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Congratulations Garry Moore

/ DrDarryl

Congratulations are in order for Garry Moore who took first place with two of his exhibits at the recent The Money Show of the  Southwest:

  • Hawai’i School Lunch Tokens
  • Hawaiian Numismatic Literature

Beyond Bernard von NotHaus by The New York Sun

/ DrDarryl

I saw a brief write-up from a Coin World email of the recent sentencing of Bernard von NotHaus (Royal Hawaiian Mint co-founder and minter). With further interest I found a longer article (editorial) put out by The New York Sun.

http://www.nysun.com/editorials/beyond-bernard-von-nothaus/88958/

The original Coin World write-up:

http://www.coinworld.com/news/judge-sentences-liberty-dollar-founder-to-probation.html

Added My Research to Wikipedia

/ DrDarryl

If you’ve been keeping up with the US Mint and the 2014  Kennedy issues it’s a hot numismatic topic.

I’ve added information that is backed-up by my background research  on the President John F. Kennedy Appreciation Medal (previously discussed in this blog as an off tangent topic) to the Kennedy half dollar.

Whom ever did the original  research dropped the ball on  Frank Gaspparo’s experience on the Presidential Seal and his FG initials  placement on the Kennedy Appreciation Medal. I’ve also added images of the President John F. Kennedy Appreciation Medal in my collection.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_half_dollar

 

 

Another Wow Purchase!

/ DrDarryl

Purchased  a matching serial number set of Alaska-Hawaii Statehood medals. Medals are NGC graded

2MS-12 (HK-534)

2MS-14 (HK-532)

2MS-15 (HK-533)

2MS-16 (HK-530)

2MS-17 (HK-531)

2Ms-18 (HK-529)

One of the interesting aspects of Hawaiiana numismatics is the cross-listing of Hawaiian items with other areas of numismatics. In this case here the so called dollars (HK identifiers listed) specialty area.

This provides a broader base of buyers when you sell your Hawaiian collection.

http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Alaska_Hawaii_Statehood.html

Images to be provided in a future blog entry.

Saloon Token: James Dodd and Enterprise Brewing Company

/ DrDarryl

1895 Pantheon Saloon Honolulu Token

Medcalf & Russell  2TS-21. I’m still trying to pin point the date of this token I believe I have done so. I place it in use in 1893.

On my previous blogs I identified the start year of the Pantheon Saloon as 1881.

Attached are news clipping from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (nice trip to Hawaii, in thought, not body).

As you can see in the image below July 21, 1893 ad ties in three elements:  James Dodd, Pantheon Saloon, and Enterprise Beer.

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Brewer collectors have assigned the CA 318 identifier to brand name “Enterprise Beer”. The years align with the 1893 date from the news clipping above.

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2TS-21  identifies the token makers as C.A. Klinkner & Co. S.F. Which  stands for Charles Alexander Klinkner of San Francisco. (Still researching this individual along with his company).

Below is an 1895 newspaper clipping  (I see it as funny as martial law declared, but you can still visit the Pantheon).

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Then in 1897, Mr. Dodd still was selling Enterprise Beer. However, if you read further, Scotch whisky became more popular.

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Then in 1898, Bock beer from Enterprise Brewing Co just arrived at the Pantheon.

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The Honolulu Mint – University Issues

/ DrDarryl

I’ve been investigating the products of the Honolulu Mint. The Honolulu Mint was  officially licensed to produce 1 troy ounce  silver commemorative coins for two universities. The medals struck  include:

University of California – Berkeley featuring the Campanile Tower.

University of California – Berkeley featuring the Cal Golden Bear logo.

University of Hawaii Athletics.

 

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