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Certified 2021 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
DIMES - BARBER LIBERTY HEAD |
| Item Description: |
SILVER 10C 1916 S BARBER |
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PCGS XF Details |
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SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 5,820,000
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 2.5000g
ASW: 0.0723oz
Melt Value: $1.89 (4/29/2021)
Diameter: 17.9mm
Edge: Reeded
This specimen was purchased "raw" many decades ago.
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Certified 2021 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY |
| Item Description: |
SILVER PESO 1903 S USA-PHIL |
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PCGS AU 55 |
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Owner Comments
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 11,361,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 26.9500g
ASW: 0.7800oz
Melt Value: $20.43 (4/29/2021)
Diameter: 38mm
Edge: Reeded
This Choice AU specimen is beautifully toned and has exceptional eye appeal for the grade. Purchased Raw on eBay many years ago.
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Certified 2021 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY |
| Item Description: |
SILVER PESO 1936 M USA-PHIL ROOSEVELT-QUEZON |
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PCGS MS 64 |
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SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Manila
Mint Mark "M"
Mintage: 10,000
Designer: Ambrocio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8000
Weight: 20.0000g
ASW: 0.5144oz
Diameter: 35mm
In 1936 the Manila Mint produced a set of three coins to commemorate the founding of the Commonwealth Of The Philippines on November 15,1935. The set consisted of a Fifty Centavos, and two One Peso Coins. The coins were designed by Ambrosio Morales, a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines. The two commemorative Pesos were struck in .800 fineness silver. The Fifty Centavos was struck in .750 fineness silver. The three coin set had a face value of 2.5 Pesos, equal to $1.25 in U.S. Dollars, and sold for $3.13.
The obverse design of the Roosevelt-Quezon Peso features portraits of the first Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This was the second appearance of a living U.S. President on a coin issued by the United States. The other was on the U.S. Sesquicentennial commemorative Half Dollar issued in 1926 on which living President Calvin Coolidge was portrayed.
The reverse design of the Roosevelt-Quezon Peso depicts the official seal of "The Commonwealth of the Philippines".
Design elements of the Commonwealth Reverse incorporate the rich history of the Philippines. The eagle perched atop the shield, of course, represents the United States. The shield used was an adaptation of a design used for the official seal of The Government of the Philippine Islands which appeared on Philippine paper money starting in 1905 (Allen 2008). The three stars at the top of the shield represent the three main geographical regions of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayas. The lettering on the Scroll beneath the shield reads Commonwealth of the Philippines. The oval in the center of the shield depicts a modification of the Coat of Arms of the City of Manila which dates to 1596.
On the 20th of March, 1596 King Philip The II bestowed upon the ensigne y siempre leal City of Manila a Coat of Arms such as is possessed by other cities of the Indies. It shall consist of a shield which shall have in its upper part a golden castle on a red field closed by blue doors and windows and which shall be surmounted by a crown and on the lower half on a blue field, a half lion and half dolphin of silver armed and langued gules (red nails and tongue). The said lion shall hold in his paws a sword with guards and hilt. (Royal Edict of March 20, 1596 as quoted in Perez 1946 and 1975)
If you look at the above picture, you can clearly see the castle surmounted by a crown and the half lion-half dolphin holding a sword with guards and hilt in his paws.
The mintage of the 1936M Roosevelt-Quezon Peso was 10,000 coins, however, the actual number of existing coins is far less as many of these coins were crated and thrown into Manila Bay, near Corregidor, in 1942 to avoid seizure by the invading forces of Japan.
PCGS Population: (1/10/2024)
NGC Population: 89/182 (I/10/2024)
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
References:
U.S./Philippine Coins, 6th Edition, 2008, by Lyman L. Allen
The Copper Coinage of the Philippines by Dr. Gilbert S. Perez, first published in the Coin Collectors Journal, Sept-October 1946 and reprinted in Philippine Numismatic Monographs Number 19 in 1975.
This near Gem specimen was purchased Raw on Ebay many years ago.
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Certified 2022 CSNS |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
HALF DOLLARS - CAPPED BUST, LETTERED EDGE |
| Item Description: |
SILVER 50C 1836 LETTERED |
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PCGS VF Details |
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Owner Comments
Category: Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollars (1807-1836)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 6,545,000
Obverse Designer: John Reich
Reverse Designer: John Reich
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.892
Weight: 13.48g
ASW: 0.3866oz
Melt Value: $8.13 (11/19/2022)
Diameter: 32.5mm
Edge: Lettered
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins that my maternal grandfather presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my thirteenth birthday.
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Certified 2022 CSNS |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
HALF DOLLARS - SEATED LIBERTY |
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SILVER 50C 1860 O |
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PCGS XF Details |
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Owner Comments
Mint: New Orleans
Mint Mark; O
Mintage: 1,290,000
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 12.44g
ASW: 0.3599oz
Melt Value: $7.59 (11/17/2022)
Diameter: 30.6mm
Edge: Reeded
Purchased from a local coin shop in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1950's or early 1960's
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Certified 2022 CSNS |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - SEATED LIBERTY |
| Item Description: |
SILVER 25C 1861 |
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PCGS XF 40 |
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Owner Comments
1861 LIBERTY SEATED QUARTER
PCGS XF 40
Category: Seated Liberty Quarters (1838-1891)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 4,853,600
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 6.22g
ASW: 0.18oz
Melt Value: $3.79 (11/18/2022)
Diameter: 24.3mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins that my maternal grandfather presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my thirteenth birthday.
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Certified 2022 CSNS |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER DOLLARS - MORGAN LIBERTY HEAD |
| Item Description: |
SILVER $1 1878 CC |
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PCGS AU 55 |
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Owner Comments
Category: Morgan Dollars (1878-1921)
Mint: Carson City
Mint Mark: CC
Mintage: 2,212,000
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 26.73g
ASW: 0.7734oz
Melt Value: $16.26 (11/18/2022)
Diameter: 38.1mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was obtained by me for face value at a currency exchange on the near South Side (Maxell Street area) of Chicago in the late 1950's.
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
HALF EAGLES - CORONET |
| Item Description: |
GOLD $5 1881 |
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PCGS AU 53 |
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Owner Comments
1881 $5 Dollar Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle
PCGS AU53
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 5,708.760
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 8.36g
AGW: 0.2419oz
Melt Value: $430.10 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 21.6mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was found in circulation in Chicago, Illinois by my paternal grandparents prior to 1933 and was presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my 13th birthday.
PCGS Population: 203/21,490
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
TWENTY-CENT PIECES |
| Item Description: |
SILVER 20C 1875 S |
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PCGS VG Details |
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Owner Comments
1875-S Twenty Cents
PCGS VG Details - Cleaned
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Twenty Cents (1875-1878)
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 1,155,000
Obverse Designer: William Barber
Reverse Designer: William Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 5g
ASW: 0.1447oz
Melt Value: $3.14 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 22mm
Edge: Plain
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins that my maternal grandfather presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my thirteenth birthday.
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - SEATED LIBERTY |
| Item Description: |
SILVER 25C 1856 |
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PCGS F 12 |
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Owner Comments
1856 Seated Liberty Quarter
PCGS Fine 12
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Seated Liberty Quarters (1838-1891)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 7,264,000
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 6.22g
ASW: 0.18oz
Melt Value: $3.90 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 24.3mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins that my maternal grandfather presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my thirteenth birthday.
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER DOLLARS - MORGAN LIBERTY HEAD |
| Item Description: |
SILVER $1 1880 |
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PCGS MS 64 |
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Owner Comments
1880 Morgan Silver Dollar
PCGS MS64
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 12,600,000
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 26.73g
ASW: 0.7734oz
Melt Value: $16.84 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 38.1mm
Edge: Reede
This coin was obtained by me for face value at a currency exchange on the near South Side (Maxell Street area) of Chicago in the late 1950's.
PCGS Population: 5,536/1,970 (November 16, 2022)
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER DOLLARS - MORGAN LIBERTY HEAD |
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SILVER $1 1900 O |
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PCGS MS 64 |
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Owner Comments
1900-O Morgan Silver Dollar
PCGS MS64
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: New Orleans
Mint Mark: O
Mintage: 12,590,000
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 26.73g
ASW: 0.7734oz
Melt Value: $16.84 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 38.1mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was obtained by me for face value at a currency exchange on the near South Side (Maxell Street area) of Chicago in the late 1950's.
PCGS Population: 21,983/10,194 (November 16, 2022)
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER DOLLARS - MORGAN LIBERTY HEAD |
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SILVER $1 1904 O |
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PCGS MS 63 |
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Owner Comments
1904-O Morgan Silver Dollar
PCGS MS63
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: New Orleans
Mint Mark: O
Mintage: 3,720,000
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 26.73g
ASW: 0.7734oz
Melt Value: $16.82 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 38.1mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was obtained by me for face value at a currency exchange on the near South Side (Maxell Street area) of Chicago in the late 1950's.
PCGS Population: 51,527/ 77,399 (November 16, 2022)
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Certified 2022 ANA |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER COMMEMORATIVES |
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SILVER 50C 1918 LINCOLN-ILLINOIS |
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PCGS AU Details |
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Owner Comments
1918 50C Illinois Centennial
PCGS AU DEtails - Cleaned
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Designer: John R. Sinnock
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 12.5g
ASW: 0.3617oz
Melt Value: $7.83 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 30.6mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was authorized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the admission of illinois into the Union.
The obverse shows the head of lincoln taken from the statue by Andrew O'Connor in Springfield, Illinois. The reverse is based on the Illinois State Seal.
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins that my maternal Grandfather presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my thirteenth birthday.
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Certified 2022 ANA |
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United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER COMMEMORATIVES |
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SILVER 50C 1926 AMERICAN SESQUICENTENNIAL |
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1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence
PCGS AU Details - Cleaned
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 140,592
Obverse Designer: John Frederick Lewis and John Ray Sinnock
Reverse Designer: John Frederick Lewis and John Ray Sinnock
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 12.5g
ASW: 0.3617oz
Melt Value: $7.84 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 30.6mm
Edge: Reeded
The 150th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence was the occasion for an international fair held in Philadelphia in 1926. To help raise funds for financing the fair, special issues of half dollars and quarter eagles were authorized by congress. For the first time, a portrait of a president appeared on a coin struck during his own lifetime. presidents Calvin coolidge and George Washington are depicted on the obverse of the half dollar. the reverse bears an accurate model of the Liberty Bell. John R. sinnock, chief engraver of the United States Mint, modeled the sesquicentennial coins from designs by John Fredrick Lewis. The dies were in very low relief, causing much loss of detail.
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my 13th birthday.
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