Owner Comments:
Medal, 1959, BR, HAWAII STATEHOOD, SALVATION ARMY DOLLAR, Hawaii, So Called Dollar HK-549 Brass, NGC MS65, Cert# 2006519-086. Obv. Diamond Head and Waikiki Surf in center circle; outside, above 1959 Hawaii 1959; l. side In / God, r. side We / Trust; below The 50th State; Rev. In center circle resembling circular lei is a Hula Girl; above, within same circle, Year Round / Vacation Land; to l. of girl Souvenir, to r. Coin; outside circle, around • Hawaii • Crossroads of the Pacific •; Issued privately by Salvation Army Facilities for Children, 2950 Manoa Road, Honolulu for fund raising purposes; conceived and designed by Major R. B. Lesher; drawings by Mrs. Scott W. Wolfe; struck by Alan Randal Co., Los Angeles, CA. Issue consisted of 725 Nickel-silver and 10,000 "Richelieu" Brass. Purchased at the First Annual So Called Dollars Fellowship, April 3-6, 2014 in Dayton, NV from Jeff Shevlin. Only 3 graded higher.