Coins not made to circulate in the US

No, I wouldn't mind owning a set, even though I don't like gold, because they have an interesting history to them, but they are more than I can afford.

 

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The United States Philippines coins were also minted in Manila. The only branch of the United States Mint not on US mainland.

 

There were also these coins, minted in the U S for the US Dept of Health in the Philippines.
Edit to add: not my photo but I have several of these in my collection.

 

wow I REALLY like that coin, never heard of that one, thanks for showing, did you see the going prices of that 1913 Philippines medical coin on Ebay? nice coin though

 

The 1944 2 Franc coin for liberated Belgium was minted on unused planchets from "steel pennies":

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3103.html

 

During the second world war, we also minted coins for Australia, the Dutch East Indies, and a few other allies (occupied and unoccupied) that I'm drawing a blank on right now. Not only were US factories the "arsenal of freedom", but we were also minting it.

 

@ldhair , is it my imagination, or is your "44" in the date a lot more skewed than the other 1944 coins posted in the replies?

 

I don't understand what you are asking. What is skewed?

 

Your "44" in the date is whacky and way cooler than the other two 1944 coins posted in the comments. Perhaps "skewed" isn't the correct term. But here's what I mean. (Hopefully, it's not my eyes playing tricks!) I like it!

 

@ldhair, I forget where I read it (numista?), but the design shows the U.S. (represented by Lady Liberty), helping the Philippines (represented by Mt. Mayon or Mahon in the background) to rebuild (represented by the anvil).

 

The mint worker had a few drinks at lunch that day.

 

1910. Now thats interesting. Any links why the USA was passing coins in the Philippines in 1910????

 

Thanks baseball21

 

Great coin. Still miffed how these tie in with the US of A

 

Thanks. That answers my question. Didn't know thst

 

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https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/philippines-under-us-sovereignty-pscid-83

 

That was nice of you

 

The Philippines were part of the US from 1898-1945. US minted coins circulated there from 1903-1945 (and probably took a while to be de-monetized).

I've always been perplexed when I ask a dealer if they have any US Philippines coins and they reply with "I don't carry any foreign coins" or words to that effect. The Philippines were definitely part of the country, hence why they got a visit from several thousand Japanese soldiers, sailors, and aviators.