Anyone have a Captain Cook depicting Hawaiian Commemorative Coin to Post to compliment these photos?

1northcoin

Hopefully these shots I took this week can provide inspiration for the effort.

ttown

Here’s a token

ricko

Hawaiian coins are a select collecting niche. I have not acquired any... but used to see them occasionally at coin shows in the PNW. Cheers, RickO

BillJones

Is this what you had in mind, the 1928 Hawaiian commemorative half dollar? NGC graded this one MS-64, which is accurate.

DrDarryl

Cataloged in one of my books on the Franklin Mint.

DrDarryl

DrDarryl

DrDarryl

DrDarryl

From the Hawaiian Mint

DrDarryl

Recent addition to my Hawaiiana collection.

DrDarryl

Death of Captain James Cook.

Goldminers

1northcoin

Wow, so many others besides the 1928 official United States coinage that was in mind.

johnny9434

@BillJones said:
Is this what you had in mind, the 1928 Hawaiian commemorative half dollar? NGC graded this one MS-64, which is accurate.

I've seen a couple of these at shows

WillieBoyd2

Recently I acquired a British silver threepence of King George III dated 1763:

Great Britain Threepence 1763
Silver, 17.5 x 17.0 mm, 1.46 gm

The British hired a British naval officer, James C. Cook, and supplied him with a ship, the Endeavour, to sail to Tahiti, set up a base, and make astronomical observations.

Captain Cook's second mission was to search for a mythical southern continent named "Terra Australis". He headed to New Zealand where he sailed along the west coast of the North Island and circled the South Island.

In January 1770 he stopped at a place he called "Ship Cove" at the north end of the South Island where he picked up supplies and had his crew make repairs on the ship. The crew encountered Maori natives and began trading with them.

When the repairs were completed and the ship was ready to leave the sailors held a drinking party and invited the natives.

An old man, who had previously paid several visits, complained that some of Cook's sailors had fired guns at the natives. Cook severely condemned the action of his men as totally unjustifiable.

During the party an empty bottle was presented to the old man who had complained about the shooting, along with some silver "threepenny" pieces, dated 1763, and spike nails marked with the broad arrow.

This story is a sufficient reason for getting a British three pence dated 1763.

BryceM

I've been to the Captain Cook Monument. Beautiful snorkeling there. He called the Tongan Islands the "friendly islands." The reception he received in Hawaii was perhaps not so much to his liking.

1northcoin

@WillieBoyd2 said:
Recently I acquired a British silver threepence of King George III dated 1763:

Great Britain Threepence 1763
Silver, 17.5 x 17.0 mm, 1.46 gm

The British hired a British naval officer, James C. Cook, and supplied him with a ship, the Endeavour, to sail to Tahiti, set up a base, and make astronomical observations.

Captain Cook's second mission was to search for a mythical southern continent named "Terra Australis". He headed to New Zealand where he sailed along the west coast of the North Island and circled the South Island.

In January 1770 he stopped at a place he called "Ship Cove" at the north end of the South Island where he picked up supplies and had his crew make repairs on the ship. The crew encountered Maori natives and began trading with them.

When the repairs were completed and the ship was ready to leave the sailors held a drinking party and invited the natives.

An old man, who had previously paid several visits, complained that some of Cook's sailors had fired guns at the natives. Cook severely condemned the action of his men as totally unjustifiable.

During the party an empty bottle was presented to the old man who had complained about the shooting, along with some silver "threepenny" pieces, dated 1763, and spike nails marked with the broad arrow.

This story is a sufficient reason for getting a British three pence dated 1763.

Thanks for the story.

Here is some historical information that I came across with regard to my research relating to Captain Cook that may explain the source of the alcoholic beverages that led to the "drinking party" of your account:

I found the little known historical fact that 5 years before his final Alaska to Hawaii voyage, Captain Cook concocted the first beer in New Zealand. He brewed it to help protect his men against scurvy. The ingredients included rimu branches and leaves from a tree akin to the American Black-Spruce.

In 2020 the New Zealand brewery of Wigram Brewing produced a spruce beer flavored with rimu and Manuka that is named, "Spruce Beer" and pays homage to Captain Cook with his Caricature on the label. It is described as "a nice malty drop with a slightly smoky character."

1northcoin

@BryceM said:
I've been to the Captain Cook Monument. Beautiful snorkeling there. He called the Tongan Islands the "friendly islands." The reception he received in Hawaii was perhaps not so much to his liking.

Thanks for the posted photo and commentary.

Much agreed that the snorkeling there on the Island of Hawaii at the site where Captain Cook met his demise is impressive. To get to the cove we were transported aboard a high speed Zodiak as we hung on for dear life that added to the adventure.

1northcoin

FWIW I just came across these prior photos I took back in 2017 that were featured on the Hawaii ABC affiliate KITV's news broadcast referencing Captain Cook's final voyage from Alaska to Hawaii.

winesteven

Steve

1northcoin

Some very nice examples of the 1928. Thanks for sharing.

Zoins

Here's one done by Heidi Wastweet for Mike Bozynski: