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1883 Proof Hawaiian Dollar Pattern - Medcalf 2CPC-4, Copper

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1883
Denomination
Territorial
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Hawaiian Coinage (1847-2018)
Designer
Charles E. Barber
Composition
Copper
Diameter
38.1mm
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$19,200
Sold
Grade
PR62+BN
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

This is the 1883 Hawaiian dollar, AKAHI DALA, struck in copper as a proof pattern. In 1883 the Philadelphia Mint struck proof patterns in copper of the eighth dollar, quarter, half dollar and dollar of Barber's Hawaiian designs, numbered 2CPC-1 to 2CPC-4 by Medcalf and Russell; PCGS reports that eighteen sets were made. They are trial pieces, not coins issued by the Kingdom. PCGS lists it as Medcalf-2CPC-4 and NGC as M-CPC4 in copper; a Goldberg catalogue gives it as KM-7a. Catalogue numbers: Medcalf-Russell 2CPC-4, KM-7a. PCGS number 509657.

Cross References

Medcalf-Russell 2CPC-4; KM-7a

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