1883 Hawaii Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1883 Hawaii Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1883 Hawaii 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 the 1883 Hawaii Dollar selling for today?
Pricing for the 1883 Hawaii Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1883 Hawaii Dollar specifications
- Series
- Hawaii Coinage
- Year
- 1883
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 26.67 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1883 Hawaii Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
What makes the 1883 Hawaii Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1883 Hawaii Dollar. 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.
Documented examples of the 1883 Hawaii 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 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII 1883
Head r.
Reverse
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO AKAHI DALA 1 D
value flanking crowned shield
Measured 1883 Hawaii Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1883 Hawaii Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 26.67 g, 38 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 Hawaii Dollar #1 | 26.67 g | 38 mm | - | Breen.8035 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.