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fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts

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    one rial?

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  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1northcoin said:
    These on display at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu:

    Here is a link to a thread I started that offers some practical suggestions as to where to find the numismatic exhibits in the Bishop Museum:

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1067678/you-are-invited-to-a-virtual-visit-at-a-museum-in-hawaii-to-view-hawaiian-coinage-exhibits

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1067678/you-are-invited-to-a-virtual-visit-at-a-museum-in-hawaii-to-view-hawaiian-coinage-exhibits

  • smuglrsmuglr Posts: 442 ✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:
    Not what you had in mind, no doubt, but there are several of these buried in the sands of Hawaii. Maybe the recent tsunami activity will churn one up.

    Can you tell please me more about these?

  • smuglrsmuglr Posts: 442 ✭✭✭✭

    @1northcoin said:
    How about this one :smile:

    Can you please tell me more about the story behind this?

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,469 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @smuglr said:

    @JBK said:
    Not what you had in mind, no doubt, but there are several of these buried in the sands of Hawaii. Maybe the recent tsunami activity will churn one up.

    Can you tell please me more about these?

    I made 10 of these (ser. # 1/10 thru 10/10 on other side) for a trip to Hawaii in 2019. I think I kept a couple, one or two went into the water at Pearl Harbor, and about a half dozen went into the sand at various beaches.

  • smuglrsmuglr Posts: 442 ✭✭✭✭
    edited July 30, 2025 9:25PM

    @JBK said:

    @smuglr said:

    @JBK said:
    Not what you had in mind, no doubt, but there are several of these buried in the sands of Hawaii. Maybe the recent tsunami activity will churn one up.

    Can you tell please me more about these?

    I made 10 of these (ser. # 1/10 thru 10/10 on other side) for a trip to Hawaii in 2019. I think I kept a couple, one or two went into the water at Pearl Harbor, and about a half dozen went into the sand at various beaches.

    Very cool. Thank you for the update.

  • smuglrsmuglr Posts: 442 ✭✭✭✭

    @smuglr said:

    @JBK said:

    @smuglr said:

    @JBK said:
    Not what you had in mind, no doubt, but there are several of these buried in the sands of Hawaii. Maybe the recent tsunami activity will churn one up.

    Can you tell please me more about these?

    I made 10 of these (ser. # 1/10 thru 10/10 on other side) for a trip to Hawaii in 2019. I think I kept a couple, one or two went into the water at Pearl Harbor, and about a half dozen went into the sand at various beaches.

    Very cool. Thank you for the update.

    The attack on Pearl Harbor was of great significance to Great Britain and Churchill in that it brought the US into the war which was crucial for an allied victory. A very neat way of commemorating your visit there.

  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @smuglr said:

    @1northcoin said:
    How about this one :smile:

    Can you please tell me more about the story behind this?

    I took the photo of the Hawaii Five-O Coin at the Portland Money Show some years ago. It has been reholdered into a PCGS holder and was subsequently in the possession of TradeDollar Nut on this forum. Not sure where it is today but I am sure someone here knows and can post a photo of it in its new holder that may well not have maintained the Hawaii Five-O provenance. Also not sure if the PCGS slab upgraded.

  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh, if you are asking about why it is called the Hawaii Five-O coin, it was featured on an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O show.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,469 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That 1913 Liberty nickel was featured on an episode of the original "Hawaii Five-0" TV series. It was a huge deal to collectors at the time.

  • smuglrsmuglr Posts: 442 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 1, 2025 1:07PM

    @1northcoin said:
    Oh, if you are asking about why it is called the Hawaii Five-O coin, it was featured on an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O show.

    Yes, thank you. Neat story, I'll have to look for the episode. So was this one of the five questionable coins or was this produced specifically for the show not a USM minted coin?

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,469 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 1, 2025 1:14PM

    @smuglr said:

    @1northcoin said:
    Oh, if you are asking about why it is called the Hawaii Five-O coin, it was featured on an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O show.

