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Hawaii Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar. . Philadelphia mint. By Juliette Mae Fraser and Chester Beach. Dated 1778 and 1928. Uniformed bust of Captain James Cook left; below, eight “volcanoes” representing the eight largest islands of Hawaii / Native Hawaiian chief in full regalia standing left, gesturing left towards village of huts on Waikiki Beach. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 49695756, graded UNC Details, cleaned.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection.
The reverse design was adapted from the statue of King Kamehameha I in Honolulu, originally commissioned in honor of the centennial of Cook’s arrival in 1878. The coins were sold by the Bank of Hawaii on behalf of the Captain Cook Sesquicentennial Committee, with half allocated for sale in Hawaii, the rest in the mainland United States. The commemorative proved an instant success and sold quickly, remaining one of the most popular and valuable of the classic U.S. commemorative series to this day.
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