I was observing the hula dancer then ...WAM BAM

As I was checking my hoard of Hawaii Statehood SC50C (aka 2MS-4 and 2MS-5, as defined in the NGC sanctioned and approved referenced book, Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog) I made a discovery.

I was performing a NGC 68 to NGC 68 comparison to improve my grading ability (I was also comparing my NGC 66 and 67).

WAM BAM, it hit me. I saw a shifting volcano.

As the pictures indicates. Focus on the hula dancer's head. Then look at the volcano placement. Her forehead matches the original die volcano. Her chin matches the reworked die volcano. Notice the change in the slope's angle.

When focusing on the right sided volcano on the original die, the slope's angle is steep. On the reworked die, the slope's angle becomes less steep and the volcano has gained structure.

There are other traits of this reworked die such as less detail in the clouds and the waves. The waves have taken a clumpy position.

In the picture, the left is the original die.

I posted this find at another social media site first...

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