Owner Comments:
Lyman Allen #2.02 (KM #163) - Mintage: 17,040,000
As in 1903, the 1904 Centavo was only minted in Philadelphia. This production of Centavos in 1904 would be the greatest produced at the Philadelphia mint and would not be surpassed until 1936 by the Manila Mint and again in 1944 and 1945 by the San Francisco Mint. The high mintage makes this a fairly common coin in this series.
Despite the relatively high mintage, only 4 out of the 125 graded by NGC received a full Red designation, so RB coins are generally all that is available.
I was very pleased to notice this coin appear in an online action in Greece, and was able to obtain it for a reasonable price. This high grade RB example exhibits above average striking characteristics, nearly full red surfaces, and minimal surface marks. This coin is one of only two graded MS66RB by NGC with none finer in RB and only one finer at MS66RD.
Varieties: None cataloged for this year.
Date acquired: 9/11/2022 (already graded by NGC)
Date graded: 2/5/2019
Rev. 9/13/2022