Owner Comments:
Philippines - 1966 25Cents - Eight Smoke Rings - KM-189.1 - Mintage: 50,000,000
Minted by the
Royal Mint of England
The imagery on the coins struck by the Royal Mint of England is nowhere near as unattractive as those struck by the Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, A.G. private mint, but they certainly do not do justice to the original designs by Melicio Figueroa as executed by the U.S. Mints. Despite that, the grade of MS67 is quite impressive, an honor shared with two others. As lofty as MS67 is, there is one finer in MS68 as of this revision.
Date acquired: 2/10/2022 (Already graded by NGC)
References:
• Font, Gregorio S. "Central Bank of the Philippines Coin Issues (1958-1966)"
Philippine Numismatic Monograph, Vol. 17, Philippine Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, 1967, Manila, pp. 14-17.
Rev. 7/14/2022