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SILVER 10C 1903 USA-PHIL
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PCGS PF 67
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1903 U.S. PHILIPPINES TEN CENTAVOS
PCGS PROOF 67
PCGS Certification # 45246666
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 2558
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 2.6924g
ASW: 0.0779oz
Melt Value: $2.51 (10/6/2024)
Diameter: 17.5mm
Edge: Reeded
The obverse design by Melicio Figueroa features a young Filipino woman standing to the right in a flowing dress while striking an anvil with a hammer held in her right hand, the left hand is raised and holding an olive branch. In the background is a billowing volcano. The reverse design, also by Melicio Figueroa, depicts an eagle with spread wings perched atop an American shield.
At a weight of 2.69 Grams of .900 Silver the Large (17.5 mm) Ten Centavos, minted from 1903 through 1906 had a silver content equal to the U.S. Barber Dime. With an official exchange rate of two Philippine Pesos to one U.S. dollar it was not long before the value of the silver content in the Large Ten Centavos exceeded its face value and many were melted during the great silver melts of the period. In 1906 the silver coins held in reserve by the Treasury to back the Philippine paper money then in circulation were exported to the U.S. for re-coinage into the reduced size and weight pieces which followed in 1907. Lyman Allen estimates that less than 20% of all 1903-1906 silver coinages exist today in any grade.
Business strikes were coined at the Philadelphia Mint in 1903 and 1904 and the San Francisco Mint in 1903 and 1904. Proofs of the Large Ten Centavos were made in very limited quantities at the Philadelphia Mint from 1903 through 1906. Proof sets were not sold in any sort of protective packaging or cases but were contained in plain paper envelopes and each coin was wrapped individually in thin tissue paper. This method of packaging has contributed to the micro thin hairline scratches seen on most proof coins as well as the heavy toning often seen. GEM Proof coins are rare and attractively toned Superb GEM Proof coins, like this specimen, are Very Rare to Ultra Rare.
This beautiful Superb GEM Proof Specimen is fully struck and has gorgeous bullseye toning on both sides.
When viewed straight on the obverse has an outer ring of electric Mint Green which surrounds an inner bullseye of brilliant fully reflective Gold. and bright Red central derives. When rotated under a strong light the color of the outer bullseye changes from Mint Green to Turquoise Blue, then Dark Red. The inner bullseye changes from Gold to Electric Pink and then Red-Orange while the central devices remain a brilliant Red.
The reverse is even more attractive. When viewed straight on the reverse has an outer ring of Hot Pink which surrounds an inner bullseye of brilliant fully reflective Gold. and Mint Green central devices. When rotated under light the outer ring changes from Hot Pink to a Deep Maroon, the inner fields change from Gold to a multi Toned Rainbow with consecutive rings of Green, Gold, Orange, Pink, Blue and Red, while the central devices change from Mint Green to Emerald Green.
Pedigree:The Ya Olde Tyme Collection of Attractively Toned World Coins
PCGS Population: 15 / PCGS Population Higher: 6 (October 5, 2024)
NGC Population: 5 / NGC Population Higher: 0 (October 5, 2024)
Combined PCGS/NGC Population: 20 (October 5, 2024)
Combined PCGS/NGC Population Higher: 6 ( October 5, 2024)
Purchased from Great Collections in their September 29, 2024 Online Auction, Lot # 165663
Holder Type: PCGS Gold Shield
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SILVER SC$1 1904 MO HK-299 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO OFFICIAL SOUVENIR MEDAL HENDERSHOTT 30-190
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PCGS MS 62
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1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO OFFICIAL SOUVENIR MEDAL
SILVER SO-CALLED DOLLAR HK-299
HENDERSHOTT 30-190,
PCGS MS62
PCGS Certification #49314472
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 33 mm
Manufacturer: United States Mint (Coined in the U.S. Government Building at the 1904 St. Louis World Fair)
Rarity: R4
OBVERSE DESIGN
The Central design element of the obverse is conjoint busts of the French Emperor Napoleon and U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Inscriptions are: "LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION" and "OFFICIAL SOUVENIR "
REVERSE DESIGN
The Central design element of the reverse is a high relief contour map of the United States. The Louisiana Purchase is highlighted on the map and there is a radiating star designates St. Louis MO the site for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Inscriptions above the map read: " LOUISIANA TERRITORY", "1803", "1,000,000 SQUARE MILES"' and "$15,000,000." Inscriptions below the map read: "St. LOUIS 1904"
Souvenir medals were minted daily by the United States Mint in the U.S. Government building, on a coining press brought from Philadelphia. The medals, which were struck in seven different compositions, were very popular with the visitors to the fair. About 100,000 Official Souvenir Medals were sold at the exposition, most of which were in bronze.
Each medal came in an 2" x 2" paper official souvenir medal envelope (Hendershott 20-210). Printed on the envelope in blue ink was the following statements: " Charles S. Muir has the right to coin the official Medal of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in the U.S. Government Building on the Exposition grounds. D.R. Francis President"
Below that was a second statement reading: "The Official Souvenir Medal in this envelope was coined by the U.S. Mint machinery in operation in the U.S. Government Building, St. Louis, 1904."
This example has pleasing luster with some splashes of electric neon toning near the rims.
Pedigree: Ex. Dr. Greg Pineda Collection
PCGS Population: 4 (October 5, 2024)
PCGS Population Higher: 9 (October 5, 2024)
Purchased from Lyn Knight Auctions in their August 29, 2024 Selections from the Dr. Greg Pineda & Neil Shafer Collections of the Philippines Auction, Lot #126452
Holder Type: PCGS Gold Shield
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Philippines PHILIPPINES UNDER SPANISH SOVEREIGNTY
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BRONZE 1896 - 1897 LUZON CAMPAIGN MEDAL Honeycutt-52; Basso-809
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PCGS MS 62
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1886 - 1887 LUZON CAMPAIGN MEDAL
PCGS MS62
Honeycutt (Second Edition) H-53
Honeycutt (4th Edition) H-52
Basso-809
Perez-Guerra-773 Ac
SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer: Castells (The Castells House)
Composition: Bronze
Diameter: 34 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 21.13 grams
This medal was created by the authority of a royal decree on January 26, 1898. It was created to commemorate the excellent services rendered by the loyal volunteers in the campaigns of the luzon Archipelago. These medals were not given outright by the Spanish government, but only the award certificates as evidenced by a "notification document." These documents were awarded to the soldier who could then go to a medal manufacturer and purchase the medal. Medals sold either without a loop or with a loop suspended from a yellow and red ribbon. At least three different manufactures made the medals. Honeycutt 4th edition lists the three major manufactures as "Castells", "Medina", and "E. Pastells". Each of these variants differ slightly on the diameter and thickness of the planchet. The obverse of the three variants differ in the size of King Alfonso's bust, Alfonso's hair style, and the number of points on the star. The reverse of the three variants differ in font type and size, the presence or absence of a star, and manufactures signature. This specimen of the Luzon Campaign Medal (Honeycutt H-52) was manufactured by "Castells" the most famous amongst the three major medal manufacturers.
Although some reference books state that this award was issued to Filipino volunteers who fought alongside the Spaniards against the Americans during the Luzon Campaign of the Spanish American War I doubt that this is correct as that would be inconsistent with both the date of the royal decree of January 26, 1898, and the 1896 - 1897 date on the medal, both of which predate the Spanish American War. Since the United States did not declare War on Spain until April 24, 1898 and the first U.S. ground troops did not arrive in the Philippines until June 30, 1898 I believe that it is far more likely that this award was issued to Filipino volunteers who fought alongside Spanish regulars against Filipino insurgents during the Philippine Katipunan (KKK) Revolution of 1896 - 1897.
OBVERSE
In the center of the obverse is a bust of King Alfonso XIII facing the right. The bust measures 14 x 20 mm and depicts the young king as he appeared in 1891 at the age of five. Around the bust is the inscription "A Los Leales Voluntarios De Filipinas" which translates as "To Loyal Volunteers of the Philippines". Below the bust is a 5-Point Star.
REVERSE
Inscriptions read:"Campana / De / Luzon / 1896 - 1897". This translates as "Luzon Campaign, 1896 - 1897". The manufacturer's signature "Castells" is inscribed at the lower right.
Purchased June 20, 2024. Purchased in Heritage Auction's 2024 June 19-21 HKINF World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session & Signature Auction - Hong Kong #3117, Session 3, Lot #32494.
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YELLOW BRONZE SC$1 1904 MO HK-302 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO OFFICIAL SOUVENIR MEDAL HENDERSHOTT 30-200
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PCGS MS 65
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1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO OFFICIAL SOUVENIR MEDAL
YELLOW BRONZE SO-CALLED DOLLAR HK-302
HENDERSHOTT 30-200,
PCGS MS65
PCGS Certification #49314473
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Yellow Bronze
Diameter: 33 mm
Manufacturer: United States Mint (Coined in the U.S. Government Building at the 1904 St. Louis World Fair)
Rarity: R4
OBVERSE DESIGN
The Central design element of the obverse is conjoint busts of the French Emperor Napoleon and U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Inscriptions are: "LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION" and "OFFICIAL SOUVENIR "
REVERSE DESIGN
The Central design element of the reverse is a high relief contour map of the United States. The Louisiana Purchase is highlighted on the map and there is a radiating star designates St. Louis MO the site for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Inscriptions above the map read: " LOUISIANA TERRITORY", "1803", "1,000,000 SQUARE MILES"' and "$15,000,000." Inscriptions below the map read: "St. LOUIS 1904"
Souvenir medals were minted daily by the United States Mint in the U.S. Government building, on a coining press brought from Philadelphia. The medals, which were struck in seven different compositions, were very popular with the visitors to the fair. About 100,000 Official Souvenir Medals were sold at the exposition, most of which were in bronze.
Each medal came in an 2" x 2" paper official souvenir medal envelope (Hendershott 20-210). Printed on the envelope in blue ink was the following statements: " Charles S. Muir has the right to coin the official Medal of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in the U.S. Government Building on the Exposition grounds. D.R. Francis President"
Below that was a second statement reading: "The Official Souvenir Medal in this envelope was coined by the U.S. Mint machinery in operation in the U.S. Government Building, St. Louis, 1904."
This attractive GEM is fully original with flashy yellow luster. It is one of the PCGS Plate coins for the HK-302 variety.
Pedigree: Ex. Dr. Greg Pineda Collection
PCGS Population: 6 (October 5, 2024)
PCGS POpulation Higher: 3 (October 5, 2024)
Purchased from Lyn Knight Auctions in their August 29, 2024 Selections from the Dr. Greg Pineda & Neil Shafer Collections of the Philippines Auction, Lot #126454
Holder Type: PCGS Gold Shield
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SILVER PESO 1903 USA-PHIL KM-168
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NGC PF 63
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Without a doubt the Large Peso is the "King" of the USA/Philippines Type Set. The large 38 mm size of this coin showcases the beautiful obverse design of Melicio Figueroa which features a young Filipino woman standing to the right in a flowing dress while striking an anvil with a hammer held in her right hand, the left hand is raised and holding an olive branch. In the background is a billowing volcano. The reverse design depicts an eagle with spread wings perched atop an American shield.At a weight of 26.95 Grams of .900 Silver the Large Peso, minted from 1903 through 1906 had a silver content equal to the U.S. Morgan Dollar. With an official exchange rate of two Philippine Pesos to one U.S. dollar it was not long before the value of the silver content in the Large Peso exceeded its face value and many were melted during the great silver melts of the period. In 1906 the Silver Pesos held in reserve by the Treasury to back the Philippine paper money then in circulation were exported to the U.S. for re-coinage into the reduced size and weight pieces which followed in 1907. Lyman Allen estimates that less than 20% of all 1903-1906 silver coinages exist today in any grade. The weight and size of this coin made it particularly prone to bag marks so Choice BU and GEM BU specimens of business strikes are a challenge to collect. Business strikes were coined at the Philadelphia Mint in 1903 and 1904 and the San Francisco Mint from 1903 through 1906. Proof Large Pesos were made in very limited quantities at the Philadelphia Mint from 1903 through 1906. Proof sets were not sold in any sort of protective packaging or cases but were contained in plain paper envelopes and each coin was wrapped individually in thin tissue paper. This method of packaging has contributed to the micro thin hairline scratches seen on most proof coins as well as the heavy toning often seen. Choice and GEM proof coins are very scarce. The mintage of the 1903 Proof Peso is 2,558. The NGC population on the 1903 Peso in Proof-63 is 21 coins with 24 specimens graded higher. The combined (NGC, PCGS, ANACS) certified population is 39/64. This coin is a beautiful, untoned, fully brilliant well struck example of the Large Peso.
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SILVER 50C 1903 USA-PHIL KM-167
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NGC PF 64
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The obverse design by Melicio Figueroa features a young Filipino woman standing to the right in a flowing dress while striking an anvil with a hammer held in her right hand, the left hand is raised and holding an olive branch. In the background is a billowing volcano. The reverse design, also by Melicio Figueroa, depicts an eagle with spread wings perched atop an American shield.At a weight of 13.48 Grams of .900 Silver the Large (30 mm) Fifty Centavos, minted from 1903 through 1906 had a silver content equal to the U.S. Barber Half Dollar. With an official exchange rate of two Philippine Pesos to one U.S. dollar it was not long before the value of the silver content in the Large Fifty Centavos exceeded its face value and many were melted during the great silver melts of the period. In 1906 the silver coins held in reserve by the Treasury to back the Philippine paper money then in circulation were exported to the U.S. for re-coinage into the reduced size and weight pieces which followed in 1907. Lyman Allen estimates that less than 20% of all 1903-1906 silver coinages exist today in any grade. Business strikes were coined at the Philadelphia Mint in 1903 and 1904 and the San Francisco Mint from 1903 through 1905. Proofs of the Large Fifty Centavos were made in very limited quantities at the Philadelphia Mint from 1903 through 1906. Proof sets were not sold in any sort of protective packaging or cases but were contained in plain paper envelopes and each coin was wrapped individually in thin tissue paper. This method of packaging has contributed to the micro thin hairline scratches seen on most proof coins as well as the heavy toning often seen. Choice and GEM proof coins are very scarce. The mintage of the 1903 Proof Fifty Centavos is 2,558. The NGC population on the 1903 Fifty Centavos in Proof-64 is 20 coins with 21 specimens graded higher. The combined (NGC, PCGS, ANACS) population is 43/57. This specimen is a well struck, untoned, fully brilliant GEM with beautiful mirror fields.
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BRONZE 1935-DATED Philippine HONEYCUTT-253a MANUEL LUIS QUEZON BASSO-817a
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NGC MS 62 BN
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OFFICIAL U.S. COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES INAUGURATION MEDAL (BRONZE)
NGC MS62 BN
NGC Certification #: 2910351-002
SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer: Crispulo Zamora, Manila
Designer: Daniel Zamora
Finish: Antiqued Bronze
Composition: Bronze
Diameter:43.93 mm
Weight: 38 Grams
Edge: Smooth
Issue Price: One US Dollar (Two U.S. Philippine Pesos)
Rarity: VERY RARE
Catalog Numbers: Honeycutt-253a & Basso-817a
OBVERSE DESIGN
The central device on the obverse is a bust of incoming Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon (facing left). Under the bust is a view of the Legislative Building in Manila. Inscriptions read: "MANUEL LUIS QUEZON".
REVERSE DESIGN
The central devise of the reverse is the Coat-of-Arms of the Philippine Commonwealth. Inscriptions are:"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA","COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES", and NOV. 15, 1935" (the date of the establishment of the Commonwealth.
