Owner Comments:
Lyman Allen #12.05 (KM #182) - Mintage: 82,804,000
General
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The 1945D 20 Centavo piece has the highest mintage of any of the 20 Centavo series. The high mintage of coins in 1944 and 1945 was necessary since virtually all previously issued coinage had disappeared during the Japanese occupation. Because of the high demand, dies were used well beyond their normal life and pieces struck from highly eroded dies are very common.
High mintage figures often imply common coins, but also provide the opportunity for some highly collectible varieties! With 82,804,000 minted by the US Mint in Denver, it's surprising that only one such variety exiss:
Varieties
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12.05 - Normal date
12.05a - Repunched mint mark D/D.
This Coin
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This particular coin exhibits a typically poor strike from relatively well used pair of dies. The erosion lines emanating from the tips of the letters to the rim of the coin are visible witht magnification on the reverse.
Date acquired: 9/17/2009 (already graded by PCGS)
Rev. 12/2/2015