Owner Comments:
Philippines - 1962 10 Centavos - KM #188 - Mintage: 70,000,000
Minted by the Philadelphia Mint in:
....April, 1960: ...19,180,000
.... May, 1960: ...10,820,000
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................Total: ..30,000,000
......April 1961: .,.16,280,000
..... May, 1961: ..,.23,720,000
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.Total for 1961: ..40,000,000
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....Grand Total:....70,000,000 (all dated 1960)
This copper nickel 10 centavo coin was minted by the Philadelphia mint for circulation in the Republic of the Philippines. The obverse of this coin is reminiscent of the obverse design from the previous US/Philippine Centavo series issued from 1903 through 1944. The reverse shows the shield for the Republic of the Philippines and that it was issued by the authority of the Central Bank of the Philippines. It is interesting to note that it was struck in quantities of 30 million in 1960 and and other 40 million in 1961 for a total mintage of 70 million, all dated 1960.
This coin is a nice example of the extremely common issue from the Philadelphia mint. Very common coins are not generally sent in for certification and grading. Consequently, very few certified examples exist and it can be fairly easy to have one of the finest known examples.
Date acquired: 12/24/2006 (raw coin)
Date graded: 8/19/2022 (self submitted to NGC)
Rev. 10/28/2022