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1883 10c Hawaiian, Opinions?

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 Posted 09/03/2020  8:59 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add KYCopperCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Recently snagged this one for 100 bucks...my best friend is native Hawaiian, and he has gotten me quite interested in Hawaiian history over the years, so when I saw it, I had to have it.
1883-10c-Hawaiian,-Opinions?
1883-10c-Hawaiian,-Opinions?
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 Posted 09/03/2020  9:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd say AU-50, with an old cleaning.

For comparison (sorry, not trying to steal your thread)... mine came back a disappointing NGC XF Details Cleaned.
1883-10c-Hawaiian,-Opinions?
1883-10c-Hawaiian,-Opinions?
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 Posted 09/03/2020  10:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KYCopperCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah, I assumed it was cleaned when I bought it, but for 100 bucks I couldn't complain. Doesn't bother me when people share their coins, mine is definitely cleaned, looks like it was thumbed pretty heavily to be honest.
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 Posted 09/03/2020  11:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agreed, good price at $100!

Tricky to find an AU-MS example in a straight grade.
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 Posted 09/05/2020  09:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not my field, but agree OP's coin looks cleaned as well.
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 Posted 09/06/2020  10:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fortcollins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No opinion on grade. Nice one!

Just a few random thoughts:
The Hawaii coinage is a challenging series to assemble, but a fantastic piece of history.
For the last few years, I haven't seen as many of the Hawaii coins as I did in years past. I don't know why. The higher grade examples attract attention on bourse floors, for sure.
There is a really quick way to distinguish the Chinese counterfeit Hawaii ten cent coins from genuine coins. Genuine coins have 120-something reeds and the Chinese counterfeits have around 80-95 unevenly spaced reeds and coarse die chips on the mustache and close to the "II" of HAWAII.
IMHO, the Hawaii coins are some of Barber's best designs.
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 Posted 09/08/2020  4:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RaleighCoinDeal to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very nice Au Hawaii dime these are hard to find undamaged.
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