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1883 Hawaii Quarter 25c Grades vf++

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1883 Hawaii Quarter 25c Grades vf++
1883 Hawaii Quarter 25c Grades vf++. Maurice Gould and Kenneth Bressett write in Hawaiian Coins, Tokens, and Paper Money (1961): "In 1883, Claus Spreckels, a banker, sugar planter, and power behind the throne, approached the King on the subject of having a silver coinage struck for the Islands. Application was made by the Hawaiian Government for the coinage at the San Francisco mint, of one million dollars in silver denominations to correspond with the silver coins of the United States of America in fineness and weight, regulations of the 9th of November, 1883, by the Secretary of the United States Treasury." Ultimately, 500,000 Hawaiian quarters were struck in 1883.