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Message:: [QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 17884072, member: 28550"]I cherry picked one that was up for auction with poor pictures. I could make out that the hair was of the "Reverse of 1907-1921" mule, but in-hand, it has distinctly different die-markers from either the "typical" 1944-S or the muled variety. Is it possible that this is a transitional type (or that some of the muled dies were reworked)? The smoke plume from the volcano is more like the typical type. But the details on Mt Luzon are well defined, but again, different from the mule. The shape of the "O" in Centavos also is quite different from either of the other types - the typical type has a recurve in the outer edge of the O creating a bulge around 8:00 to 9:00, while the mule has a smooth circle. Both have a rather boxy oval interior. But, this coin seems like a cross between the two, with the inner ring being slightly tapered toward 6:00. Or, I've just been staring at it for too long. [ATTACH=full]1536480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1536479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1536481[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]