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1928 50c Hawaiian

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
XF40 $1,500.00
XF45 $1,560.00
AU50 $1,690.00
AU53 $1,750.00
AU55 $1,880.00
AU58 $2,060.00
MS60 $2,380.00
MS61 $2,500.00
MS62 $2,620.00
MS63 $2,810.00
MS64 $3,000.00
MS65 $4,000.00
MS66 $5,000.00
MS67 $79,200.00
XF40 CAC $1,720.00
XF45 CAC $1,800.00
AU50 CAC $1,940.00
AU53 CAC $2,010.00
AU55 CAC $2,160.00
AU58 CAC $2,370.00
MS60 CAC $2,730.00
MS61 CAC $2,880.00
MS62 CAC $3,020.00
MS63 CAC $3,230.00
MS64 CAC $3,620.00
MS65 CAC $5,000.00
MS66 CAC $6,000.00
MS67 CAC $98,400.00

Apr Data

919 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 4,560 04/04/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-66+ (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 7,200 04/02/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 4,560 04/02/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-66 (NGC). 66 Stacks Bowers 4,320 04/02/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS66 PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 5,536 02/28/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 4,440 12/13/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS66 PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 8,100 09/13/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS66 NGC. Well-struck and pleasantly lustrous, with light lemon-gold, silver-beige, and rose toning. The 66 HA 4,440 07/15/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-66+ (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 8,400 06/18/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 4,800 06/18/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. Struck to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in Hawaii, this ke 65 HA 4,080 05/12/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 NGC. Satiny silver surfaces yield hints of iridescence when tilted beneath a light on this Gem Hawai 65 HA 3,480 05/12/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 3,720 05/01/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 3,840 04/04/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,120 04/02/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,360 04/02/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 3,960 02/28/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65+ PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 4,560 12/13/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 3,600 11/20/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 NGC. Ex: 9/09 Hawaii Collection. The distribution of the Hawaiian commemorative half dollar was capp 65 HA 3,840 08/28/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-65+ (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,600 08/17/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 4,080 08/16/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 NGC. 65 HA 3,240 08/16/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,120 06/18/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,480 06/18/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,720 06/18/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,760 04/04/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 3,000 04/02/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 2,880 04/02/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,760 02/28/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 NGC. 64 HA 2,340 02/28/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 2,520 02/26/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. Mintage 9,958. 64 HA 3,120 02/17/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. OH Generation 5.0. 64 Stacks Bowers 2,880 12/18/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 3,120 12/13/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,880 12/13/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 NGC. 64 HA 2,880 12/13/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 3,120 11/21/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1125/741). NGC Census: (743/448). CDN: $2,600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. 64 HA 2,520 08/19/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 2,760 08/17/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64+ (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 3,360 08/17/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. MS-64 (PCGS). CMQ. 64 Stacks Bowers 3,120 06/18/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder. Mintage 9,958. 63 HA 2,640 05/12/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS63 PCGS. This piece is housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. Mintage 9,958. 63 HA 3,120 02/17/2025
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (290/2564). NGC Census: (172/1522). CDN: $2,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. 62 HA 1,920 08/18/2024
    1928 50C Hawaiian MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (27/2882 and 0/87+). Mintage 9,958. 61 HA 2,160 03/02/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. AU Details--Harshly Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,440 04/09/2025
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,440 12/18/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. AU Details--Surfaces Smoothed (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,140 07/24/2024
    1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,320 07/24/2024
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9309
      Coin Date: 1928
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Hawaiian
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 10,008
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
      Coinage Years: 1892-1954
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      Designer: Juliette May Fraser (Sketched), Chester Beach (Executed)
      Edge: Reeded
      General Notes: One of the most popular commemorative coins in its time and today is the 1928 Hawaiian half dollar, a coin honoring the 150th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in the Hawaiian islands in 1778. The coin, designed by Juliette May Fraser and Chester Beach, depicts Captain Cook on the obverse and on the reverse a picturesque island panorama with a native Hawaiian welcomingly gesturing toward the viewer. <BR><BR> The coin saw a relatively small mintage of around 10,000 pieces and they were widely distributed by the Bank of Hawaii for $2 each -- the highest issue price for a commemorative half dollar at that time. Most examples are well struck and lustrous, though exhibit have heavy toning.
      PCGS #: 9309
      NGC ID: BYGR
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