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The result was: '''promoted''' by [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 05:23, 29 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
 
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* ... that in order to put the silver '''[[Kalākaua coinage]]''' ''(dime pictured)'' into circulation, [[Claus Spreckels]] formed the Spreckels & Company Bank in Hawaii?  (128 characters)
 
* ... that in order to put the silver '''[[Kalākaua coinage]]''' ''(dime pictured)'' into circulation, [[Claus Spreckels]] formed the Spreckels & Company Bank in Hawaii?  (128 characters)
 
<small> Spreckels, who arrived from San Francisco on January 9 with two of his business associates, W. G. Irwin of Honolulu and F. F. Low of San Francisco, proceeded to put the Hawaiian silver into circulation through various outlets that were available to him, such as the plantations which he controlled, the firm of W. G. Irwin & Company, and the banking firm of Spreckels & Company (Claus Spreckels, W. G. Irwin, F. F. Low), which opened for business on January 14, 1884. The attendant circumstances indicate that a main function of this institution was to aid in putting into circulation the Hawaiian silver coins. By the middle of June the entire million dollars of Hawaiian silver had been received in Honolulu. It consisted of $500,000 in dollars, $350,000 in half dollars, $125,000 in quarter dollars, and $25,000 in ten-cent pieces.[http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?e=d-0kingdom3-000Sec--11en-50-20-frameset-book--1-010escapewin&a=d&d=D0.6&toc=0 source]</small>
 
<small> Spreckels, who arrived from San Francisco on January 9 with two of his business associates, W. G. Irwin of Honolulu and F. F. Low of San Francisco, proceeded to put the Hawaiian silver into circulation through various outlets that were available to him, such as the plantations which he controlled, the firm of W. G. Irwin & Company, and the banking firm of Spreckels & Company (Claus Spreckels, W. G. Irwin, F. F. Low), which opened for business on January 14, 1884. The attendant circumstances indicate that a main function of this institution was to aid in putting into circulation the Hawaiian silver coins. By the middle of June the entire million dollars of Hawaiian silver had been received in Honolulu. It consisted of $500,000 in dollars, $350,000 in half dollars, $125,000 in quarter dollars, and $25,000 in ten-cent pieces.[http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?e=d-0kingdom3-000Sec--11en-50-20-frameset-book--1-010escapewin&a=d&d=D0.6&toc=0 source]</small>
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<small>Created/expanded by [[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) and [[User:Maile66|Maile66]] ([[User talk:Maile66|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:Maile66|Maile66]] ([[User talk:Maile66|talk]]) at 18:14, 13 April 2017 (UTC).</small>
 
<small>Created/expanded by [[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) and [[User:Maile66|Maile66]] ([[User talk:Maile66|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:Maile66|Maile66]] ([[User talk:Maile66|talk]]) at 18:14, 13 April 2017 (UTC).</small>
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:*[[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Article is long enough, and has been expanded enough within the requisite time frame. I cannot find evidence of any copyright violations. The prose is neutral, and there is at least one citation per paragraph. The citations are to reliable sources: AGF on offline sources. The hook is appropriately formatted, is cited inline, and is supported by the source. The image licensing seems fine. QPQ is complete. All in all, good to go. [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) 11:47, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 
:*[[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Article is long enough, and has been expanded enough within the requisite time frame. I cannot find evidence of any copyright violations. The prose is neutral, and there is at least one citation per paragraph. The citations are to reliable sources: AGF on offline sources. The hook is appropriately formatted, is cited inline, and is supported by the source. The image licensing seems fine. QPQ is complete. All in all, good to go. [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) 11:47, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
  
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 29 April 2017

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:23, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Kalākaua coinage

Kalākaua dime
Kalākaua dime
  • ... that in order to put the silver Kalākaua coinage (dime pictured) into circulation, Claus Spreckels formed the Spreckels & Company Bank in Hawaii? (128 characters)

Spreckels, who arrived from San Francisco on January 9 with two of his business associates, W. G. Irwin of Honolulu and F. F. Low of San Francisco, proceeded to put the Hawaiian silver into circulation through various outlets that were available to him, such as the plantations which he controlled, the firm of W. G. Irwin & Company, and the banking firm of Spreckels & Company (Claus Spreckels, W. G. Irwin, F. F. Low), which opened for business on January 14, 1884. The attendant circumstances indicate that a main function of this institution was to aid in putting into circulation the Hawaiian silver coins. By the middle of June the entire million dollars of Hawaiian silver had been received in Honolulu. It consisted of $500,000 in dollars, $350,000 in half dollars, $125,000 in quarter dollars, and $25,000 in ten-cent pieces.source

Created/expanded by Wehwalt (talk) and Maile66 (talk). Nominated by Maile66 (talk) at 18:14, 13 April 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol voting keep.svg Article is long enough, and has been expanded enough within the requisite time frame. I cannot find evidence of any copyright violations. The prose is neutral, and there is at least one citation per paragraph. The citations are to reliable sources: AGF on offline sources. The hook is appropriately formatted, is cited inline, and is supported by the source. The image licensing seems fine. QPQ is complete. All in all, good to go. Vanamonde (talk) 11:47, 20 April 2017 (UTC)