Where can I find OLD Hawaiian Coins / Tokens?

Question

1800's only.

Answer 1

Hawaiian coin such as the cent1847 and the .10, .25, .50 and dollar of 1883 are available from a lot of coin dealers. The 1881 5 cent coin as well as the eighth dollar coin are extremely rare. The tokens of 1860-1891 are also very rare. The coins of 1883 are not to bad in price in circulated grades, the quarter being the cheapest. try your local coin dealer for the common ones and auction houses for the rarer ones such as Stacks or Southeby. You can use Google to find their web sites as well as coin dealers. On some of the items no matter how rich you are you may have to wait until one comes up for sale from an old collection. A lot of Hawaiians like to keep the tokens there, in their museum. It will not be an easy hunt for the rare stuff. The 1883 coins can be found at a lot of local dealers, or they can get them for you.