JAA

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JAA's Bio
The "JAA USA/Philippines Collection" is dedicated to the memory of my father who introduced me to this amazing hobby.

While I consider this collection to be a “work in progress” I hope that it inspires others to share my interest in the numismatics and history of the Philippines under U.S. Sovereignty.

I wish to thank NGC for recognizing my efforts to date with a 2011 “Best Presented Set” award for my USA/Philippines Type Set, and a 2012 “Best Classic Set” award for my 1908 USA/Philippines Proof Set.

My father belonged to the "Greatest Generation". During World War ll he served in the U.S. Army in the Southwest Pacific where he participated in the New Guinea, Luzon, and Southern Philippine campaigns. When my father returned from the war he brought back with him examples of coins and notes from Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines as well as some amazing Kodachrome slides he took during the war.

Even though many decades have passed since my father first showed me the coins and notes he collected in the Southwest Pacific I still remember my initial fascination with dad's strange U.S. Philippine notes and coins.

They all clearly stated "United States of America" on them but had designs that I had never seen on any circulating U.S. coin or note. Even stranger their denominations were in Pesos and Centavos instead of the familiar Dollars and Cents. As I grew older and became a serious junior collector I came to realize the historical importance of my father's "Victory Notes" and coins.

Although my father was not a coin collector he was always very supportive of my hobby. When I was eleven or twelve I joined a local coin club and dad would always make time from his busy schedule to attend the monthly meeting with me.

My father is responsible for my interest in both the numismatics and history of the Philippines under U.S. Sovereignty. In addition to the coins, notes, and color slides that my father brought back with him he had many wondrous stories of his war time buddies, the warm Australian and Philippine civilians, the Philippine Guerrillas, and of course General MacArthur.

For many decades my father talked about making a return visit to Australia and the Philippines. That never happened. My father passed away in 2004 two days after his 85th birthday.

When my father died I inherited the letters he wrote during the war, his priceless Kodachrome slides, and the coins and notes he collected in the Southwest Pacific. While his "Victory Notes" and coins may not be in the best condition I will always treasure them more highly than the rarest GEMS in my collection.

The “JAA USA/Philippines Collection” is lovingly dedicated to my father’s memory.

