Maui Trade dollars

Elglide · August 15, 2008 2:05AM

I was in Maui the last couple of weeks and bought a whole set of Maui trade dollars (17). They have been minted every year since 1992. Mainly ocean animals with the 2008 a Hula dancer, size of silver dollars. Have them in silver and proofs. Nice set I will be getting them every year from now on. Does anyone else collect them mintages are around 120,000 a year I think. I will post pics when I get them set up.

mrcommem · August 15, 2008 4:22AM

My brother brought me one or two back from Hawaii a few years ago. I don't think they are worth much. Really just tokens.

richbeat · August 17, 2008 3:07PM

I have the one from 2001, with the whale on it. A friend of my youngest son brought it back for me. They're pretty cool!

Artist · August 17, 2008 3:12PM

I have two of them - one with a humuhumunukunukuapua'a, and the other with a Ne Ne Goose. They are pretty.

ARCO · August 17, 2008 3:18PM

I saw them when I was in Maui recently and was going to buy them all...until I found out that they didn't contain any precious metals and I lost interest. Too expensive and made of cheap a$$ metals. I liked the designs though.

Tyler

tightbudget · August 17, 2008 3:23PM

I have one forget the year though.

BlindedByEgo · August 17, 2008 4:50PM

Just got back from the Kea Lani myself and was too overloaded with dashboard hula girls and pineapples to fit anymore junk in the luggage. Sorry I missed those

cladking · August 17, 2008 5:10PM

The series actually started in 1973 per Cote's 1990 edition
of US Municiple Trade Dollars. I have two issues not listed
by Cote. Early mintages were all over the board ranging from
500 to 52,000.

Maui issued trade dollars in 1959 for statehood as well.

There are other series of dollars for "Hawaii", "Hilo", and
"Honolulu". Most of all these are surprisingly difficult to find
considering the large mintages and presumed sale to tourists.

7Jaguars · August 18, 2008 12:18AM

Hey, these look like Mardi Gras tokens to me. Love Hawaii though....

cladking · August 18, 2008 2:38AM

<< Hey, these look like Mardi Gras tokens to me. Love Hawaii though.... >>

Most of the Hawaii coins are copper or bronze and have denominations
while the doubloons are mostly aluminum and purely commemorative.

There are similarities though.

DDR · August 18, 2008 4:21AM

Are any of them chopmarked?

57loaded · August 18, 2008 4:38AM

i have the modern set sans 2008, will pick up 08 and 09 next year.

they are okay if your are in love with Maui, the minting process isn't that great but then neither are Ike's.....

it's not the only reason i go back to Maui..lol...i dance with death on Big Beach hoping for big swells from the southwest, yet Lahaina/Kaanapali area can't be beat.

19Lyds · August 18, 2008 4:39AM

Is this what you folks are referring too?

Picked up in 1978.

Hyperion · August 18, 2008 4:54AM

<< I was in Maui the last couple of weeks and bought a whole set of Maui trade dollars (17). They have been minted every year since 1992. Mainly ocean animals with the 2008 a Hula dancer, size of silver dollars. Have them in silver and proofs. Nice set I will be getting them every year from now on. Does anyone else collect them mintages are around 120,000 a year I think. I will post pics when I get them set up. >>

when I was on my honeymoon I saw them and bought a few cupro nickel ones for sovs for my nephs
If you look around, you can find the most of the series in .999 silver (issued from same fund-raising source)! I actually had about 8 at one time and sold them on Ebay when I realized I didn't have the energy to persue the complete series.

even from the original chamber of commerce authorized source, Im not sure that it's possible to finish a set easily because of the hard to find silver years. If you look, there's an ebay seller who sells them from hawaii. if you PM him, he's got a full price list for all the official issues.

Hyperion · August 18, 2008 4:55AM

<< 

<< Hey, these look like Mardi Gras tokens to me. Love Hawaii though.... >>

Most of the Hawaii coins are copper or bronze and have denominations
while the doubloons are mostly aluminum and purely commemorative.

There are similarities though. >>

I dont believe you're talking about "Maui Trade Dollars"

Hyperion · August 18, 2008 4:58AM

<< Is this what you folks are referring too?

Picked up in 1978. >>

Correct me if Im wrong, he's talking about...

Michael Sciuto is the contact. I think I ordered a few from him, zero problems. (Im not associated with him, for the record)

Maui Trade dollars

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