1883 Hawaii Coin Value
A 1883 Hawaii Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1883 Hawaii Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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 Coin worth right now?
Pricing for the 1883 Hawaii Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1883 Hawaii Coin specifications
- Series
- Hawaii Coinage
- Year
- 1883
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 2.46 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1883 Hawaii Coin 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.
Where this coin's value comes from
Documented examples of the 1883 Hawaii Coin in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1883 Hawaii Coin. Documented Hawaii coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1883 Hawaii Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
• KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII • / (date)
Kalakaua I bust right
Reverse
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO • / UMI KENETA / ONE / DIME
Laurel wreath and crown
Measured 1883 Hawaii Coin specimens
1 physically measured 1883 Hawaii Coin example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.46 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 Hawaii Coin #1 | 2.46 g | 18 mm | - | Breen.8030 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.