Lovely and original Hawaiian dollar in about uncirculated, virtually choice. Beautiful color! Aside from the proof-only eighth-dollar, the dollar is the most desirable of the 1883 Hawaii denominations. Although 500,000 pieces were struck, most were melted to reclaim their bullion content once the Hawaiian Islands became a U.S. territory. For the Hawaii dollar or dala, Breen states in his 1988 Encyclopedia that 453,622 pieces were melted, leaving a maximum of 46,378 pieces to represent the one-year type.