U.S. COIN REFERENCE · Hawaiian issues
Hawaiian coins: kingdom issues before U.S. statehood
The 1847 cent and 1883 silver belong to the Kingdom of Hawaii.
By SalarsNet · Reviewed October 5, 2026
Read the issuing context
The 1847 cent and 1883 silver belong to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Their political and collecting context differs from later U.S. commemoratives and souvenir medals. Identify denomination and royal portrait before choosing a reference.
Type references: PCGS Hawaii ↗; Smithsonian Hawaiian dollar ↗
Inspect the attribution evidence
The 1883 silver series depicts Kalakaua; federal manufacture does not make the issuing kingdom a U.S. territory at that date. Read the Hawaiian denomination and preserve both faces. A modern Hawaiian image alone cannot identify a kingdom coin.
Type references: PCGS Hawaii ↗; Smithsonian Hawaiian dollar ↗
Choose the matching market
Photograph corrosion, scratches, mounting, and edge damage. Match the actual denomination and authenticated type in completed sales. Keep the original issuing authority visible in the description, and verify the particular issue’s metal and dimensions before interpreting a scale result.
Type references: PCGS Hawaii ↗; Smithsonian Hawaiian dollar ↗
Selected reviewed issue records
These catalog standards describe the named issue, not a measured specimen. The selected records below do not cover every date, mint, strike, or die variety. Reported production is labeled separately from established mintage. Unknown standards and mintage remain visible; survival estimates and certified populations are separate research questions.
No issue-level specification or mintage records are published for this category yet. Verify the exact date, mint, strike, metal, and subtype in its reference before using a numerical standard.
References and review
Reference reviewed October 5, 2026. Historical facts and catalog standards need to match the exact issue; price comparisons should be researched at the time of valuation.
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