    Yes, thank you. Neat story, I'll have to look for the episode. So was this one of the five questionable coins or was this produced specifically for the show not a USM minted coin?

    It was one of the five. :)

    As I recall there was one scene where the real coin was shown close-up sitting on the counter in a bar, but most scenes such as ones where it was being accidentally spent undoubtedly used a stunt nickel.

    It's a fun episode for coin collectors so its worth checking it out. 🌴🌋🤙

  • smuglrsmuglr Posts: 442 ✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @smuglr said:

    @1northcoin said:
    Oh, if you are asking about why it is called the Hawaii Five-O coin, it was featured on an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O show.

    Yes, thank you. Neat story, I'll have to look for the episode. So was this one of the five questionable coins or was this produced specifically for the show not a USM minted coin?

    It was one of the five. :)

    As I recall there was one scene where the real coin was shown close-up sitting on the counter in a bar, but most scenes such as ones where it was being accidentally spent undoubtedly used a stunt nickel.

    It's a fun episode for coin collectors so its worth checking it out. 🌴🌋🤙

    Thanks, even cooler. I guess I didn't remember that they were proofs.

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,062 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1northcoin said:

    @smuglr said:

    @1northcoin said:
    How about this one :smile:

    Can you please tell me more about the story behind this?

    I took the photo of the Hawaii Five-O Coin at the Portland Money Show some years ago. It has been reholdered into a PCGS holder and was subsequently in the possession of TradeDollar Nut on this forum. Not sure where it is today but I am sure someone here knows and can post a photo of it in its new holder that may well not have maintained the Hawaii Five-O provenance. Also not sure if the PCGS slab upgraded.

    2021 thread with photos:
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1064160/stacks-showing-hawaii-five-o-liberty-head-nickel-in-long-beach

  • WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @smuglr said:

    @1northcoin said:
    Oh, if you are asking about why it is called the Hawaii Five-O coin, it was featured on an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O show.

    Yes, thank you. Neat story, I'll have to look for the episode. So was this one of the five questionable coins or was this produced specifically for the show not a USM minted coin?

    It was one of the five. :)

    As I recall there was one scene where the real coin was shown close-up sitting on the counter in a bar, but most scenes such as ones where it was being accidentally spent undoubtedly used a stunt nickel.

    It's a fun episode for coin collectors so its worth checking it out. 🌴🌋🤙

    Was the original ever taken to Hawaii?

    And where are those stunt nickels now? Stunt nickels never get the recognition they deserve. :)

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  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @yosclimber said:

    @1northcoin said:

    @smuglr said:

    @1northcoin said:
    How about this one :smile:

    Can you please tell me more about the story behind this?

    I took the photo of the Hawaii Five-O Coin at the Portland Money Show some years ago. It has been reholdered into a PCGS holder and was subsequently in the possession of TradeDollar Nut on this forum. Not sure where it is today but I am sure someone here knows and can post a photo of it in its new holder that may well not have maintained the Hawaii Five-O provenance. Also not sure if the PCGS slab upgraded.

    2021 thread with photos:
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1064160/stacks-showing-hawaii-five-o-liberty-head-nickel-in-long-beach

    Wow, thanks for locating and posting the above link to the 2021thread. It certainly helped to refresh my memory to include the Portland Money Show at which I saw and photographed the Hawaii Five-O Coin as having been in 2009. Also clarified that it was only temporarily in a PCGS holder and is now apparently back to a NGC holder with both the Hawaii Five-O attribution restored as well as an upgrade to 64+. JA (John

  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    .. continuing

    JA (John Albanase) interestingly likely had a hand in its grading both when graded as a 64 and when it more recently received a grade as a 64+. In any event the now affixed green bean sticker does have his stamp of approval for the upgrade.

  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here is another Hawaii coin exhibit from the Bishop Museum in Honolulu:

  • DrDarrylDrDarryl Posts: 660 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Paper being written.

  • D808LFD808LF Posts: 538 ✭✭✭✭✭

    fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts

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