Forsythe's Silver Statehood Proofs
2008-S SILVER HAWAII
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - STATES & TERRITORIES - PROOF |
| Item Description: |
25C 2008 S SILVER HAWAII |
| Full Grade: |
NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO |
| Owner: |
Kenneth Forsythe |
Owner Comments:
Caption: “Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ?Aina i ka Pono” (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Release date: November 3, 2008
Entered Statehood: August 21, 1959
Mintage: 517,600,000
Reverse: Statue of Kamehameha I with state outline and motto.
Engraver: Don Everhart
Interesting fact: Hawaii is one of four states that were independent prior to becoming part of the United States, along with the Vermont Republic (1791), the Republic of Texas (1845), and the California Republic (1846), and one of two (Texas was the other) with formal diplomatic recognition internationally. The Kingdom of Hawaii was sovereign from 1810 until 1893 when the monarchy was overthrown by resident American (and some European) businessmen. It was an independent republic from 1894 until 1898, when it was annexed by the United States as a territory, becoming a state in 1959.