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1881 5C Hawaii Five Cents AU53 PCGS Secure. Medcalf-2CN-1, KM-2....
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Description
1881 Hawaii Five Cent Pattern, AU53
Rare Original Striking, Medcalf-2CN-1
1881 5C Hawaii Five Cents AU53 PCGS Secure. Medcalf-2CN-1,
KM-2. According to Medcalf, a nickel mine owner in New
Caledonia met King Kalakaua during the latter's trip around the
world. The mine owner compelled the Paris Mint to strike 200
pattern five cent pieces. The venture did not result in an official
coinage, perhaps because the Hawaiian Motto was misspelled,
beginning with AU instead of UA. The country name was stated as the
Sandwich Islands, the British name for the Hawaii. The pattern
issue is rare today, and should not be confused with later aluminum
"restrikes" made from copy dies. Original pieces are identified by
a small cross at the top of the crown. The present stone-gray
example displays light wear but is free from appreciable marks or
carbon.Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2C53, PCGS# 10975, Greysheet# 11091)
Auction Info
2018 January 3 - 8 FUN US Coins Signature Auction - Tampa #1271 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2018
3rd-8th
Wednesday-Monday
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