Total Graded by NGC In MS 62 BN: 1
In Higher Grades: 0
Purchased May 31, 2022 by "Private Treaty" from Raymond Czahor from his personnel collection.
Encapsulated 1/15/2024
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SILVER 1935-DATED Philippine HONEYCUTT-253 MANUEL LUIS QUEZON Basso-817
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NGC MS 63
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OFFICIAL U.S. COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES INAUGURATION MEDAL (STERLING SILVER)
NGC MS63
NGC Certification #: 2910351-001
SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer: Crispulo Zamora, Manila
Designer: Daniel Zamora
Finish: Antiqued Silver
Composition: Sterling Silver (92.5% Silver)
Diameter:44.26 mm
Weight: 38 Grams
Silver Weight (AWS): 35.15 grams (1.13 Troy oz)
Edge: Smooth
Edge Engraving: "ZAMORA"
Issue Price: Two US Dollars (Four U.S. Philippine Pesos)
Rarity: VERY RARE
Catalog Numbers: Honeycutt-253 & Basso-817
OBVERSE DESIGN
The central device on the obverse is a bust of incoming Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon (facing left). Under the bust is a view of the Legislative Building in Manila. Inscriptions read: "MANUEL LUIS QUEZON".
REVERSE DESIGN
The central devise of the reverse is the Coat-of-Arms of the Philippine Commonwealth. Inscriptions are:"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA","COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES", and NOV. 15, 1935" (the date of the establishment of the Commonwealth.
Total Graded by NGC In MS 63: 3
In Higher Grades: 0
Purchased May 31, 2022 by "Private Treaty" from Raymond Czahor from his personel collection.
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| 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION, PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT GOLD MEDAL |
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GILT 1904 MO H-30-80 PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT AWARD LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO Honeycutt-70c
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NGC MS 63
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1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION, PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT GOLD-LEVEL AWARD MEDAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Gilded Bronze
Shape and Size:Triangular Shield 71 mm x 71 mm
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Manufacturer: U.S. Philadelphia Mint
Mintage: 600
Estimated Rarity: R-7
Catalog Numbers: Hendershott H-30-80, & Honeycutt-70c
NGC Certification Number: 6871802-001
Grade:NGC MS63
NGC Population: 3/3 (January 31, 2024)
NGC Certification #6871802-001
REGULAR AWARD MEDALS
The award medals for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition were designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman (designer of the Mercury Dime and Liberty Walking Half Dollar) and struck in Bronze by the United States Mint at Philadelphia. The regular Award Medals were produced in four different award levels; "Bronze Medal", "Silver Medal", "Gold Medal" and "Grand Prize." Each award level was struck in a different shape; round for the "Bronze Medal", square for the "Silver Medal", triangular for the "Gold Medal", and a shield shape for the "Grand Prize" medal. In addition to the award medals the mint also struck a bronze "Commemorative Medal" in a triangular shape. All of these medals share a common central obverse and reverse design. It was not uncommon for recipients of the "Silver Medal" to privately have their medals silver plated. Likewise recipients of the "Gold Medal" and "Grand Prize" medal frequently had their medals privately gold plated.
Mintage figures for the regular Award Medals are as follows: Bronze Medal (10,000), Silver Medal (11,500), Gold Medal (9,000), Grand Prize (3,300), and Commemorative Medal (6,000).
OBVERSE DESIGN
The obverse of the medal depicts two female figures above the date MCMIV (1904). The tall taller figure is Columbia, with her arms spread wide holding the United States flag. The youthful maiden at her side represents the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Emblematic of her reception into the union, the maiden is divesting herself of the cloak of France, the material decorated with bees, the emblem of Napoleon. In the background is the rising sun, marking the dawn of a new era of progress to the nation. Encircling the two figures are the words "Universal Exposition - Saint Louis - United States of America."
REVERSE DESIGN
An American Eagle, wings outstretched sits upon a tablet. The tablet is inscribed with the award level and "LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION". Below the tablet are two dolphins symbolizing the nations' eastern and western boundaries, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT
The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in St. Louis, provided an opportunity for the U.S. government to show off their new colony. The Philippine Exhibit was mammoth with a small Laguna Bay, Walled City, Visayan, and Moro Villages.
PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT AWARD MEDALS
Philippine Exhibit award medals are known in four levels; "Bronze Medal", "Silver Medal", "Gold Medal," and "Grand Prize". The only difference between the regular issue award medals and Philippine Exhibit award medals is the inscription changes on the cartouche or panel on the reverse of each medal. The tablet on the reverse of the Philippine Exhibit award medals are inscribed with the award level, " PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT" and "LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION". All of the Philippine Exhibit medals are rare and have much lower mintages than their counter-part regular award medal. Mintages for the Philippine Exhibit award medals are as follows: "Bronze Medal" (975), "Silver Medal" (725), "Gold Medal" (600), and "Grand Prize" (100).
AUCTION APPEARANCES OF THIS SPECIMEN
Purchased RAW in Stack's Bowers April 2023 Tokens & Medals Collectors Choice Online Auction - Exonumia, Part 1, Lot #70362
REFERENCES
- Hendershott, Robert L. "1904 St. Louis World's Fair The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Mementos and Memorabilia", Kurt R. Krueger Publishing, Iola, Wisconsin, 1994.
- Honeycutt, Earl D. "Philippine Medals & Tokens 1780 - 2020, 3rd Edition 2020, Mactanboy Press, Chapel Hill, NC 2020
- Schenkman, David E. and Levine H. Joseph, "Exonumia Notebook - Unlisted St. Louis World's Fair Medals" in "The Numismatist", July 1977 pp 1374 - 1375, at exacteditions.com.
- Schenkman, David E. and Levine H. Joseph, "Exonumia Notebook - St. Louis World's Fair Official Medals" in "The Numismatist", October 1979 pp 2172 - 2175 at exacteditions.com. (less...)
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| 1944-S USA-PHIL ONE CENTAVO (WAR-TIME BRASS ALLOY) PCGS MS 65 RED |
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BRASS 1C 1944 S USA-PHIL Allen-3.06b
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PCGS MS 65 RD
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1944-S U.S. PHILIPPINES ONE CENTAVO
PCGS MS65RD
PCGS Certification #48085557
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 58,000,000 (All Varieties)
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Brass (95% copper and 5% zinc)
Weight: 5.3 grams
Diameter: 24mm
Edge: Plain
Variety: Base of the last 4 missing at the left side
Catalog Number: Allen 3.06b
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield (Protected by NFC anti-counterfeiting technology)
The 1944 One Centavo uses the same obverse and reverse designs as the pre-war One Centavo but has a different wartime composition.
The pre-war One Centavo was struck in a bronze alloy of 95% copper, and 5% zinc and tin. Both copper and tin were important strategic materials during wartime. To conserve tin, the wartime composition of the One Centavo was changed to a brass alloy of 95% copper and 5% zinc. This is the same alloy the mint used to produce U.S. wartime pennies dated 1944-1946. The mint produced this alloy by combining ingots of pure copper with salvaged 70% copper shell casings.
During the World War II Japanese occupation of the Philippines the Japanese confiscated coins held by banks and in circulation, melted them down and shipped them back to Japan to be used in their war effort. The few pre-war coins that escaped the melting pots were hoarded and hid away until after the war. With coins absent from circulation most daily commerce was conducted with low denomination paper currency (Emergency or Guerilla Currency) printed by Guerrilla military units, local municipalities, or Military and Civilian Currency Boards authorized by General MacArthur or the Commonwealth government-in-exile under President Quezon.
During the Japanese occupation there was a very active resistance movement in the Philippines, and allied intelligence was very much aware, of the economic situation in the islands, and the need to bring new coins and currency with them when they liberated the Philippines.
In preparation for General MacArthur’s return to the Philippines, the Treasury Department ordered the San Francisco Mint to strike millions of One Centavo coins. When American forces liberated the Philippines in 1944 - 1945 they brought with them Fifty-Eight Million 1944-S One Centavo coins.
This boldly struck FULL RED GEM is a die variety with the base of the last 4 missing at the left side (Allen number 3.06b).
PCGS Population (All Varieties) 152/229 (02/03/2024)
NGC Population (All Varieties): 59/59 (02/03/2024)
Purchased in Great Collections January 28, 2024, Online Auction, Lot # 1497902.
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| 1945-D USA-PHIL TWENTY CENTAVOS, PCGS MS66 |
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SILVER 20C 1945 D USA-PHIL
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PCGS MS 66
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1945-D U.S. PHILIPPINES TWENTY CENTAVOS
PCGS MS66
PCGS Certification # 48085544
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Denver
Mint Mark: D
Mintage: 82,804,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 4 grams
ASW: 0.0964oz
Melt Value: $2.19 (2/3/2024)
Diameter: 20mm
Edge: Reeded
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield (Protected by NFC anti-counterfeiting technology)
PCGS Price Guide Value: $75.00 (02/03/2024)
This attractive Premium GEM is brilliant and only lightly toned.
During the World War II Japanese occupation of the Philippines the Japanese confiscated coins held by banks and in circulation, melted them down and shipped them back to Japan to be used in their war effort. The few pre-war coins that escaped the melting pots were hoarded and hid away until after the war. With coins almost totally absent from circulation most daily commerce was conducted with low denomination paper currency (Emergency or Guerilla Currency) printed by Guerrilla military units, local municipalities, or Military and Civilian Currency Boards authorized by General MacArthur or the Commonwealth government-in-exile under President Quezon.
During the Japanese occupation there was a very active resistance movement in the Philippines, and allied intelligence was very much aware, of the economic situation in the islands, and the need to bring new coins and currency with them when they liberated the Philippines.
In preparation for General MacArthur’s return to the Philippines, the Treasury Department ordered the Denver Mint to strike millions of Ten Centavos coins. When American forces liberated the Philippines in 1944 - 1945 they brought with them over 111 million Ten Centavos coins struck at the Dever Mint in of 1944 and 1945. Due to the need to replace nearly all the coinage necessary for the Philippine economy dies were used beyond their normal limits and quality was sacrificed in favor of quantity. As a result, the 1944-D and 1945-D U.S. Philippine Ten Centavos are typically weakly struck particularly on the reverse.
PCGS Population: 136/41 (02/03/2024)
NGC Population: 83/19 (02/03/2024)
Purchased in Great Collections January 28, 2024, Online Auction, Lot # 1497907.
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| 1938-M USA-PHIL ONE CENTAVO, PCGS MS65 RED-BROWN |
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BRONZE 1C 1938 M USA-PHIL
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PCGS MS 65 RB
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1938-M ONE CENTAVO
PCGS MS65RB
PCGS Certification #:48085555
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Manila
Mint Mark: M
Mintage: 10,000,000 (All varieties)
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Bronze (95% copper, and 5% zinc and tin)
Weight: 5.3 grams
Diameter: 24mm
Edge: Plain
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield (Protected by NFC anti-counterfeiting technology)
PCGS Price Guide Value: $250.00 (02/03/2024)
The1938 One Centavo is typically.very weakly struck and well struck examples are scarce and difficult to find. This attractive Red-Brown GEM is an above average example. It has a boldly struck obverse and the reverse is well struck except for a slight weakness in the center of the Commonwealth seal and on the left side of the scroll.
PCGS Red-Brown Population (All Varieties): 22/14 (02/03/2024)
NGC Red-Brown Population (All Varieties): 9/4 (02/03/2024)
Purchased in Great Collections January 28, 2024 Online Auction, Lot #1497900
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| 1938 HONEYCUTT-289 BRONZE, MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY |
PHILIPPINE MEDALS
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BRONZE 1938-DATED Philippine HONEYCUTT-289 MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY BASSO-839
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NGC MS 63 BN
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1938-DATED PHILIPPINE BRONZE
HONEYCUTT-289
MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY
NGC MS63 BN
NGC Certification #3959728-010
SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer: Crispulo Zamora Company Manila
Composition: Bronze
Diameter: 44 mm
OBVERSE
The central devise of the obverse is a cameo picturing a steam locomotive pulling a train on the Manila Railroad Company's Manila - Legaspi Line. In the background is Mt. Mayon an active Volcano which overlooks the city of Legaspi. Inscriptions around the cameo read: "MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS".
REVERSE
Inscriptions read: "MANILA-LEGASPI LINE/ OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED BY PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON OF THE PHILIPPINES/ MAY/1938".
NGC Population: 9/0 (January 21, 2024)
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2024 January 21 Spotlight: Medals & Tokens World Coins Showcase Auction #61358, Lot #23394.
Encapsulated on 6/21/2022
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United States PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
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SILVER PESO 1936 M USA-PHIL MURPHY-QUEZON The Just Having Fun Philippines Collection
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PCGS MS 64
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1936-M USA-PHILIPPINES PESO
MURPHY & QUEZON
PCGS MS64
PCGS CERTIFICATION #:5604759
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 Murphy-Quezon Peso features portraits of the first Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and U.S. Governor General Frank Murphy. The reverse design depicts the official seal of "The Commonwealth of the Philippines".
The Mintage of the 1936M Murphy-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.
PEDIGREE: The Just Having Fun Philippines Collection
PCGS POPULATION: 109/137 (Jauuary 7, 2024)
NGC POPULATION: 93/120 (January 7, 2024)
Purchased in Great Collections January 7, 2024 Online Auction, Lot # 1485641
Holder: Gold Shield
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United States PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
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SILVER 50C 1936 M USA-PHIL MURPHY-QUEZON
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PCGS MS 65
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1936-M USA-PHILIPPINES 50 CENTAVOS
MURPHY & QUEZON
PCGS MS65
PCGS CERTIFICATION # 47769390
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Manila
Mint Mark: M
Mintage: 20,000
Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 10.0000 grams (154.32 grains)
ASW: 0.2411oz
Diameter: 27.5mm
Edge: Reeded
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 Murphy-Quezon Fifty Centavos features portraits of the first Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and U.S. Governor General Frank Murphy. The reverse design depicts the official seal of "The Commonwealth of the Philippines". The actual number of existing Murphy-Quezon Fifty Centavos is far less than the mintage figures would suggest 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: 63/6 (12/17/2023)
NGC Population: 70/11 (12/17/2023)
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
Purchased in Great Collections December 17, 2023 Online Auction, Lot #1490751
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United States
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SILVER 20C 1937 M USA-PHIL KM-182
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PCGS MS 65
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Mintage: 2,665,000
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 4.0000g
ASW: 0.0964oz
Diameter: 20mm
Edge: Reeded
The Twenty Centavos of 1937 through 1945 was struck in the same size, weight, and silver fineness as the reduced size & weight Twenty Centavos of 1907 - 1929. The obverse used the same Melico Figueroa design that was used on the 1903 through 1929 Twenty Centavos. The reverse used the Commonwealth Arms design which was common to the 1936 commemoratives and all Philippine coins from 1937 through 1945. Twenty Centavos were produced at the Manila Mint from 1937 through 1941, and at the Denver Mint in 1944 and 1945.
This specimen is a fully brilliant, lightly toned Gem.
NGC Population:2/2
PCGS Population: 10/1
Combined NGC/PCGS Population 12/3
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United States
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SILVER 20C 1944 D/S USA-PHIL ALLEN-12.04a KM-182
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NGC MS 66
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Mintage (all die varieties): 28,596,000
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 4.0000g
ASW: 0.0964oz
Diameter: 20 mm
Edge: Reeded
The Twenty Centavos of 1937 through 1945 was struck in the same size, weight, and silver fineness as the reduced size & weight Twenty Centavos of 1907 - 1929. The obverse used the same Melico Figueroa design that was used on the 1903 through 1929 Twenty Centavos. The reverse used the Commonwealth Arms design which was common to the 1936 commemoratives and all Philippine coins from 1937 through 1945. Twenty Centavos were produced at the Manila Mint from 1937 through 1941, and at the Denver Mint in 1944 and 1945.
This specimen is a 1944 D/S (D over S Mint Mark) Allen Catalog Number 12.04a. The 1944 D over S Twenty Centavos is unique among USA/Philippine Die Varities in that it is the only time during the 43 year history of U.S./Philippine coinage that a mint mark was ever over-punched with the mint mark from a different mint. The combined NGC/PCGS certified population for this important die variety in MS66 as 11 coins with only 4 specimens graded higher. The NGC population for this coin in MS66 is 6 coins with only 4 specimens graded higher. This specimen is a fully struck, untoned SUPERB GEM.
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| 1945-D 20C NGC MS67 JUST HAVING FUN PHILIPPINES COLLECTION |
United States
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SILVER 20C 1945 D USA-PHIL -- EX. THE JUST HAVING FUN PHILIPPINES COLLECTION
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NGC MS 67
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1945-D TWENTY CENTAVOS (1945-D/D with RPD ?)
NGC MS67
NGC Certification #702688-008
Ex. THE JUST HAVING FUN PHILIPPINES COLLECTION
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Denver
Mint Mark: D
Mintage: 82,804,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 4g
ASW: 0.0964oz
Melt Value: $2.34 (12/25/2023)
Diameter: 20mm
Edge: Reeded
This attractive SUPERB GEM has boldly struck obverse. The reverse has the typical weakness in the center of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms.
NGC POPULATION: 19/1 (12/24/2023)
PCGS POPULATION: 28/8 (12/24/2023)
COMBINED NGC/PCGS POPULATION: 47/9 (12/24/2023)
Purchased In Great Collections 12/24/2023 Online Auction, Lot #1454307
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| 1938/1938 M 1 CENTAVO ALLEN-3.02a NGC MS65RB |
United States
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BRONZE 1C 1938/1938 M USA-PHIL ALLEN-3.02a - FROM THE JUST HAVING FUN PHILIPPINES COLLECTION
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NGC MS 65 RB
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1938 /1938 U.S. PHILIPPINES 1 CENTAVO
ALLEN-3.02a
NGC Cetification # 6497974-003
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Manila
Mint Mark: M
Mintage: 10,000,000 (All Die Varieties)
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 5.3g
Diameter: 24mm
Edge: Plain
Pedigree: From the Just having fun Collection of U.S. Philippines and Republic Issues
The obverse of this TOP POP GEM is boldly struck. The reverse strike is better than most 1938 One Centavos but exhibits weakness in the lower left portion of the Commonwealth Coat-Of-Arms and in the lettering on the left side of the Scroll. The inscription "COMMONWEALTH OF"on the Scroll's ileft side is not readable but the inscription "THE PHILIPPINES" on the right side of the scroll is boldly struck.
NGC Population: 2/0 (December 11, 2023) - A NGC TOP POP COIN
Purchased in Great Collections December 10, 2023 Online Auction, Lot #1454295
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| 1938-M USA-PHIL 1 Centavo NGC MS65BN |
United States
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BRONZE 1C 1938 M USA-PHIL - FROM THE JUST HAVING FUN PHILIPPINES COLLECTION
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NGC MS 65 BN
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1938-M ONE CENTAVO
NGC MS65BN
NGC Certification #: 6287949-014
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Manila
Mint Mark: M
Mintage: 10,000,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 5.3g
Diameter: 24mm
Edge: Plain
Pedigree: From the Just having fun Collection of U.S. Philippines and Republic Issues
This boldly struck GEM has full detail on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms including all of the letters on the scroll.
NGC Population (MS65BN); 1/0 ( December 3, 2023) - A NGC TOP POP COIN
NGC Population (MS65 All Colors): 13/5 (December 3. 2023)
Purchased in Great Collections December 3, 2023 Online Auction, Lot #1454294
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| 1974 One Sentimo MINT ERROR - LATE STAGE COUNTER BROCKAGE |
Philippines
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ONE SENTIMO 1974 - MINT ERROR - LATE STAGE COUNTER BROCKAGE KM-196
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PCGS MS 66
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
1974 ONE SENTIMO MINT ERROR - LATE STAGE COUNTER BROCKAGE
Mint: Philadelphia
Purchased in Stack's Bowers November 3, 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot #74438
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| 1958 1 Centavo MINT ERROR - 15% TRIPLE CLIPPED PLANCHET |
PHILIPPINES
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BRONZE 1C 1958 Philippine MINT ERROR - 15% TRIPLE CLIPPED PLANCHET KM-186
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PCGS MS 64 Brown
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES - MINT ERROR
15% TRIPLE CLIPPED PLANCHET
1958 1 CENTAVO
PCGS MS64 Brown
PCGS Certification #37859629
Mint: Philadelphia
Purchased in Stack's Bowers November 3, 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot #74438
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| 1944-D USA-PHIL 20 CENTAVOS - MINT ERROR - STRUCK THROUGH REVERSE |
United States
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SILVER 20C 1944 D USA-PHIL - MINT ERROR - STRUCK THROUGH REVERSE KM-182
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PCGS AU 58
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U.S. PHILIPPINES MINT ERROR
1944-D 20 CENTAVOS - STRUCK THROUGH REVERSE
PCGS AU58
PCGS Certification #37859622
Purchased in Stack's Bowers November 3, 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot #74438.
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| 1945-D USA-PHIL 10 CENTAVOS - MINT ERROR - BROADSTRUCK |
United States PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
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SILVER 10 CENTAVOS 1945 D MINT ERROR - BROADSTRUCK
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PCGS MS 63
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U.S. PHILIPPINES - MINT ERROR
1945-D 10 CENTAVOS - BROADSTRUCK
PCGS MS63
PCGS Certification #47218249
KM-181 - Highly elegant and alluring, this error presents a great deal of shimmering brilliance along with a subtle tone.
Purchased in Stack's Bowers November 3, 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot 374403
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| 1905-S USA-PHIL 50 CENTAVOS PCGS AU58 |
United States
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SILVER 50C 1905 S USA-PHIL The Just Having Fun Philippine Collection
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PCGS AU 58
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1905-S USA-PHILIPPINES 50 CENTAVOS
PCGS AU58
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 852,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 13.4784g
ASW: 0.3900oz
Diameter: 30mm
Edge: Reeded
PCGS Certification #5796668
PCGS Price Guide: $550.00 (11/23/2023)
PCGS Population: 17/23 (11/23/2023)
NGC Population: 7/11 (11/23/2023)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 24/34 (11/23/2023)
Pedigree: From the Just Having Fun Philippines Collection
Purchased in Great Collection November 12, 2023 Online Auction, Lot #1438996
Holder: Gold Shield
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United States
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GOLD G$100 2023 W High Relief - .9999 Fine Early Releases
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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2023 AMERICAN LIBERTY HIGH RELIEF GOLD COIN
NGC PROOF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
NGC Certification #: 6856333-001
SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination: $100
Finish: High Relief Proof
Composition: 99.99% gold
Diameter: 1.205 inches (30.61 mm)
Silver Weight: 1.000 troy oz.
Edge: Reeded
Mint Mark: W
COIN ARTISTS
Obverse Designer: Elana Hager, Artistic Infusion Program Designer
Obverse Sculptor: Joseph Menna, United States Mint Chief Engraver
Reverse Designer & Sculptor:John P. McGraw, United States Mint Medallic Artist
OBVERSE DESIGN
This design features a Bristlecone pine, a bold representation of the perseverance of American liberty. The Bristlecone pine is a species native to California, Nevada, and Utah, thought to be the oldest living organisms on Earth, living up to 5,000 years. Bristlecone pines grow in places where other plants cannot, and are often the species that is first to repopulate the land after cataclysmic changes such as a lava run or glacial runoff. Inscriptions are:"LIBERTY", "IN GOD WE TRUST", "2023" and "W".
REVERSE DESIGN
This design depicts a young bald eagle standing on a rocky outcropping moments before it takes flight. Inscriptions are: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "1 oz. .999 GOLD", "$100"' and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Pedigree: Early Releases
Label: American Liberty Flag Label
First Day of Issue: August 10, 2023
Mintage Limit: 12,500
Issue Price: $2,865.00
Purchased RAW from the United States Mint 8/10/2023
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Philippines
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STRUCK 1970 PHI. 10S DBL 2ND OC/REV BRKG
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NGC MINT ERROR MS 64
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES - MINT ERROR
1970 10 Sentimos - Double Struck, 2nd Off Center / Reverse Brockage
NGC MS64
NGC Certification #: 7000315-047
From the Just Having Fun Philippines Collection
Purchased from Great Collections 10/15/2023, Lot # 1438914
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United States
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SILVER 20C 1944 D USA-PHIL STRUCK 10% OFF CENTER
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NGC MINT ERROR MS 64
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1944 D USA-PHIL 20C
MINT ERROR MS64
STRUCK 10% OFF CENTER
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2023 October 1 Autumm Hong Kong World Coins Showcase Auction #61341, Lot #21643
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United States
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SILVER 50C (1944-45) USA-PHIL ON FOREIGN PLANCHET (4.9g)
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NGC MINT ERROR MS 65
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(1944-45 S) USA-PHIL 50 Centavos
MINT ERROR MS65
Struck On Foreign Planchet (4.9 grams)
NGC Certification #2896021-021
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2023 October 1 Autumm Hong Kong Coins Showcase Auction #61341, Lot #21643
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| 1906 PESO PCGS PR64 |
United States
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SILVER PESO 1906 USA-PHIL ALLEN 16.07
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PCGS PF 64
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SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Strike: Proof
Mintage: 500
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.90
Weight: 26.9568g
ASW: 0.78oz
Diameter: 38mm
Edge: Reeded
1906 U.S. PHILIPPINES PESO, PCGS PR64
PCGS Certification #47800477
This Near Gem specimen is brilliant, with deep, watery mirrors and sharp design elements. A few faint hairlines limit the grade, but no obvious contact marks are seen. The 1906 Proof Peso is a PROOF ONLY ISSUE with a minatage of only 500 specimens.
Purchased 8/17/2023 in Heritage Auctions 2023 August 15-20 ANA US Coins Signature Auction #1364, Lot #4102
PCGS Population: 23/43 (8/17/2023)
NGC Population; 17/21 (8/17/2023)
Combined PCGS/NGC Population: 37/64 (8/17/2023)
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| 1939-M USA-PHIL 1 Centavo |
United States
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BRONZE 1C 1939 M USA-PHIL ALLEN 3.03
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NGC MS 65 RD
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SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: Manila
Mint Mark: M
Mintage: 6,500,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 5.3g
Diameter: 24mm
Edge: Plain
This attractive Red GEM is a well preserved example of the Pre-World War II Commonwealth of the Philippines One Centavo. The obverse design is the same as the 1903 - 1944 One Centavo and is boldly struck, The reverse design featuring the Seal of the CommonWealth of the Philippines was adopted for use on all regular issue US Philippine coins in 1937 and is typically weakly struck on Pre-World War II coinage. Although this specimen shows weakness in the center of the commonwealth seal it is better struck than average.
NGC Population: 20/3 (7/31/2023)
Purchased in Great Collections July 9, 2023 Online Auction, Lot #1400497.
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| 1944-S USA-PHIL 1 Centavo-Allen 3.06b Base of Last 4 Missing at Left Side |
United States
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BRASS (COPPER-ZINC) 1C 1944 S USA-PHIL Base of Last 4 Missing On Left Side Allen 3.06b
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NGC MS 66 RD
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SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Variety: Base of Last 4 Missing On the Left Side
Catalog Number: Allen 3.06b
Mintage (All Varities): 58,000,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Brass (95% Copper, 5% Zinc)
Weight: 5.3g
Diameter: 24mm
Edge: Plain
The 1944-S One Centavo uses the same obverse and reverse designs as the pre-war One Centavo but has a different wartime composition.
The pre-war One Centavo was a bronze alloy of 95% copper, and 5% zinc and tin. Both copper and tin are important strategic materials during wartime. In order to conserve tin the wartime composition of the One Centavo was changed to a brass alloy of 95% copper and 5% zinc. This is the same alloy the mint used for the production of U.S. wartime pennies dated 1944-1946. The mint produced this alloy by combining ingots of pure copper with salvaged 70% copper shell casings.
During the 1942 through 1944 Japanese occupation of the Philippines, nearly all coins disappeared from circulation. In the occupied areas the Japanese collected all of the coins, melted them down and shipped them back to Japan. The few pre-war coins that escaped the melting pots were hoarded and hid away until after the war. Most daily commerce was conducted with low denomination paper currency (Emergency or Guerilla Currency) printed by Guerrilla military units, local municipalities, or Military and Civilian Currency Boards authorized by General MacArthur or the Commonwealth government-in-exile under President Quezon.
During the Japanese occupation there was a very active resistance movement in the Philippines, and allied inteligence was very much aware, of the economic situation in the islands, and the need to bring new coins and currency with them when they liberated the Philippines.
In preparation for General MacArthurs return to the Philippines, the Treasury Department ordered the San Francisco Mints to strike millions of One Centavo coins. When American forces liberated the Philippines in 1944 - 1945 they brought with them Fifty Eight Million 1944-S One Centavo coins.
In addition to the normal 1944-S One Centavo (Allen 3.06) three other die varities exisit for this date. There are two different Double Die Reverse varities (Allen 3.06a and 3.06aa) as well as a relatively common die variety (Allen 3.06b) with the Base of the Last 4 Missing on the Left Side. Although this specimen is not certified as a variety it clearly has the Base of the Last 4 Missing on the Left Side.
This attractive Full Red Premium GEM is boldly struck on both the obverse and reverse.
NGC Population (All Varities): 83/10 (7/31/2023)
Purchased in Great Collections 6/25/2023 Online Auction, Lot #1380252
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| 1922PM CLC 20 Centavos |
United States
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COPPER-NICKEL 20C 1922PM USA-PHIL CULION LEPER COLONY
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PCGS VF 35
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Mint: U.S. Manila Mint
Mint Mark: Incuse monogram PM
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 31.8mm
PCGS VF35 (PCGS Certification # 46969129)
All Culion Leper Colony coins were routinely disinfected by the Philippine Health Service. The caustic chemicals used in the disinfection process had an extremely deleterious effect on aluminum. By 1922 it was apparent that the Aluminum Cullion Leper Colony coinage of 1913 and 1920 were just not holding up and a more acid resistant alloy needed to be found. Starting in 1922 all Culion Leper Colony coins were struck in a Copper-Nickel alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The obverse design of the 1922 Cullion Leper Colony 20 Centavos consists of a caduceus, the words "PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICE" and the date "1922". The reverse has the denomination "20 CENTAVOS" and the words "CULION LEPER COLONY PHILIPPINE ISLANDS". An incuse monogram PM (Philippine Mint) is stamped between 20 and CENTAVOS.
NGC Population: 4/1 (7/01/2023)
PCGS Population: 1/1 (7/01/2023)
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
Images: PCGS Trueview
Purchased in Stack's Bowers June 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Hong Kong Auction, Lot #77447.
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BRONZE 1C 1920 USA-PHIL KM-163
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PCGS MS 64 RD
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Mintage: 3,552,000
PCGS Population: 3/1 (PCGS Condition Census)
NGC Population 0/0.
