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bobh Valued Member Switzerland 54 Posts	Posted 03/21/2025 1:43 pm Looking at the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins...iian_dollar, there are some reference numbers: e.g. the 1883 50 cent piece is designated "CS-4". Where do these numbers come from? I only have Breen / K.M. / and nothing else for Hawaiian coinage. Report this Post to the Staff

fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3628 Posts	Posted 03/21/2025 2:19 pm There is a reference book for Hawaii coins, tokens, and medals. My guess is that the number comes from this catalog. Donald Medcalf and Ronald Russell, Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog (self-published, 2d ed. 1991). Here are the catalog numbers to help locate the book: The ASIN is B0079UPQVW, ISBN-10 is #8206;0962326305, and ISBN-13 is 978-096232630. There is also a website called the Hawaiiana Numismatist. Hope this helps! Report this Post to the Staff
bobh Valued Member Switzerland 54 Posts	Posted 03/21/2025 2:42 pm @fortcollins: Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
deadmunny Pillar of the Community United States 619 Posts	Posted 04/09/2025 7:37 pm fortcollins is correct. I have looked it up in my Metcalf/Russell catalog. CS-1 is the dime CS-2 is the 1/8 dollar CS-3 is the quarter CS-4 is the half CS-5 is the dollar. Note: What's interesting is I won this out-of-print book in a CCF contest here. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3628 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 2:10 pm Yay! It was just a guess on my part. I'm glad you found the answer. I'll warn you, though: niche books like that can be addictive and lead to beginning all kinds of new collections. Report this Post to the Staff
bobh Valued Member Switzerland 54 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 2:45 pm @fortcollins: I agree! (been there, done that...) Report this Post to the Staff
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