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1918-S USA Filipinas Half

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Another one from my Dad's collection I don't know how to grade or value. If it wasn't for the scratches on the shield I would call it an F-12. When you rotate the coin at the right angle it shows a faint rainbow toning. Something about this coin makes it a keeper for me. Can anyone help out with a grade or value?

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I don't know this series, but F-12 to F-15 seems about right to me. The rims are full and still have visible denticles, all devices are completely outlined, all lettering is full and sharp, and the eagle has about half the feather detail remaining. It looks like the shield is the high point of the design and has sustained the most wear. At the Fine level I don't think the old scratches should affect the grade.
It's a nice coin! You could pair it up with a 1918-S Walking Liberty half to make an interesting display of San Francisco coinage from the WWI era.
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The rims are complete with denticles, but the sash details are pretty much gone on the obverse and there is considerable wear on the shield. I'd call it VG10 because the lettering and date are still very sharp. It looks like the surfaces are original, also. These are hard to find with original surfaces since a lot of them that are being collected were retrieved from the ocean.

It's worth a couple of dollars because of the silver content. If it had the inverted mint mark, you could probably get a little more, but yours has the correct mint mark.
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