1883 Hawaii half NGC AU 55

Timbuk3

Need help regarding current market price.

Thanks !!!

Paradisefound

Hi @Timbuk3 What can I do for you? Let me look it up....it is in my "alley"
It's $795 currently listed on eBay....and I think it's a bit expensive

Paradisefound

@Timbuk3
You don't know how nice it is to finally carry a conversation with you

Broadstruck

Prices are all over the place. Since so many have seen abused survivors with issue free surface conditions and eye appeal can command way more than value guides based on technical grades.

kuwegg57

Aloha from Hawaii

PCGS has that coin in that grade valued between $600 to $625.

ricko

These coins from Hawaii have a dedicated group of collectors. I have been at coin shows, antique shows and toy shows where I have heard individuals going from table to table asking "Do you have any Hawaiian coins?"
So those collectors actively seek their interests by more than just browsing. Cheers, RickO

U1chicago

It would depend on how nice the coin looks. The range I see is $360-$570.

*eBay sales (3) in the $440-$570 range:
https://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sop=15&_odkw=hawaii+au+55&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_from=R40&_trksid=m4084.l1313&_nkw=hawaii+au+55+half

*The last Heritage sale was $360 (for an NGC)

*According to Heritage, greysheet is $400

jmlanzaf

@ricko said:
These coins from Hawaii have a dedicated group of collectors. I have been at coin shows, antique shows and toy shows where I have heard individuals going from table to table asking "Do you have any Hawaiian coins?"
So those collectors actively seek their interests by more than just browsing. Cheers, RickO

Are they looking for these or the more esoteric and scarce plantation tokens?

ricko

@jmlanzaf ...I never heard any specifics....just the straight term. Cheers, RickO

Paradisefound

@Timbuk3

Are you looking for any particular one?

BlindedByEgo

These are pretty hard to find unmolested - someone told me once that lots of them have been "loved to death" - growing up in LA, my Hawaiian friends' "auntie" had a few Hawaiian coins on a velvet display in her curio cabinet, and regularly gave them a wipedown with Silver polish when they'd get tarnished.

Kudbegud

@BlindedByEgo said:
These are pretty hard to find unmolested - someone told me once that lots of them have been "loved to death" - growing up in LA, my Hawaiian friends' "auntie" had a few Hawaiian coins on a velvet display in her curio cabinet, and regularly gave them a wipedown with Silver polish when they'd get tarnished.

BlindedByEgo

@Kudbegud said:

@BlindedByEgo said:
These are pretty hard to find unmolested - someone told me once that lots of them have been "loved to death" - growing up in LA, my Hawaiian friends' "auntie" had a few Hawaiian coins on a velvet display in her curio cabinet, and regularly gave them a wipedown with Silver polish when they'd get tarnished.

Yeah, I was only 14-15 and choked back sobs.

ElmerFusterpuck

My example, XF-45 in an OGH.