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fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
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fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
one rial?
explain move from rial to dollar please
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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.
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This piece came from the S.M. Damon collection, which was locked in a bank vault in Hawaii for around a century before it came to light and was sold in 2007.
How about this one
OK, here is one I actually own with many having made their way to Hawaii:
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
Here is some added backstory regarding the Hawaiian Commemorative:
The image of a generic Hawaiian Chief on the Hawaiian Commemorative was patterned after the King Kamehameha Stature that still stands in front of what is now the Hawaii Supreme Court Building and fictional Hawaii Five-0 Headquarters:
FWIW, this is a statue of the other image on the Hawaiian Commerative:
And here is the other King Kamehameha Statue that is located on the Big Island of Hawaii and was intended to be placed in Honolulu before it was lost at sea and recovered after a new one replaced it.
OK, added the King Kamehameha Statue that is on the lawn in front of the present Hawaii Supreme Court Building which historically was the Territorial Court House circa the 1928 Hawaii Commemorative. The coin's designer was Julie May Fraser, a local artist, who also painted a mural that was originally displayed at an exhibition in California and now can be seen in the main library of the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus. She used this statue of King Kamehameha as her inspiration for the generic Hawaiian Chief seen on the coin. When you compare the design on the coin to the statue the similarity is striking.
The mural painted by the same artist, Julie May Fraser - now on display at the University of Hawaii:
Can you tell please me more about these?
Can you please tell me more about the story behind this?
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.
MS64 CAC
Very cool. Thank you for the update.
I've always been curious about this one I own.
It is copper and a bit larger than a silver dollar.
So worn out.
Any help?
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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.
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Some may recall this from a few years back.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2021 thread with photos:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1064160/stacks-showing-hawaii-five-o-liberty-head-nickel-in-long-beach
Was the original ever taken to Hawaii?
And where are those stunt nickels now? Stunt nickels never get the recognition they deserve.
"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
Excellent question. I vaguely recall that the stars of the show were allowed to hold the coin (not on camera) with gloved hands. If that is accurate then the nickel would have been in Hawaii.
One of the stunt nickels was a well worn 1910 nickel, visible in an enlargement of a frame showing it being spent in a vending machine.
A co-star to the coin in the scene where the nickel was on the bar was also a 1968D half dollar that looks like it had been cleaned.
Sadly those supporting cast members have probably been lost to history. 😥
(Photos from https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmovtv_hawaiifive_nickel.htm )
My Daughter visited home (south Jersey) and brought the 10 rolls of Pennies from her bank in Hawaii. I’ve been looking for “D” mints for my blue Whitman.. I was very happy to find three “S” mints! So these coins have been Hawaii coins since new!
So-Called Dollar HK-723, the King Kamehameha $ (Type III - Hawaii On Obverse). The reverse pictures the Iolani Palace at the top, a Hula Girl to the right, Surf Riding Waikiki at bottom and the Aloha Tower at left with the State Seal in the center.
The obverse legends are Souvenir Of Hawaii at the top and King Kamehameha I at the bottom. Listed as a rarity-5 but its not very difficult to locate in vf-xf.
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
The 1c is MS65CAC, the $1 65+ CAC.
.. 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.
I'd like to find a lower grade 1c in this generation of holders.
Don't have any photos of the Hawaii coins I have owned, but here is a WW2 issued Hawaii overprint dollar note once owned.
Also a page from the 1986 Bank of Hawaii 1928 half dollar hoard auction where a wave of 137 pieces were sold.
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https://archive.org/details/1928hawaiiancomm1986bowe/page/1/mode/2up
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"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
Here's the rarely seen $2 Hawaii overprint.
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
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A couple elongated war-date cents, pre-counterstamped on the obverse with a vintage US Navy punch.
Here is another Hawaii coin exhibit from the Bishop Museum in Honolulu: