78

***Auction Highlight*** 1847 Hawaii Hawaii Penny 1c Grades Choice Unc RB (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:4.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1847 Hawaii Hawaii Penny 1c Grades Choice Unc RB (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1847 Hawaii Hawaii Penny 1c Grades Choice Unc RB. Satin to softly frosted surfaces are hard, tight and free of all but a few wispy handling marks. Scattered carbon flecks are also noted, commensurate with the assigned grade, although iridescent toning is minimal and largely confined to the obverse. Definitely a premium quality RB example, the reverse retains nearly complete rose-red color, the obverse much of the same. The copper coinage of 1847 was the first for the Hawaiian Islands and several minor varieties -- date styles and berry counts -- are known. All are fairly elusive, especially in Choice Mint State as offered here. The 1847 Hawaii cents were struck by the Attleboro, Massachusetts firm of H.M. & E.I. Richards. They bore the blundered legend HAPA HANERI in place of the proper HAPA HANELE