1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar Value
A 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is a 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar worth right now?
Pricing for the 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Hawaii Coinage
- Year
- 1883
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 12.46 g
- Diameter
- 30.5 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
The value drivers behind this coin
Few series carry the following that supports the 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar. Documented Hawaii coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
Documented examples of the 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII 1883
Head r.
Reverse
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO HAPALUA 1/2 D.
value flanking crowned shield
Measured 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar specimens
3 physically measured 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.46 g, 30.5 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar #1 | 12.46 g | 31 mm | - | Breen.8034 |
| 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar #2 | 12.575 g | 30.5 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1883 Hawaii 1/2 Dollar #3 | 12.372 g | 30.5 mm | 6 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.