Hawaiian nickel sells for $25,300

[Rob Tucker]

This is a bit interesting.... I was not aware of antique Hawaiian coinage before.

A live auction for two rare Hawaiian coins closed with a bid of $43,125 for an 1883 Hawaiian eighth-dollar coin and a bid of $25,300 for an 1881 Hawaiian nickel.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/break...ction.html

There is a photos of the coins here:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawai...ite=Nickel

[konadave]

I am not too familiar with the coinage myself. But there are a few Hawaiian stamps that can bring similar prices. My personal favs are the US bills that were issued during WWII.

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[Orchidlandguy]

I have an old transport token from Honolulu that has a hula girl on it. It's silver and really cool looking. Anyone else know about these cool coins?