coins have always been a part of von nothaus' life. growing up outside of kansas city, he inherited a modest collection of his grandfathers, and his mother instilled in him a respect for the value of silver. giving and silver coins as gifts and lecturing him about the medals tendency for appreciation. i saved every one of those quarters he said, referring to meant quarters that before 1965 contained 90% real silver. but von nothaus runs a meeting business called the royal hawaiian mint company producing merchandise for war veterans, country clubs, academic institutions anyone else willing to pay for special is coins or medallions. and none of this is illegal. over the years, von nothaus' business has produced coins celebrating hawaiian statehood, commemorating icons of ally history by captain james cook, saluting winners of the hawaii state numismatic convention. back at the mill, i asked if i can see some of the coins, the hawaii dollar in particular. the dollar is one of the coins they got von nothaus in trouble. although i don't rec