Help Finding. Heraldic Art So-Called Half Dollar Medals

Best bet for pricing is to watch ebay and you can see what they really bring.

Three or four years ago you could pick them up for 15$ or less. Here lately, the common early ones go in the 25 to 40$ range. Slabbed ones will bring more. Late ones, towards the end of the series, bring 75 to 125$. Later medals in the series are much scarcer than the early ones.

I bought two double row boxes of them at a coin show for melt about 5 years ago. Most were still in the original 2x2 envelopes. One of the better purchases I've made. I add to the pile when I can.

Nice ones and scarce too!

Very nice medals brg, some of the toning on them is really nice. I'm working on a MS 69 set, about 85% there, I really admire Robert McNamara for doing this out of his garage, truly amazing.

Steveo,

THAT is a nice, scarce item! That's a big "woohoo"! Congrats!

BRG5658 and Westernsky, thank you for the kind words, and the information. BRG those are really beautiful, this was the first time I have seen those, very nice. A side of me is glad that a lot of collectors seem to be unaware of Heraldic Art medals, let's keep it that way : )

I'm looking for the existence of thick low volcano variety of the Hawaii Statehood Heraldic Art so called half dollar.

The low and high volcano variety was first documented at my blog on March 3, 2013.

The following text and image are repeated from my blog (Thehawaiiananumismatist)

To located the shifting volcano:

1. Focus on the hula dancer's head.

2. Locate where the volcano touches her head.

3. If the volcano touches her forehead, this is an original die.

4. If the volcano touches her chin, this is a re-worked die.



Left medal has strong details (clouds, waves and volcanos). Volcano aligns with hula dancer's forehead. Volcano's slope is normal. Rightmost volcano has a steep incline.

Right medal has weak details (clouds, waves and volcanos). Volcano aligns with hula dancer's chin. Volcano's slope has a steeper incline . Rightmost volcano has gentle incline and has gained structure. (This gained structure reflects a die was rework.)

I'm also looking for a thin 180 degree rotated die variety (should not exist).

The following text is replicated from my blog (Thehawaiiananumismatist)

Missing listing in Medcalf & Russell and easily cherry picked with unsuspecting sellers.

1. With right hand, hold coin with thumb on bottom and index finder on top

2. Flip coin away from you (thumb now on top and index finger on top)

3. If lady liberty (with starfish) is upside down you just located a 180 degree rotated die error!

180 degree rotated die shown in red.