1883 Hawaii half NGC AU 55

Timbuk3 · April 18, 2018 11:53PM

Need help regarding current market price.

Thanks !!!

Paradisefound · April 19, 2018 12:23AM

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 · April 19, 2018 12:26AM

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

Broadstruck · April 19, 2018 3:42AM

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 · April 19, 2018 4:43AM

Aloha from Hawaii

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

ricko · April 19, 2018 5:58AM

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 · April 19, 2018 6:13AM

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 · April 19, 2018 12:03PM

@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 · April 19, 2018 2:06PM

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

Paradisefound · April 20, 2018 9:57PM

@Timbuk3

Are you looking for any particular one?

BlindedByEgo · April 20, 2018 10:07PM

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 · April 20, 2018 10:36PM

@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 · April 20, 2018 11:21PM

@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 · April 21, 2018 6:12AM

My example, XF-45 in an OGH.

1883 Hawaii half NGC AU 55

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