Five Centavos Filipinas 1944 United States Of America

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Igleos Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 02:13 am I think this fits this category? I thought it was interesting to find a coin from another country when it use to be a common wealth. It was a commonwealth to the U.S. from 1935 to 1946. Let me know what you think! Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 02:26 am These are pretty common and made of copper-nickel I believe. They were made in San Francisco as indicated by the S mintmark to the left of the date. Larger denominations were made from silver and in circulated grades are mostly valued according to the silver content. Interesting and historical coin that could fit in either the USA or World Coin forums. FYI, here is a 50-centavo piece I bought recently, from the same year and mint. Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 08:40 am I personally love these coins. I lived over in the Philippines for 2 years, and once I started Collecting coins, I was naturally attracted to the US/Philippines connection. The US made coins for the Philippines 1903-1945(I believe those years) Edited by CGCoins 08/28/2012 08:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 10:04 am Those coins were known to have been made from recycled shell casings..just as US pennies were that year. Yes, a US coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Igleos Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 12:20 pm Yeah. I think ima collect commonwealth coins from the Philippines. I wish their was like a coin supply site that allowed you to make custom coin albums. Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 12:34 pm Igleos You can buy the 2x2 holder pages and make a folder for them, its really handy for foreign! Report this Post to the Staff
Kellyk Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 1:27 pm That 50 centavo is beautiful! Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 3:01 pm The 10, 20, and 50 centavos coins were made of .750 silver and .250 copper from 1935 to 1957. In 1958 the metal content was changed to nickel-brass. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
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