Gerald Forsythe Collection 夏威夷銀元在 GreatCollections 拍賣中帶來 276,750 美元的拍賣

7 月21 日，一枚1883 年夏威夷銀元被專業錢幣評級服務機構評級為鑄幣局68 級，貼有綠色Certified Acceptance Corp. 貼紙，售價為276,750 美元，成為GreatCollections 推出的十多枚傑拉爾德·福賽斯(Gerald Forsythe) 夏威夷系列硬幣中的佼佼者。

An 1883 Hawaii silver dollar graded Mint State 68 by Professional Coin Grading Service with a green Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker sold for $276,750 on July 21, leading GreatCollections offering of a dozen coins from the Gerald Forsythe Collection of Hawaiian issues.

7 月21 日，一枚1883 年夏威夷銀元被專業錢幣評級服務機構評級為鑄幣局68 級，貼有綠色Certified Acceptance Corp. 貼紙，售價為276,750 美元，成為GreatCollections 推出的十多枚傑拉爾德·福賽斯(Gerald Forsythe) 夏威夷系列硬幣中的佼佼者。

Five official coin denominations were issued for the Kingdom of Hawaii, and they have their own brief section in the “Red Book.” The coinage begins with the 1847 large-sized cent issued by King Kamehameha III, and 1883 dimes, quarter dollars, half dollars and silver dollars of King Kalakaua I, carrying his portrait in designs by Charles Barber, were struck at the San Francisco Mint — although they lack a Mint mark.

夏威夷王國發行了五種官方硬幣面額，它們在「紅皮書」中有自己的簡要部分。該幣種始於1847 年國王卡美哈美哈三世發行的大尺寸美分硬幣，以及1883 年由國王卡拉卡瓦一世發行的一角硬幣、四分之一美元、半美元和銀元，上面印有查爾斯·巴伯(Charles Barber) 設計的國王肖像，由舊金山造幣廠鑄造—儘管它們沒有鑄幣廠標記。

The offered 1883 Hawaii dollar is the finest-known of 500,000 pieces struck, though many were melted for a resulting estimated net mintage of just 46,348 pieces.

發行的 1883 年夏威夷元是 50 萬枚中最著名的一枚，儘管其中許多都被熔化，估計淨發行量僅為 46,348 枚。

“The coin was amazing,” said Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections. “When we submitted it to CAC for stickering, it was such a rare coin that John Albanese called me and said ‘this is absolutely amazing, it blew me away.’ ”

GreatCollections 總裁 Ian Russell 表示：“這枚硬幣太棒了。” 「當我們將它提交給CAC 進行貼紙時，這是一枚非常罕見的硬幣，約翰·阿爾巴尼斯(John Albanese) 打電話給我說，『這絕對是令人驚嘆的，它讓我大吃一驚。 ' 」

Seven unique bidders weighed in above the minimum bid of $190,000, Russell added, and the piece was ultimately won by a serious collector of U.S. coins, establishing an all-time record for Hawaiian coinage.

Russell 補充道，七位獨特的競標者的出價超過了 19 萬美元的最低出價，最終這件作品被一位認真的美國硬幣收藏家贏得，創造了夏威夷硬幣的歷史記錄。

Garry Moore wrote on the coins of Hawaii in an October 2011 article in The Numismatist that King Kalakaua thought the production of national coins would boost morale in his nation, and authorized the purchase of gold and silver bullion to create coins for general circulation with the Kingdom of Hawaii’s Currency Act of 1880.

加里·摩爾(Garry Moore) 在2011 年10 月《錢幣學家》上發表的一篇關於夏威夷硬幣的文章中寫道，卡拉卡瓦國王認為生產國家硬幣將提振國家士氣，並授權購買金銀條來鑄造硬幣以供王國廣泛流通1880 年夏威夷貨幣法。

Moore wrote that, because Hawaiians feared that the dies that struck the issues in San Francisco would be used to strike more, flooding the kingdom with silver coins, the dies were canceled on May 23, 1888, in the presence of Mint Director James P. Kimball and were sent to Hawaii, where they now reside in the state’s archives.

摩爾寫道，由於夏威夷人擔心在舊金山鑄造的硬幣會被用來鑄造更多硬幣，從而使整個王國充斥著銀幣，因此這些模具於1888 年5 月23 日在造幣廠總監詹姆斯·P·摩爾(James P.金博爾被送往夏威夷，現在他們存放在該州的檔案館中。

The four 1883 denominations each depict a bust of King Kalakaua looking right, with an inscription identifying him as King of Hawaii. The reverses of the dime, quarter and half dollars depict a portion of the king’s coat of arms with the royal motto, translating to “The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness.” The silver dollar is distinct in showing the full coat of arms.

四種 1883 年面額的面額均描繪了卡拉卡瓦國王 (King Kalakaua) 的半身像（向右看），並刻有銘文，表明他是夏威夷國王。 10 角、25 角和半角硬幣的反面描繪了國王盾徽的一部分，上面刻有皇家座右銘，翻譯過來就是「大地的生命因正義而永存」。銀元上清晰可見完整的盾徽。

Also notable was an 1883-dated Hawaii pattern “hapawalu” eighth dollar, or 12.5-cent piece, graded Proof 66 by PCGS with a green CAC sticker that realized $116,437.50. Only 20 were minted as patterns, struck on specially created planchets at the U.S. Mint since they were the only Hawaiian denomination that did not correspond to any existing U.S. coin denomination.

另外值得注意的是一枚 1883 年夏威夷圖案“hapawalu”八分之一美元（即 12.5 美分），經 PCGS 評級為 Proof 66，貼有綠色 CAC 貼紙，成交價為 116,437.50 美元。只有 20 枚被鑄造成圖案，並在美國造幣廠特製的木板上鑄造，因為它們是唯一與任何現有美國硬幣面額不相符的夏威夷面額硬幣。

In offering another PCGS Proof 66 example that realized $92,000 in 2009, Heritage explained why the odd denomination never went beyond the pattern stage, writing, “Since America already had her eyes set on the Kingdom of Hawaii for strategic purposes, it is likely that the hapawalu was replaced with the dime, or umi keneta, for the convenience of commercial trade between the two nations.”

在提供另一個2009 年售出92,000 美元的PCGS Proof 66 樣本時，Heritage 解釋了為什麼這個奇怪的面額從未超越圖案階段，並寫道：「由於美國出於戰略目的已經將目光投向了夏威夷王國，因此很可能為了方便兩國之間的商業貿易，哈帕瓦魯被一角硬幣或 umi keneta 取代。