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 3/1
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United States
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BRONZE 1C 1944 S USA-PHIL KM-179
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PCGS MS 65 RD
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Mintage: 58,000,000
Catalog: KM-179
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 5.3000g
Diameter: 25mm
This specimen is a nice example of one of the One Centavo "Victory Coins" the allies brought with them when they liberated the Philippines.
The color photos on this page were taken by my father during the Liberation of the Philippines. Both photos were taken during the Battle of Manila (February 3, 1945 - March 3, 1945).
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| 1945-S USA-PHIL 50 Centavos |
United States
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SILVER 50C 1945 S USA-PHIL
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PCGS MS 65
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1945-S USA-PHILIPPINE FIFTY CENTAVOS
PCGS MS65 (PCGS Certification #43149092)
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 18,120,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 10g
ASW: 0.2411oz
Melt Value: $5.55 (6/27/2023)
Diameter: 27mm
Edge: Reeded
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
This attractive specimen is untoned and fully brilliant.
PCGS Population: 100/124 (6/27/2023)
NGC Population: 84/98 (6/27/2023)
Combined PCGS/NGC Population: 184/222 (6/27/2023)
Purchased in Heritage Auctions June 2023 HIKINF World Coins Platinum Session & Signature Auction - Hong Kong #3108 / Lot #32552.
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| 1944 Bronze Laurel Medal - 1st Anniversary of the Japanese-backed Philippine Republic |
Philippines World War II Japanese Occupation
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BRONZE AE 1943-44 PHIL BASSO-167 LAUREL MEDAL - 1ST ANN Honeycutt--329
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NGC MEDAL AU 58 BN
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PHILIPPINES - Japanese Occupation
1944 Dated Bronze Laurel Medal
Struck to commemorate the first Anniversary of the Japanese-backed Philippine Republic
Honeycutt-329, Basso-167
NGC AU58 (NGC Certification #2248248-009)
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manafactorer: C. Zamora & Sons, Manila
Composition: Bronze
Diameter: 44 mm
Weight: 35.49 grams
Mintage: 500
OBVERSE DESIGN
Bust of Dr. Jose P. Laurel facing left. Inscriptions "JOSE PACIANO LAUREL" and "C.Z."
REVERSE DESIGN
Inscriptions: "* IKASANG TAONG PAGKATATAG*", "NG REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", and "1943 - 1944".
A less commonly seen type, the present example delivers much retained charm and allure, with only the most limited signs of actual handling seen on the surfaces. An impressive piece for anyone demanded an example for their collection.
Purchased in Stack's Bowers June 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Hong Kong Auction, Lot #77453.
Encapsulated on 9/18/2009
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| VATICAN CITY 1963 500 LIRE - POPE PAUL VI |
VATICAN CITY
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SILVER 500 LIRE 1963 KM-83.1
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PCGS MS 64
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VATICAN CITY
1963 500 LIRE - Pope Paul VI
PCGS MS64 (PCGS Certification #:38440330)
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver
Fineness: .8350
Weight: 11.0 grams
AWS: .2953 oz
Engraver: Giampacoli
Catalog #: KM-83.1
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
OBVERSE DESIGN
Bust of Pope Paul VI. Inscruptions: "PAVLVS VI", "PONT. MAX", "AN I".
REVERSE DESIGN
Papal Coat of Arms. Inscriptions: "CITTA' DEL VATICANO", "LIRE 500", and "1963".
Paul VI was pope from June 21, 1963 - August 6, 1978.
Pope Paul VI (Latin: Paulus VI; Italian: Paolo VI), was born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (26 September 1897 - 6 August 1978), reigned as Pope from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms, and fostered improved ecumenical relations with Eastern Orthodox and Protestants, which resulted in many historic meetings and agreements. Montini served in the Vatican's Secretariat of State from 1922 to 1954. While in the Secretariat of State, Montini and Domenico Tardini were considered as the closest and most influential colleagues of Pope Pius XII, who in 1954 named him Archbishop of Milan, the largest Italian diocese. Montini later became the Secretary of the Italian Bishops Conference. John XXIII elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 1958, and after the death of John XXIII, Montini was considered one of his most likely successors.
Upon his election to the papacy, Montini took the name Paul VI. He re-convened the Second Vatican Council, which was automatically closed with the death of John XXIII, and gave it priority and direction. After the council had concluded its work, Paul VI took charge of the interpretation and implementation of its mandates, often walking a thin line between the conflicting expectations of various groups within Catholicism. The magnitude and depth of the reforms affecting all fields of Church life during his pontificate exceeded similar reform policies of his predecessors and successors. Paul VI was a Marian devotee, speaking repeatedly to Marian congresses and mariological meetings, visiting Marian shrines and issuing three Marian encyclicals. Following his famous predecessor Saint Ambrose of Milan, he named Mary as the Mother of the Church during the Second Vatican Council. Paul VI sought dialogue with the world, with other Christians, other religions, and atheists, excluding nobody. He saw himself as a humble servant for a suffering humanity and demanded significant changes of the rich in North America and Europe in favour of the poor in the Third World. His positions on birth control, promulgated most famously in the 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae, and other political issues, were often controversial, especially in Western Europe and North America.
Pope Benedict XVI declared that the late pontiff lived a life of heroic virtue and conferred the title of Venerable upon him. Pope Francis beatified him on 19 October 2014 after the recognition of a miracle attributed to his intercession and he was canonized on October 14, 2018. Since 2019 his liturgical feast has been celebrated on May 29.
Purchased in Heritage Auctions June 2023 HIKINF World Coins Platinum Session & Signature Auction - Hong Kong #3108 / Lot #32552.
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| 1947 S Philippine 50C Douglas MacArthur |
PHILIPPINES
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SILVER 50C 1947S Philippine DOUGLAS MACARTHUR KM-184
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PCGS MS 65
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
1947-S Fifty Centavos
General Douglas MacArthur, Defender and Liberator of the Philippines
PCGS MS65 (PCGS Certification #43454245)
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver 75%, Copper 25%
Weight: 10.0000g
ASW: 0.2411oz
Diameter: 27mm
Edge: Reeded
Melt Value: $5.43 (6/25/2023)
OBVERSE DESIGN: Uniformed bust of General of the Army Douglas MacAtthur. facing right.
Inscriptions read: "GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR", "DEFENDER AND LIBERATOR
• OF THE PHILIPPINES •", "OCT. 20. 1944"
REVERSE DESIGN
Shield of arms of the Republic of the Philippines. Inscriptions are: "PHILIPPINES", "1947 S", and "FIFTY CENTAVOS".
HOLDER: PCGS Gold Shield.
Purchased in Heritage Auctions June 2023 HIKINF World Coins Platinum Session & Signature Auction - Hong Kong #3108 / Lot #32552.
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| 1944-S USA-PHIL 50 Centavos |
United States
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SILVER 50C 1944 S USA-PHIL
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NGC MS 65
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PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
1944-S Fifty Centavos
NGC MS65 (NGC Certification #3959481-014)
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 19,187,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 10g
ASW: 0.2411oz
Melt Value: $5.43 (6/24/2023)
Diameter: 27mm
Edge: Reeded
NCG Population: 89/39 (6/23/2023)
PCGS Population: 102/67 (6/23/2023)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 191/106
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2023 June 21 - 23 HKINF World Coins Platinum Session and Signature Auction - Hong Kong #3108, Lot # 32552
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| PHILIPPINES
SPANISH COLONY
Alfonso XII
50 CENTIMOS 1885 |
PHILIPPINES SPANISH COLONY
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SILVER 50C 1885 Philippine KM-150
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NGC MS 62
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PHILIPPINES: SPANISH COLONY
Alfonso XII
50 Centimos 1885
NGC MS62, (NGC Certification #: 2894162-007)
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Manila Mint
Mintage: 22,700,000
Catalog #: KM150
Composition: Silver
Fineness: .8350
Weight: 12.98 grams
ASW: 0.3485 oz
OBVERSE DESIGN
Head of King Alfonso XII facing right. Inscriptions are: "ALFONSO XII", "POR LA G. DE DIOS" and "1885"
REVERSE DESIGN
Crowned Arms & Pillars
Inscriptions are: "REY CONST. DE ESPANA", "50 CS. DE PESO". Inscriptions on the twin pillars are "PLUS" and "ULTRA"
NGC Population: 35/77 (6/23/2023)
PCGS Population: 16/40 (6/23/2023)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 51/117 (6/23/2023)
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2023 June 21 - 23 HKINF World Coins Platinum Session and Signature Auction - Hong Kong #3108, Lot # 32511
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| 1943 Laurel Medal
Basso-163
Honetcutt-321 |
Philippines World War II Japanese Occupation
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1943 DATED BRONZE LAURAL MEDAL 1943 Basso-163, Honetcutt-321
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PCGS MS 63
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PHILIPPINES - Japanese Occupation
1943 Dated Bronze Laurel Medal
Honeycutt-321, Basso-165
PCGS MS63 (PCGS Certification #45158987)
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manafactorer: C. Zamora & Sons, Manila
Composition: Bronze
Diameter: 44 mm
Weight: 42 grams
Mintage: 2,000
This medal was struck to commemorate the appointment of Jose Paciano Laurel to the "Puppet" Presidency of the Philippines by the Japanese.
OBVERSE
Bust of Jose Laurel facing left, Inscriptions are:"JOSE PACIANO LAUREL".
REVERSE
Flag of the Philippines, legend above, date below. Inscriptions are: "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS" and "1943".
Purchased in Heritage Auctions, November 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Lot # 75493.
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| PHI.KM-200 50S ON 25S SCRAP PL/REV BRKG |
Philippines
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25S PHI.KM-200 50S ON SCRAP PL/REV BRKG
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NGC MINT ERROR MS 66
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UNDATED PHILIPPINES 50 SENTIMOS - STRUCK ON 25 SENTIMOS SCRAP PLANCHET / REVERSE BROCKAGE
NGC MINT ERROR MS66
Purchased in Heritage Auctions, 2023 March 20 Error Coinage US Coins Showcase Auction #60311, Lot #52363
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| 1918-S USA-PHIL 5C MULED WITH 20C REVERSE |
United States
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COPPER-NICKEL 5C 1918 S USA-PHIL MULED WITH 20C REVERSE Ex: THE MAHAL COLLECTION
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PCGS MS 63
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Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: "S"
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 5.2500g
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Edge: Plain
Pedigree: Ex: The Mahal Collection (Also known as the "Just Having Fun Collection")
In 1907 the rising price of silver necessitated a reduction in the fineness, size, and weight of U.S. Philippine silver coinage. The size of the Twenty Centavos was reduced from 23 mm to 20 mm, which was only .5 mm smaller than the then circulating Five Centavo coin. Since all U.S. Philippine coins used the same basic reverse design mix-ups were bound to happen. In 1918 a Twenty Centavo reverse die was accidently paired with a regular Five Centavo obverse die. The reverse of the resulting Mule coin has a smaller date and wider shield than the normal Five Centavo coin. Although the exact number of Muled coins that were produced before the error was discovered is unknown few specimens survive today and most are well worn. Mint state examples of the 1918-S Five Centavo Mule are very rare. NGC and PCGS combined have certified only 71 examples of the 1918-S Mule in any grade and only 17 of these have been Mint State. Of the Mint State examples only eight have graded Choice Mint State of higher.
This sharply defined light gray example has brilliant luster and excellent eye appeal. This specimen is pedigreed from the famous Mahal Collection (also known as the "Just Having Fun Collection").
PCGS Population: 4 in MS 63, 3 finer (6/2020)
NGC Population: None in MS63, 2 finer (8/16/2020)
PCGS/NGC Combined Total: 4 in MS63, 5 finer (8/16/2020)
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| 1906 USA-PHIL PESO
PCGS PR65 |
United States
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SILVER PESO 1906 USA-PHIL Allen-16.07
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PCGS PF 65
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SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Strike: Proof
Mintage: 500
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.90
Weight: 26.9568g
ASW: 0.78oz
Melt Value: $20.08 (5/5/2023)
Diameter: 38mm
Edge: Reeded
1906 U.S. PHILIPPINES PESO, PCGS PR65 - PCGS Certification #46989279
From a scarce rendition in Proof, this noteworthy Gem is infused with a captivating rainbow tone which well dresses the razor-sharp peripheries.
NGC Population: 4/16 (5/05/2023)
PCGS Population: 8/34 (7/01/2024)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 12/49 (5/05/2023)
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2023 May 3-5 CSNS World Coins Platinum and Signature Auction #3107, Session 5, Lot #31762
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| 1903 5C PCGS PR67+ |
United States
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COPPER-NICKEL 5C 1903 USA-PHIL Ex:THE MAHAL COLLECTION
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PCGS PF 67
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SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Philadelphia
Strike: Proof
Mintage: 2,558
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 5.25g / 0.176 oz
Diameter: 20.5mm
Edge: Plain
1903 U.S. PHILIPPINES FIVE CENTAVOS PCGS PR67+
This Superb Gem has outstanding eye appeal with beautiful toning and seemingly flawless surfaces. At the lofty grade of PR67+ it is extremely conditionly rare and ranks among the finest known proof examples of its denomination. U.S. Philippine Proof Sets were only produced for five years (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, & 1908) for a combined total of only 5,384 sets. Of the origional proof production many were either lost during World War II or degraded due to improper storage or cleaning.
PCGS and NGC combined have graded only a miniscule number of U.S. Philippine Five Centavos of any year in Proof 67+ or above. The Combined PCGS/NGC Population for all years in PF67+ is a mere.five specimens with only four examples graded higher (4/17/2023).
PCGS Population: 1/4 (July 01, 2024)
NGC Population: 0/1 (April 17, 2023)
Combined PCGS Population: 1/4 (April 17, 2023)
MAJOR AUCTION APPEARENCES OF THIS COIN:
4/26/2020 - Heritage Auctions 2020 April 23-24 & 26 Central States (CSNS) U.S. Coins Signature Auction - Dallas TX, Auction #1314, The Mahal Collection Part II, Lot #8079
4/16/2023 - David Lawrence Rare Coins 2023 April 16 Internet Auction #1269, Lot #1622
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| 1903 5C NGC MS65 |
United States
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COPPER-NICKEL 5C 1903 USA-PHIL
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NGC MS 65
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SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 8,910,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 5.25g
Diameter: 20.5mm
Edge: Plain
Purchased in Heritage Auction's "2022 December World & Ancient Coins Select Auction #232250, Lot # 63729.
NGC Population: 21/5 (December 15, 2022)
PCGS Population: 26/11 (December 15, 2022)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 47/16 (December 15, 2022)
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| 1908-S USA-PHIL 20C
MS61 |
United States
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SILVER 20C 1908 S USA-PHIL
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NGC MS 61
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1908-S USA-PHILIPPINES TWENTY CENTAVOS
NGC MS61
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 1,535,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 4g
ASW: 0.0964oz
Melt Value: $2.03 (11/18/2022)
Diameter: 20mm
Edge: Reeded
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2022 November 14 Milford, N.H. Collection of US Philippine Coinage Showcase Auction #63194, Lot #91120
NGC Population: 5/11 (November 18, 2022)
PCGS Population: 2/19 (November 14, 2022)
Combined NGC Population: 7/30 (November 18, 2022)
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| 1959 Chicago Hord |
United States
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SILVER 25C 1861
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PCGS XF 40
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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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United States
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SILVER 50C 1860 O
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PCGS XF Details
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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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