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BRONZE 1/2C 1903 USA-PHIL
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PCGS MS 65 RD
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1903 Half Centavo
PCGS MS65RD
PCGS Certification Number:21384777
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 12,084,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver Charles Barber
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 2.6g
Diameter: 17.5mm
Edge: Plain
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SILVER 20C 1928 M USA-PHIL MULED WITH 5C REVERSE
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PCGS MS 65
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1928 M USA-PHILIPPINES TWENTY CENTAVOS MULED WITH FIVE CENTAVOS REVERSE
PCGS Certification Number:10452035
PCGS MS65
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Manila
Mintage: 100,000
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
The obverse and reverse designs of the 1907 through 1929 Twenty Centavos are the same as the 1903 through 1906 Twenty Centavos.
In 1907 a rise in the price of silver forced the reduction of the fineness and weight for all Philippine silver issues. The silver Twenty Centavos was reduced in fineness from .900 silver, 5.385 Grams to .750 silver, 4.0 Grams, and the diameter was reduced from 23 mm to 20 mm. Business strikes of the reduced size and weight Twenty Centavos were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1907, the San Francisco Mint from 1907 through 1919, and the Manila Mint in 1920 and 1921 and again in 1928 and 1929. Proof reduced size and weight Twenty Centavos were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1908.
All 1928-M Twenty Centavos are "MULES", combining the regular Twenty Centavos obverse die with a regular Five Centavos reverse die, which bears a narrower shield and larger date than the Twenty Centavos reverse. Unlike the 1918-S Five Centavos MULE which was made in error the 1928-M Twenty Centavos MULE was made intentionally to fill a rush order for Twenty Centavos pieces from the banking community. Since no reverse dies for Twenty Centavos had been sent from Philadelphia that year, the only suitably sized reverse die available was that used for Five Centavos coins. A 1927 Five Centavos die was altered and used for the 1928 Twenty Centavos. The underdate feature is faint at best and is rarely if ever detectable. The 1928 Twenty Centavos has a M Mint Mark on the reverse to the left of the date. The 1928/7-M MULE had a Mintage of only 100,000 coins making it the lowest mintage "Reduced Size & Weight" Twenty Centavos and a key date in the Twenty Centavos series.
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2022 November 14 Milford, N.H. Collection of US Philippine Coinage Showcase Auction #63194, Lot #91136
PCGS Population: 7/3 (November 14, 2022)
NGC Population: 3/0 (November 14, 2022)
Combined PCGS/NGC Population: 10/3 (November 14, 2022)
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SILVER 10C 1914 S USA-PHIL SHORT BAR ALLEN-8.10a Allen 8.10a
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PCGS AU 58
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1914-S 10 Centavos, Allen 8.10a Short Crossbar
PCGS Certification Number: 02830033
PCGS AU58
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 1,180,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 2g
ASW: 0.0482oz
Melt Value: $1.04 (11/15/2022)
Diameter: 16.5mm
Edge: Reeded
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2022 November 14 Milford, N.H. Collection of US Philippine Coinage Showcase Auction #63194, Lot #91090
PCGS Population: 9/31 (November 14, 2022)
NGC Population: 3/21 (November 14, 2022)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 12/52 (November 14, 2022)
Holder: Gold Shield
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SILVER 10C 1914 S USA-PHIL SHORT BAR ALLEN-8.10a
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PCGS MS 63
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1914-S 10 Centavos, Allen 8.10b Long Crossbar
PCGS Certification Number 10452164
PCGS MS63
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 1,180,000 (Includes both Short Crossbar Bar and Long Crossbar Varieties)
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 2g
ASW: 0.0482oz
Melt Value: $1.04 (11/15/2022)
Diameter: 16.5mm
Edge: Reeded
Purchased in Heritage Auctions 2022 November 14 Milford, N.H. Collection of US Philippine Coinage Showcase Auction #63194, Lot #91092
PCGS Population: 1/7 (November 18, 2022)
NGC Population: 8/6 (November 18, 2022)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 9/13
PCGS Price Guide: $1,000.00 (9/9/2024)
Holder: Gold Shield
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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 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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SILVER 50C 1944 S USA-PHIL
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PCGS MS 65
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1944-S FIFTY CENTAVOS
PCGS MS65
PCGS Certification Number: 48101808
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 19,187,000
Obverse Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Reverse Designer: Ambrosio Morales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.75
Weight: 10g
ASW: 0.2411oz
Melt Value: $6.80 (9/9/2024)
Diameter: 27mm
Edge: Reeded
Holder: Gold Shield
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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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SILVER PESO 1936 M USA-PHIL MURPHY-QUEZON KM-178
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PCGS MS 65
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1936-M Murphy-Quezon Peso
PCGS MS6PCGS Certification Number: 11999120
SPECIFICATIONS
Mint: Manila
Mintage: 10,000
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 20g
ASW: 0.5787oz
Melt Value: $16.34 (9/9/2024)
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 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. The NGC population for the Murphy-Quezon Peso in MS-65 is 32 coins with 15 specimens graded higher. The combined (NGC, PCGS, ANACS) certified population for this coin in MS-65 is 65 coins with 34 specimens graded higher.
Purchased at Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011 January World & Ancient Coins Non-Floor Session (3013). Lot # 28903
Holder: Gold Shield
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BRONZE 1C 1939 M USA-PHIL
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PCGS MS 65 RD
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1939 M USA-PHILIPPINES ONE CENTAVO
PCGS MS 65 RD
PCGS Certification Number: 21983654
SPECIFICATIONS
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
"Color is lighter and luster is brighter than shows in the images and deserving of "RD" designation." (Mark Feld)
Purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 2022 November 14 Milford, N.H. Collection of US Philippine Coinage Showcase Auction, Lot # 91044
PCGS Population: 12/4 (November 19, 2022)
NGC Population: 7/2 (November 19, 2022)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 19/6 (November 19, 2022)
Holder: Gold Shield
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