hawaii half dollar hawaii half dollar struck mint honor anniversary captain landing hawaii european reach coin depicts captain cook hawaiian reverse struck public making rare valuable legislature territory hawaii passed resolution calling government produce commemorative coin anniversary cook arrival hawaii treasury secretary thought occasion important unusually oppose issue bill hawaii half dollar passed congress opposition amendment act march signature president sculptor plaster models coins sketches beach trouble gaining approval designs issues raised mint victor stewart houston delegate congress concerns eventually addressed coin went production issue price highest commemorative half dollar point coins sold quickly risen value thousand dollars inception hawaii half dollar proposed anniversary captain european reach termed discovery planners decided date celebrations august midway cook landing january death islands february resolution passed legislature territory hawaii celebrations official status ask federal government armed forces participate resolution requested washington invite united_kingdom cook allegiance nations asked federal government issue half dollar postage stamps honor anniversary time sold government congress authorizing legislation designated organization exclusive right purchase coins face value public premium case hawaii half dollar designated group charge choosing coin design cook commission civic minded person arranged meet local artist prepared cartoon style drawings portrait cook based plaque owned showing explorer facing right days produced sketches november chairman wrote assistant director mint mary reilly sketches excellent translate coin met suggestion sculptor member decided ask buffalo designer relation suitable turn sketches plaster models mint dies suggested peace dollar designer sculptor engaged instead legislation historian thought likely members weights measures agreed support hawaii half dollar prior bill submitted preparations begun legislation introduced house_of_representatives territory delegate congress victor stewart december referred committee new_jersey congressman chair held hearings bill january delegate houston appeared support bill surprise committee members gotten statement treasury secretary stating oppose bill usually commemorative coin proposed argued medal issued instead case medal years previously sponsor committee member minnesota scuttled plans coin opposition congressman interested learning powers exercised gentleman hawaii bring favorable report asked discrimination half million people united_states come favor whites territory houston stated lobbied treasury coin promising find information speculated coins issued far continental united_states houston told committee coin kept attend celebration memorial available foreigners come people celebrate occasion stated vote bill mississippi noted said vote coin bill agreed position clear issued report february history proposed coin indicating committee support bill passed objection house_of_representatives february bill received senate following day referred february reported bill senate amendment included report letter secretary dated february expanded reasons opposing hawaii coin legislation stated token number pieces issued celebration sponsored territorial government national significance bill passed senate march recorded opposition enacted march signature president provided issuance half dollars honor commission profits coin establishing captain collection territorial archives preparation beach accepted commission march sketches april sent completed models mint photographs mint houston responded criticism relief coin high difficult reduce coin sized april mint chief wrote memorandum coin hard produce area greatest relief design beach agreed lower high points cause mint difficulty delegate houston long list coin design example beach placed chief leg houston felt item worn beach defended choices removed houston insisted promised comply remainder satisfy houston unhappy shape palm tree coin beach modified design beach final models indicating consider making changes mint requested wrote moore think proper thing houston sculptor family hawaii let live sic trees absorb atmosphere paradise coin endorsed reilly wrote beach design received secretary approval design depicts captain faces compass needle words hawaii gaze westward god trust right country words half dollar flanked represent largest volcanic islands hawaii hawaii designer initials found right base bust reverse based statue king hawaii designed intended symbolize past future glory kingdom hawaii sculpture stands downtown honolulu replacement sank transported germany original later salvaged stands island hawaii coin features hawaiian ceremonial dress hill arm extended represents hawaii rising obscurity palm tree rises intended romance hawaiian village nearby seen representing history antiquity design free lettering seen visible latin motto houston wanted plants removed beach insisted retaining balance design number sketches basic design elements poses different positions art historian volume coins medals wrote crowded despite large flat clothed bust elements reverse design small coin deemed coin honoring hawaii credit lexington concord coin production distribution collecting coined hawaii half dollars june pieces authorized reserved inspection testing meeting annual commission thousand specially finished proof pieces presented individuals institutions members cook commission president british admiralty remainder half sold half reserved orders took charge distribution behalf cook commission price coin highest half dollar commemorative point sales began october supplies quickly exhausted book write scandal coins unconfirmed rumors coins totaling taken allocation kept market grouping pieces comprised coins sale employees coin bank display stolen bank president took sale remained sold auction hawaii half dollars purchased non collectors display effects poor handling captain cook memorial collection purchased funds raised coins honolulu hawaii coin commemorative half dollar design according guide book united states coins published lists depending condition listed recently sold auction exceptional specimen regular type went hammer different known
Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar