USPI-1C
1941-M


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Coin Details

  

Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
Item Description: 1C 1941 M USA-PHIL ALLEN-3.05
Grade: NGC MS 65 RD
Owner: coin928
 
Winning Set: USPI-1C
Date Added: 6/24/2011
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Lyman Allen #3.05 (KM #179) - Mintage: 5,000,000

1941 was the final year that coins were produced by the Manilla Mint. The mint sustained heavy damage on December 7, 1941 from Japanese aerial bombardment and additional damage in 1945 during the Battle of Manila which liberated the city.

This coin exhibits an exceptionally poor strike on both sides. On the obverse, the shield is nearly flat in the center and the scroll is virtually blank. The reverse is no better, the man's face shows almost no definition, the right hand has no discernible fingers, and the left shoulder is so flat that it simply blends into the background field. With 5,000,000 coins minted, it's not difficult to find full red specimens of this coin. Full gem red examples though are difficult to obtain. As of this revision, only four coins have been graded MS65RD by NGC with none finer. Despite the poor strike, this coin deserves the MS65RD grade due to an excellent state of preservation and full red color. The scratches over the date and scroll are on the holder, not the coin.

Varieties: None cataloged for this year.

Date acquired: 6/21/2011 (already graded by NGC)

Rev. 10/24/2012

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