^Lot 1813 1881 Hawaiian Five Cents NGC graded Unc Details

1881 Hawaiian Five Cents NGC graded Unc Details. Reverse scratched. A few obverse spots and some small pin scratches at 1:00 on the reverse. A scarce red book coin. Struck by a private minter at the time of King Kalakaua's trip around the world in 1881. Scarce in all grades. The state motto on the reverse AU MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO has the letters accidentally reversed on the first word, which should be "UA". Approximately 200 five-cent patterns with the King's effigy on the obverse were coined in Paris. Some of these are found circulated. Others were soldered together into napkin rings, thereby lessening the number of acceptable numismatic examples (PCGS # 10975) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.

Provenance: The Forsythe Collection.