Dirty Hawaiian Beauty Bounced into My Grasp posted by DrDarryl

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NGC census reflects only a population of 2

 

I've been looking hard and long to acquire this coin...

 

I purchased a raw Undated Hawaii HK-722A so called dollar.

 

She looks a bit scruffy, but hopefully NCS can work their eye appeal miracle for me.

 

Hibler & Kappenan assigned a R-6 Fuld rarity scale to this coin. Between 21 - 75 specimens are known extant.

 

My Undated Hawaii So Called Dollar Type set is now complete. I'm planning to ship this coin and my HK-723 to NGC via NCS.

 

My last journal entry pointed out the conflicting Medcalf & Russell designation and Hibler & Kappenan designation. I was astute enough to ignore the Medcalf & Russell listed price/designation (reason for the low number of bidders and resulting low winning bid). This coin was only listed with its Medcalf & Russell designation. As a result this coin was unseen by so called dollar collectors.

 

This so called dollar is unique in that it has obverse text that names Hawaii as the 49th state (the coin designer really had a bad sense of timing, was politically inept or was simply guessing).

 

The Undated Hawaii so called dollars types can be seen at

http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Hawaii.html

 

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[nunfa0]

Very cool DrD!!

[coin928]

Very nice! I find I enjoy a piece so much more when it is acquired under circumstances like this.

 

NCS does GREAT work too. I'm going to be sending them an HK-450 soon that appears to me to have been lacquered. If they do as well with this one as they did on my last lacquered submission, I'll be ecstatic.

 

Good luck with your submission!

[Panda Man]

Awesme...I hope someday I will find that one coin......Good job..