our understanding of whence, how, and by whom these marvelous items came to be. Likeness similar to the official Medcalf-2CS.4, the obverse has a head of King Kalakaua I facing right and the reverse has crowned and mantled arms, dividing ½ and DOL, with HAPALUA below. Uncirculated with slightly granular surfaces as also found on the quarter dollar in gold and the platinum strikes. Again, these pieces are unofficial issues, probably struck at a later date, possibly, Ex: The Palace Collections of Egypt (the King Farouk sale), lot 110. Two or three pieces of each are known in gold. None of the gold or platinum strikes have appeared at auction for quite some time.
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex: Palace Sale King Farouk 1954 Lot 110; The Forsythe Collection.
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