Hard to locate. Impossible to acquire. I added this to my collection. I located the source set of this medal (M&R information is correct, but did not name the source set). Set to be identified in the book currently being written by me.

Lēʻahi = Diamond Head

Ho’oku’i = Coming together

Diamond Head coming together? Yes, I’ve been working on it!

I believe I made this connection first, as I have 4 of the 5 items to complete the Lēʻahi Ho’oku’i Set. The following medals  have the same reverse but are listed with its own  M&R catalog numbers that are not consecutive. This means the connection was not made when the M&R book was published. I would have listed the Diamond Head as the obverse and state the differences on the reverse. This would have placed this set in consecutive order rather than placing each separately, thus losing the connection.

• 2M-14, Aloha Tiki
• 2M-24 USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor Hawaii
• 2M-97, Floating Restaurant Pier 6  Honolulu Harbor
• 2M-170b, Hawaiian Wax Museum Waikiki Beach
• 2M-174 (duh … error, same as 2M-170)
• 2M-424, Waikiki Beach Hawaii

These were most likely visitor souvenirs available at various tourist stops on Oahu.

Does 2M-424 exist?

I received my 2M-391 or better known as the Hawaii 4-9 error. This medal is also collected by So Called Dollar specialist and is known as HK-722b and has a R-6 Fuld rarity scale ranking (21 – 75 are estimated to exist).

“The 49th State” text is the error and was pulled from distribution. This one got away. If you review the So Called Dollar  reference book by Hibler and Kappen, you will see the 49 punched out and left with a gaping hole. My specimen is intact. There is also HK-722 and HK-722a with the same error (different metal composition) and their population is in the low single digits.

I am sad to say that my medal received a AU Details grade, however the 2M-391/ HK-722b NGC population remains at zero. My coin is disqualified in the population count as its classified as AU Details.

Still, this is the first 2M-391/ HK-722b  to be made publically available for viewing. So…feast your eyes!

As for the conservation effort by Numismatic Conservation Services, I’m happy in the results  as seen in the image below.