JAA USA/Philippines Type Set Collection
Five Centavos 1903-28


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY TERRITORIAL REVERSE
Item Description: COPPER-NICKEL 5C 1908 USA-PHIL KM-164
Grade: NGC PF 66
Owner: JAA
 
Winning Set: JAA USA/Philippines Type Set Collection
Date Added: 2/24/2011
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Copper-Nickel, 77.16 Grains, 20.5 mm. The 1903 through 1928 Five Centavos have the same obverse and reverse design as the Half Centavo and One Centavo coins. Business strikes were made at the Philadelphia Mint in 1903 and 1904, the San Francisco Mint from 1916 through 1919, and the Manila Mint from 1920 through 1928. A limited number of proof Five Centavos coins were made at the Philadelphia Mint from 1903 through 1908. The 1908 Proof Five Centavos is a PROOF ONLY ISSUE with a mintage of 500 coins. The NGC population for this coin in PF66 is seven coins with only one specimen graded higher. The combined (NGC, PCGS, ANACS) certified population for the 1908 Five Centavos in PF66 is Twenty-nine coins with only two specimens graded higher. This PF66 Five Centavos is a beautifully toned SUPERB GEM.

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