This week I wanted to share another very special pressed coin set from our friend, fellow collector and coin designer Michael Mochizuki. We have previously reviewed a few other coin sets from Michael’s collection and they are all not just striking to look at, but the additional details and story pages that are included with each set make these truly a very special collectible.

Michael has been designing elongated coins since 2010 specializing in Hawaiian historical subjects and commemorating various Hawaii anniversaries. To date he has created over 250 designs which is truly amazing. This latest set I acquired focuses on the Honolulu Police Department that celebrated their 90th Anniversary back in 2022.

These are limited sets that are numbered, which I think this is a fantastic touch making these sets highly sought after.  The detailed information and photographs Michael includes gives so much wonderful information about the subject, and allows us to have a greater appreciation not just for the work that went into the coin design but also the people involved with this subject.

The design of this coin has some great details as well. Michael really puts a lot of work and thought into each of his coins. We see the Honoloulu Police Department listed across the top, a large 90 in the middle with the zero being represented by the Police badge shield, and the year span of the department 1932 to 2022.

A fun addition to these limited sets is the included Poker style chip that has a full color image on one side of the Police Shield, and the elongated coin design on the reverse side.

The set I received included a full denomination set of coins, and the poker chip I just mentioned. Michael has quite an amazing catalog of Hawaiian elongated coin sets similar in style and amount of detail to this one. If you are interested in checking out any of Michael’s available sets I have included a link to his Facebook group page here.

Thank you for checking out more privately designed pressed coins with me. There are so many talented designers in our community that we have plenty to find and review.

As always Keep on Pressing. Mahalo!

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