Owner Comments:
Lyman Allen #9.04 (KM #181) - Mintage: 31,592,000
General
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The Denver mint produced nearly 10 times as many 10 Centavo coins in 1944 as the Manila Mint commonly had in it's most prolific years. As substantial as that mintage is, it's nothing compared to what was to come in 1945. The high mintage of coins in 1944 and 1945 was necessary since virtually all previously issued coinage had disappeared during the Japanese occupation. Because of the high demand, dies were used well beyond their normal life and pieces struck from highly eroded dies are very common.
High mintage figures often imply common coins, but also provide the opportunity for several collectable varieties and error strikes!
This Coin
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This particular coin is the normal date variety, but was struck 10% off center. It also appears to have been struck out of collar and consequently, but devices are software struck. Unfortunately, someone along the way decided this coin needed a cleaning. It's still an interesting coin regardless of the details grade.
Date acquired: 7/7/2019 (Raw coin)
Date graded: 9/24/2019 (Self submitted to NGC)
Rev. 10/5/2019