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[Collapse] France - 1870-Date
  5 Francs, 1933-1952 (Incl. Vichy France), Circulation Issue 5 Vichy France, 1941 5 Francs, 3 1 1 1 1135 1135 2/25/202280
[Collapse] Great Britain - Decimal (1971-Date)
  Silver Two Pounds, Commemorative, Charles III, 2023-Date, Proof 32 JAA Silver Two Pounds, Commemorative, Charles lll, 2023-Date, Proof 2 1 1 0 739 739 7/3/202418
[Collapse] New Guinea & Papua New Guinea
  1 Shilling, 1935-1945, Mint State 4 Territory of New Guinea 1 Shillings 50 2 2 2 117 -83 6/11/2018535
[Collapse] Philippines
  Decimal Coinage Type Set, 1861-1897, Circulation Issue 29 JAA Spanish Philippines Set 20 2 2 2 259 102 6/24/2023339
[Collapse] Circulated Coins Only
  Liberty Head Quarter Eagles, 1840-1907, Circulated Coins Only 28 Grandma's AU Gold 0 1 1 1 2250 -421 8/22/20171208
  Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070), Circulated Coins Only 291 JAA Basic US Type Set, No Gold, Circulated Coins Only 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/9/202490
[Collapse] Cents
  Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Complete (Incl. Varieties) 447 JAA 2019 West Point Special Edition Lincoln Penny Collection - Set 1 0 3 3 3 1304 0 3/19/2021378
  Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Complete (Incl. Varieties) 465 JAA 2019 West Point Special Edition Lincoln Penny Collection - Set 2 0 3 3 3 1172 143 3/19/2021284
  Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Complete (Incl. Varieties) 465 JAA 2019 West Point Special Edition Lincoln Penny Collection - Set 3 0 3 3 3 1172 143 3/19/2021316
[Collapse] Dimes
  2015 March of Dimes Set 1 JAA March of Dimes Set 1 100 3 3 3 1248 79 3/29/2018511
  2015 March of Dimes Set 1 JAA March of Dimes Set II 100 3 3 3 1248 79 3/29/2018534
  2015 March of Dimes Set 1 JAA March of Dimes Set III 100 3 3 3 1248 79 3/29/2018625
[Collapse] Quarter Dollars
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 25 JAA West Point National Parks Quarters 100 10 10 10 4891 333 2/2/2021220
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 29 AA West Point National Parks Quarters 100 10 10 10 4787 570 2/4/2021208
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 131 JAA West Point National Parks Quarters Set 3 60 6 6 6 2012 0 2/1/2021190
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 175 JAA West Point National Parks Quarters Set 4 50 5 5 5 1546 0 2/1/2021166
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 209 JAA West Point National Parks Quarters Set 5 50 5 5 5 1281 0 2/1/2022156
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 297 World War ll 'V75' Privy Mark Quarters Duplicate Set 1 30 3 3 3 711 237 1/28/2021172
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 356 World War ll 'V75' Privy Mark Quarters Duplicate Set 3 10 1 1 1 237 237 1/27/2021156
  West Point National Parks Quarters, 2019-2020, Circulation Issue 356 World War ll 'V75' Privy Mark Quarters Duplicate Set 2 10 1 1 1 237 237 1/28/2021145
[Collapse] Half Dollars
  Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set, 2014, Complete 12 JAA Perfect 70 - Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set 100 4 4 4 1516 -4194 10/12/2017705
  Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set, 2014, Complete 45 Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set (JAA Set 2) 100 4 4 4 1003 -3549 10/12/2017443
  Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set, 2014, Complete 51 Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set (JAA Set 3) 100 4 4 4 882 -3552 10/12/2017386
[Collapse] Dollars
  Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921, Circulation Issue 3661 JAA Morgan Silver Dollars 0 0 0 0 0 800 10/4/2024198
  Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921, Circulation Issue 3661 JAA Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921, Circulation Issue - Set 3 0 0 0 0 0 395 10/4/202416
  Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921, Circulation Issue 3661 JAA Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921, Circulation Issue - Set 2 0 0 0 0 0 732 10/4/202412
  American Innovation Dollars, 2018-2032, Complete 152 JAA American Innovation Dollars 1 1 1 1 163 -16 6/23/2020303
[Collapse] Gold - Half Eagles
  Liberty Head Half Eagles, With Motto, 1866-1908 133 Grandma's Gold - Part 2 0 0 0 0 0 1152 11/16/2022103
[Collapse] Gold - San Francisco Mint
  San Francisco $2.50, Circulation Issue 7 Grandma's Gold 4 1 1 1 2250 -421 8/22/2017780
[Collapse] Commemoratives
  Silver Commemoratives 1892-1954, Complete Set (144 Pcs) 677 JAA Classic Silver Commemoratives Type Set 0 0 0 0 0 356 11/16/2022381
  Modern Gold Commemoratives, 1984-Date, Mint State & Specimen 82 JAA's Modern Gold Commoratives - Set 2 2 1 1 1 1270 -4235 11/21/2022572
  Modern Gold Commemoratives, 1984-Date, Complete 217 JAA's Modern Gold Commemoratives 2 2 2 2 2540 -4235 11/21/2022428
  Modern Commemoratives, 1982-Date, Complete 325 JAA's Modern Commemoratives 3 12 12 12 5969 -2991 11/21/2022517
  Baseball Hall of Fame Commemoratives, 2014, Complete 67 JAA Baseball Hall of Fame 33 2 2 2 508 16 10/11/2017338
  Baseball Hall of Fame Commemoratives, 2014, Complete 89 JAA Baseball Hall of Fame - Set 2 16 1 1 1 143 143 11/11/2016319
  Baseball Hall of Fame Commemoratives, 2014, Complete 89 JAA Baseball Hall of Fame - Set 3 16 1 1 1 143 0 11/12/2016278
  Baseball Hall of Fame Commemoratives, 2014, Complete 89 JAA Baseball Hall of Fame - Set 4 16 1 1 1 143 0 11/12/2016304
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