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TheHawaiianaNumismatist

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  1. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    Undocumented variety in So-Called Dollars by Hibler and Kappen.
    It has been a while since I posted a journal entry.
    I finally purchased a HK-723 "star without rays" variety. This variety is unlisted in So-Called Dollars by Hibler and Kappen.
    However, its listed in Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog. 2M-393 is the "star without rays" variety and 2M-394 is the "star with rays".
    The "with rays" and "without rays" are not minor varieties. There is one more difference.
    The "star with rays" weighs 29 grams. The "star without rays" weighs 23 grams. This indicates different planchets were used. This weight/planchet anomaly is also described in Medcalf & Russell.
    I added my "without rays" specimen to my custom set (Undated Hawaii So Called Dollar Type Set).
    https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetGallery.aspx?s=12173
    short url is http://goo.gl/zZMWd8
    I also contacted Hibler and Kappen urging its listing as a new listing/discovery for their book.
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  2. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    Medal with a Presidential provenance...
    Updated 06/28/2014
    The Kennedy Appreciation Medal was struck in 1962. Only 300 were minted at the US Mint in Philadelphia. The medal was first used in 1963 during Kennedy's trip to Ireland.
    I am still performing research on the Kennedy appreciation medal. If you have any original source information (US Mint or White House) or good leads, I would greatly appreciate it.
    To the best of my knowledge, only one catalog reference (K-62-1) is made (The Medallic Portraits of John F. Kennedy, by Edward C. Rochette, 1966) to the medal. Mr. Edward C. Rochette is a former Executive Director and ANA Past President. Mr. Rochette has written numerous numismatic books. His contribution to numismatics is unquestionable.
    The Medallic Portraits of John F. Kennedy provides a wealth of information about the Kennedy numismatic issues (domestic and foreign) up to the year of publication (1966).
    A point that needs to made about the book. Three individuals with ties to the US Mint were acknowledged as contributors on page 8. These names when associated with the book corroborates the correctness of the US Mint products that are listed. The three names listed on page 8 are Miss Eva Adams (director of US Mint), Gilroy Roberts (9th chief engraver US Mint whose term ended in 1964), and Frank Gasparro (10th chief engraver US Mint).
    The image is of an original medal recently added to my "Presidential with appreciation medal collection". This is not a re-strike. The concept of the presidential "with appreciation medal" is that at the discretion of the President, he presents the medal to an individual in thankful recognition.
    It is my opinion that the reserve design of the President Kennedy appreciation medal was used as the basis for developing the reverse of the Kennedy Half-Dollar.
    Previously written historical information lays claim that the John F. Kennedy presidential series medal (US Mint Inauguration medal for President Kennedy) was the basis for both the obverse and reverse designs. I see the connection with the obverse design; however, the reverse design is too small and the intricate details are not simply there.
    The obverse design is by Frank Gasparro. On the President's right shoulder is the name of the designer "F. GASPARRO"
    The intricate details of the reverse design on the Kennedy appreciation medal can be clearly seen on the Kennedy Half-Dollar. The Kennedy appreciation medal was also designed and struck before President Kennedy's assassination.
    There is one piece of information that backs my belief. The reverse of the Kennedy appreciation medal is by Frank Gasparro. His" FG" initials are also placed in similar locations on both the appreciation medal and the half-dollar coin.
    The Presidential Appreciation Medal Series is not a well-documented series. It is both challenging and rewarding. The challenge is to locate the source information and document it well. The reward is being the first to uncover new information and sharing it. Besides, these medals are a part of US history, not simply a coin or medal to commemorate an event or person. These medals was actually created for exclusive use by the President.
    Lastly, K-62-1a is uniface specimen (of only the reverse side struck) that is part of the Smithsonian collection.
    Note: If you read my previous journal entries, I uncovered the Eisenhower Appreciation medal series and documented all 17 medals. I still have yet to provide NGC or PCGS a reference copy and will do so shortly. The book is available on both amazon.com and createspace.com (search the title: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Appreciation Medals).

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  3. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    Planning purchases and possible visit to first day release ceremonies...
    I visited the US Mint website a few days ago and reviewed their 2013 product release schedule.
    I am speculating that there is a high probability that I will be attending the release ceremony at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historical Shrine in August/September 2013 (as I did for the 2012 Star Spangled Banner commemorative coins).
    I find coin release ceremonies interesting ... I found a website for the Hawai'i Volcanoes (starts midway on page).
    http://www.thecoinguyhawaii.com/contact.html
    So look out NH, OH, NV, MD and SD for a 2013 US Mint coin release ceremony near you....
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  4. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    How can an entire US Mint series be discovered?
    I created six numismatic discovery models for a numismatic book I'm working on. The first three models explains the different types of US numismatic discoveries (these models can be tailored for specific area of US numismatics or non-US numismatics). I shared my first three models at my ANA blog (link below).
    www.money.org/collector/drdarryl/blog/us-numismatics-discovery-models-part-1-2
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  5. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    This is how a new US Mint series was discovered!
    www.money.org/collector/drdarryl/blog/us-numismatics-discovery-models-part-2
    The image below is of the Class 2 series of the President of the United States special Government medal (POTUS sGm) series.
    Each POTUS sGm is presidential artifact (see link in my ANA blog).

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  6. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    First purchaser requested his identity not be shared as he snuck out of work to purchase the coins...
    Great video on the Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Release Day Ceremony. It was funny to see me in the video...I was there!
    All sixteen (16) gold coins sold out at the ceremony.
    (more about the gold coins http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=9738)
    Picture below is of Daniel Shaver, Chief Counsel US Mint signing/dating purchases at the release ceremony.

  7. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    Back in the year 2014, I made an inquiry to NGC Support about the grading/encapsulation of medals listed in their listed numismatic bibliography titled  Hawaiian Money,  2nd Edition, by Medcalf and Russell.  My "coin club" medals were rejected (see images).
     
     
     
    I now see that Hawaii related coin club medals (Maui coin Club and Hawaii State Numismatic Association (HSNA))are now being  graded! (see image below)

    Great!!!
    I made this video about a year ago related to my completed Maui Coin Club silver medal set. Enjoy!
     
  8. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    Newly documented Presidential Award medals ...
    Seems interest has been sparked with the release of my latest book:
    Authoritative Numismatic Reference: Presidential Medal of Appreciation Award Medals 1958-1963, ISBN 1511786744.
    Even the American Numismatic Association Facebook page has posted a link to the COINWeek write-up....

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  9. TheHawaiianaNumismatist
    An auction with rare Hawaiian coin ... Forsythe Collection
    I enjoy reading auction descriptions. Many of the high end auction companies really do their research to describe and point out the coin's or medal's rarity. This is especially true for the extreme rare Hawaii pieces.
    The example I recently seen is the 1895 Regina Huth $20 Gold of Princess Kaiulani (Lot 1880). There are also any other rarities in this auction. They are part of the upcoming May Pre-Long Beach Auction held by Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers.
    Auction 69, Session 5 (Auction Catalog)
    http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/auctions.php
    or short url (Lot 1880)
    http://outside-affiliatelinksnotallowed.com/cex22zm
    or actual link (Lot 1880)
    http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=69&lot=1880&lang=1