1847 Hawaiian Cent
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $18,400
- Sold
- Grade
- MS64
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
This page covers the 1847 Hawaiian cent, the first coin made for the Kingdom of Hawaii, without regard to die variety. The Kingdom of Hawaii ordered 100,000 copper cents in 1846 through its agent James Jackson Jarves, and Edward Hulseman designed and engraved them (Wikipedia). Where they were struck is not recorded; Walter Breen named the private mint of H. M. & E. I. Richards at Attleboro, Massachusetts. The obverse carries a uniformed bust of Kamehameha III with KAMEHAMEHA III. KA MOI and the date, and the reverse reads HAPA HANERI inside a wreath with AUPUNI HAWAII around it. Medcalf and Russell, as reported by Wikipedia, record 11,595 still in the treasury in 1862, the end of legal tender status in 1884 and 88,305 sold as scrap metal in 1885. They divide the cents by the 4 of the date, plain or crosslet, and by the number of berries in the reverse wreath. PCGS number 10967.
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