I received my HK-535/2MS-13 today.

It took a total of 18-days after I placed a hold for purchase order with an “old school dealer”. I’m pleasantly happy with the coin considering it was purchases sight unseen (dealer has good eye with grading).

Got out my old electronic microscope/Windows XP laptop and took a few pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I first believe was an L and E now looks like a W over a lower case b

 

 

This ingot is in perfect condition. However, the packaging has extensive creases. The package is sealed.  A price sticker is still attached and redacted in black.

This ingot depicts Hawaii state bird and flower. It measures 1.5 inches by 2.1 inches. It weighs 1.25 troy ounces. This ingot was produced and distributed by the Franklin Mint from 1974 through 1978  for each of the 50 states. These dates are prior to M&R 2nd edition catalog (1991)  making, therefore it was simply missed for inclusion  into the 1991 edition.  At my count, there are 91 Franklin Mint issues and M&R did not list all of them. My book will provide a comprehensive list of all the items not listed in M&R and provides more detailed information of the ones that are listed.

Mintage is 2,988 50-piece National Governors’ Conference State ingot sets. Again, I have to emphasize that Franklin Mint issues with Hawaii ties are from broken sets.  These sets are broken up for the medal content and individual pieces sold. Patience is required  in collecting Franklin Mint issues as specimens appear at irregular intervals.

First identified in one of my March 2013 blog entries. http://wp.me/p3eNTe-6e

Below is a Mint On Card (MOC) of the version of the Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii Royalty Flag ingot. As a collector of collectibles, MOC items always command a premium over items exposed to human hands and the environmental elements.

I purchased this ingot assuming the packaging was damaged and the ingot had a few spots based on provided images. To my surprise, it was just dirt and grime an the packaging. I carefully wiped the packaging clean and it truly is a MOC with a pristine specimen fully enclosed.

 

 

Sample from my draft book cataloging the Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii Royalty Flag Ingot.

New image to compare the Kaiulani 1/10 oz dies. Click once to isolate the image. Click again to enlarge the image.

All coins are in my personal collection.

Another addition to my collection…

One of my recent top finds was a sealed 1996 Royal Hawaiian Silver Proof Set with wrong coins (each coin was not dated 1996). The set’s serial number is 0754. COA, holder, and box indicates it should be a 1996 Royal Hawaiian Silver Proof Set. The 1998 King Kamehameha Akahi Dala was part of this error set.

The 1998 King Kamehameha Akahi Dala maybe a test strike. The paring of the 1998 King Kamehameha Sovereign obverse die with an Akhahi Dala reverse die striking may have possibly created a new variety with with very few specimens.  This variety has never been reported to best of my knowledge. However, I am the first to document this  find and make it publicly available to the numismatic community.

New picture of a recent purchase…Improving my photo and graphics skill set.