Usa-Philippines Territorial Coins- Serifs Used For Mintmarks

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coinhunk New Member Philippines 3 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 9:23 pm Hi guys. I hope I came to the right place for finding answers to a long time question I have for my Philippine coins - what serifs were used in the design, particularly for the mintmarks. I've read there are various serifs used for mintmarks on USA coins - ball serif, straight serif, trumpet tail serif, etc etc. Guys if you are knowledgeable about the serifs used for the 1903-1912 series USA-Philippines coins, it would be big big help for me identifying INVERTED MINTMARKS on my small collection. Please share. Report this Post to the Staff

Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 04/21/2011 02:04 am Hello Coinhunk! Post a picture on the serif your curious about, I'm sure others can chime in Report this Post to the Staff
coinhunk New Member Philippines 3 Posts	Posted 04/21/2011 8:06 pm Hello nic. thank you. I'm interested in finding a list (and pictures) of the serifs (or fonts) used for the mintmarks in the 1903-1912 US-PI territorial coins. I've just read in a reference that it will be easy to identify inverted mintmarks if you know what serifs were used. :-) There are various serifs I see through a loupe I just don't know if they are "normal". And it is kinda hard taking photos, too, cos the mintmarks are too small. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 04/21/2011 10:38 pm Book by Baldo on the 1903 to 1912 coin series are available at 2nd floor Uniwide Complex at San Juan City, along the antique shops, sells at about $8.00 Also check on the latest RedBook on USA coins, the entire series is in there As for inverted mintmarks? I havent seen any, except the nearest is the "M" for Manila mint mark starting in 1921 which is 30 degrees off the Eagles horizontal plane. So I'm kinda curious what is meant by an "inverted" mintmark Perhaps others can chime in... I'm rather weak on mintmark orientations Report this Post to the Staff
coinhunk New Member Philippines 3 Posts	Posted 04/22/2011 11:36 am Thank you Nic. I am new to inverted mintmarks, too. I have checked my albums on Philippine coins and found several double dies. They are quite easy to identify. I even found a 1903 peso with repunched date (or double date?), very very vivid doubling on all the numerals. hahaha I was so surprised myself. I am on with the inverted "S" mintmark. :-) It's a lot harder to identify. I've read I have to know the normal serifs first. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
malikot Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 02/19/2013 11:19 am coinhunk, can you post your 1903 peso double date? Thanks Edited by malikot 02/19/2013 11:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
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