Hawaii 1883 1/4 dollar

1883 25C Hawaii

The specimen shown is one of a series of silver coins struck at the San Francisco mint by order of king Kalakaua of Hawaii (r. 1874-91). Dimes, half dollars and dollars were also struck. The quantity produced was far in excess of what the islands could absorb and many were later melted, to the dismay of today's collectors. Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898 and the coins were demonetized tho they continued to circulate until the 1930's.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: 6.22 g, 0.900 fine silver, .180 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 5.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1883 dime
• 1883 ½ dollar
• 1883 dollar
• Coins and currency dated 1883