Owner Comments:
Lyman Allen #2.21 (KM #163) - Mintage: 3,519,100
Despite the lack of a mint mark, these coins were minted at the U.S. Philippine mint in Manila. This is the last of the three years that no mint mark was placed on coins minted at the Manila mint. The one centavo coin was the only denomination minted by the Manila mint in 1922 (with the exception of 18,435 coins for the Culion Leper Colony) and no coins of any denomination were minted in Manila in 1923 or 1924. When minting resumed in 1925, the "M" mint mark was added.
High grade examples of this date, while not plentiful, can be had, although full red specimens are very rare. As of this revision, NGC has graded no full red coins.
This coin exhibits a better than average strike for early Manila mint issues. The shield on the reverse is full and well defined even on the left side. The obverse shows good definition in the hair and ear, and even some definition of the fingers on the right hand although not complete.
There are virtually no contact marks in the fields or devices on either side of the coin and a fair amount of red remains on both obverse and reverse.
Varieties: None cataloged for this year.
Date acquired: 12/30/2012 (already graded by PCGS) (believed to be from the justhavingfun collection)
Rev. 8/23/2023