This coin made the trip from the United Kingdom to my collection this past week. Tough coin to locate. Impressive 45 mm size in original holder with original nameplate.
Just Having Fun
2M-393 Deal of the Week
Unlisted in reference book So-Called Dollars by Hibler and Kappen.
http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Hawaii.html
Listed in Hawaiian Money by Medcalf and Russell as 2M-393. The “marker” for this variety is the star. Star with rays (2M-394) and Star without rays (2M-393).
I made an online purchased of a 2M-393 this past week at a low purchase price of $2.99 + shipping (see image).
In the below image (click to enlarge), 2M-394 is to the left (notice the rays extending from the star on the left). 2M-393 (on the right) star has no rays.
Royal Hawaiian Mint – 1992 Gold Salute 1/20 Ounce
A matching purchase to the 1/10 ounce sister coin. This is the 1/20 ounce 1992 Gold Salute coin.
A scant mintage of 100 by the Royal Hawaiian Mint.
This makes up an interesting pre-NORFED Liberty head obverse design gold set
Royal Hawaiian Mint – 1992 Gold Salute 1/10 Ounce Gold
The Hawaiiana Numismatic buying frenzy on eBay missed this gem.
It was also missed by Liberty Dollar collectors.
A scant mintage of 20 by the Royal Hawaiian Mint.
Yes…only 20 specimens struck.
From my research, this coin is the precursor to the NORFED Miss Liberty obverse design by Bernard von NotHaus.
In 1998, the first NORFED Liberty Dollars were issued (listed in the RHM database as 1998 Silver Liberty with Shelter System’s logo).
FMR-E06 : Hawaiiana Related Medals from the Franklin Mint Postal Covers
Catalog number FMR-E06 is from my book, The Hawaiiana Numismatist’s Catalog of Franklin Mint Issues Relating to Hawaii. The book maybe purchased at
FMR = Medal was produced by Franklin Mint and is Round (FMI is an ingot)
E= Event related medal
06 = 6th event related medal listing
http://www.amazon.com/Hawaiiana-Numismatists-Catalog-Franklin-Relating/dp/1496144821
https://www.createspace.com/4700495
Image below is an original FMR-E06 on First Day postal cover. The term “cover” is an envelop affixed with a stamp and postmarked. A First day Cover has a stamp that is postmarked on its first day of issue.
Medal is 39mm Proof. Cover is postmarked Honolulu, Hawaii. The reverse of the cover serves as a COA.
The medal features Captain James Cook looking through telescope with Hawaiian sailing canoe and outrigger canoes on ocean background.
Omitted in Medcalf & Russell (2nd edition was published in 1991). Note the postmark is dated 1978.
The only way to obtain an original FMR-E06 is from a broken-up 1978 Postmasters of America cover set (there are 18 covers in this set).
The medal is sometimes sold without the cover (inexperience collectors/dealers remove the silver medal and discard the “envelope” rendering the medal as unidentifiable).
My book Hawaiiana Numismatist’s Catalog of Franklin Mint Issues Relating to Hawaii now catalogs this medal with full obverse and reverse images and provides detailed information (set from, mintage, previous listing in M&R (if any), etc…
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Moving the Hawaiian Nation Forward
http://www.kanaiolowalu.org/news/story/?id=47
If you are native Hawaiian and have not registered…register!
My wife and son have been registered for several years….
Pearl Harbor Commemorative Bronze Medals – Hamilton Mint
I purchased a complete bronze set in original wooden display box. These medals are individually listed in Medcalf & Russell: 2M-500 through 2M-560 (every 3rd increment is bronze).
Medcalf & Russell (page 129) indicates to look at page 121 (error…should be page 123) for complete Pearl Harbor Commemorative medal sets. No complete bronze set is listed…
Complete set (and display box) was purchased for $20 (not a typo).
1994 Princess Kaiulani Save the Ocean 1/20 Gold
This is a tough coin to locate. Most of the specimens I’ve seen were ex-jewelry. I purchased it on the spot today. It does not look like an ex-jewelry specimen. Mintage 225.
The 1/20 oz and 1/10 oz Princess Kaiulani obverse are notoriously weakly struck from a worn-out die.
In the images you can see the deterioration of the obverse die. Images are from seller eBay seller zeslain_1.
Maui Coin Club 2M-312 Working Sample
Reviewed a few medals in my collection today. The Maui Coin Club 2M-312 in silver was my coin to share today. I purchased this coin from the original minter (Pressed Metal Products) several months ago. Search my blog for keywords “Maui Coin Club” for the story behind these acquisitions.
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1994 Princess Kaiulani Mahalo Dala – The Meredith Specimen
This is a unique specimen I obtained from author Lynne Meredith. Mintmaster Bernard von NotHaus of the Royal Hawaiian Mint created this presentation piece for her for the work she performed in support of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. She watched him perform multiple strikes on this coin to create this unique proof specimen. The die pairing is a “mule” (mismatched pair of an observe die and reverse die to form a new coin). In this case here, the obverse die of 1994 Princess Kaiulani and reverse die of a 1996 Mahalo Dala were struck together to create this one of a kind coin.
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