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Auction lot photos of this item graded XF45
Coin Value History
1879 12 1/2c Hawaii-T.Hobron Railroad, 2/6 Stars XF45
1879 Hawaii Plantation Token. Thomas H. Hobron. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. 2/6 Stars. Thin Planchet. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45
PCGS
$1,708
1879 Token T. Hobron, Kahului & Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars -- Corroded -- ANACS Details. XF45. ...
XF45
ANACS
$870
1879 Hawaii Plantation Token. Thomas H. Hobron. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. 2/6 Stars. Thin Planchet. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50
PCGS
$1,342
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thick Planchet, AU50 NGC. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8a...
AU50
NGC
$3,416
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 2/6 Stars, Thick Planchet, XF40 PCGS. Medcalf 2TE-8a....
XF40
PCGS
$3,360
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/18). NGC Census:...
XF40
PCGS
$1,020
1879 Hawaii Plantation Token. Thomas H. Hobron. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. 2/6 Stars. Thin Planchet. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53
PCGS
$1,464
1879 Hawaii Plantation Token. Thomas H. Hobron. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. 2/6 Stars. Thin Planchet. AU-53 BN (NGC).
AU53
NGC
$1,680
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, AU55 PCGS. M. 2TE-8. ...
AU55
PCGS
$1,708
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thin Planchet, VF35 NGC. Medcalf 2TE-8. Broad ...
VF35
NGC
$1,068
1879 12.5C T. Hobron 12 1/2 Cent Token, Two Stars on Both Sides -- Clipped -- MS63 Brown NGC. M. 2TE-8. Kahului-Wailuku Rai...
MS63
NGC
$2,684
1879 12.5C T. Hobron 12 1/2 Cent Token, 6/2 Stars -- Clipped -- MS63 Brown NGC. M. 2TE-8. Kahului-Wailuku Railroad. NGC Cen...
MS63
NGC
$2,684
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thin Planchet, AU55 NGC. Medcalf 2TE-8. NGC Ce...
AU55
NGC
$1,830
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku Railroad Token, 12 1/2 Cents, 6/2 Stars, MS62 Brown NGC. M. 2TE-8....
MS62
NGC
$3,600
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, VF35 NGC. M. 2TE-8. NGC Census: (0/0)....
VF35
NGC
$840
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thin Planchet, MS61 Brown NGC. Medcalf 2TE-8. ...
MS61
NGC
$1,680
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thick Planchet, VF25 PCGS. Medcalf 2TE-8a. ...
VF25
PCGS
$990
1879 12.5C T.H. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 2/6 Stars, Thin Planchet, MS61 PCGS. Medcalf 2TE-8 Varian...
MS61
PCGS
$2,280
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thin Planchet, MS62 Brown NGC. Medcalf 2TE-8, Va...
MS62
NGC
$2,640
1879 Hawaii Plantation Token. Thomas H. Hobron. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. Thin Planchet. VF-25 BN (NGC).
VF25
NGC
$646
1879 12.5C T. Hobron, Kahului-Wailuku 12 1/2 Cent Railroad Token, 6/2 Stars, Thin Planchet, VF30 PCGS. Medcalf 2TE-8. ...
VF30
PCGS
$734
1879 12.5C T. Hobron 12 1/2 Cents AU58 PCGS. M. 2TE-8. ...
AU58
PCGS
$1,725
1879 Kahului & Wailuku Railroad. Thomas H. Hobron. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. Six/Two Stars. VF-20 (Uncertified).
VF20
$827
1879 12.5C T.H. Hobron 12 1/2 Cents Token VF30 PCGS. M. 2TE-8. ...
VF30
PCGS
$632
1879 Hawaii. Kahului & Wailuku Railroad Token. 12 1/2 Cents. Medcalf-Russell 2TE-8. VF Details--Environmental Damage (NGC).
$727
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