Early Philippine Proof

A nice piece from an area of collecting that I haven't added to in several years. It was regrettably cleaned at some point.

​

PHILIPPINES, Insular Government. 1901-1935.
Proof CU Centavo (18mm, 2.63 g, 6h)
Philadelphia mint. Dated 1903.
· UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ·
Eagle standing facing atop shield, head left, with wings spread, clutching a palm branch and bundle of arrows
ONE CENTAVO FILIPINAS
Male figure seated against anvil, resting hammer; in distance, Mt. Mayon
Allen 1.01; cf. Basso 110 (for business strike)

Ex Cookie Jar Collectibles MBS X (31 July 2007), lot 270

​

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Shame about the cleaning. Philippines coinage of this time is one of my favorites design wise.

 

1903... it was a very good year. I wish mine was as good as yours Arda.

 

I need to start looking at some Filipino coinage!

 

We lived in the Philippines from late '78-Feb '79 and brought lots of it home with us for keepsakes. (6 of everything since there were four kids and 2 parents-except the bills...just brought back 2 of those when Marcos was still in reign).

 

My dads side was from the Philippines. In fact, I remember always talking with my grandfather about life when he first moved here and life in the Philippines before he passed away this January. I could post some Filipino coins and currency if you want me to. They were in my grandparents basement when we were cleaning it out. At least I can still learn about the life when it wasn't so complicated from my grandmother. Tell me if you want to see some of mine they aren't half centavos but they're still beautiful coins.
-MSS

 

Yes please do post some of your coins. :yes:

 

Here's some of mine. They're 1940's. The two loose ones are from my grandfathers wallet. The two in cases are from Savannah when we visited. I got them for silver price. I've always wanted these General McAuthur fifty centabvos and peso coins. Anyways, here they are. Obviously they arent the best quality pictures.

Here are the two loose coins, the twenty centavos is in better condition than the ten centavos.
Sorry the other pictures aren't uploading correctly I'll try to fix em

 

I like Philippine coins too.

 

Philippines as the Spanish colony.

 

And as the USA's possession.

 

And one peso.

 

Any idea the mintage on the proof?

 

I think the mintages are recorded, I'll have to check the references later. I believe this is one of the more common years for proof Philippines issues. If not higher mintage, then certainly more of these were saved.

I also have a nicer (read: not cleaned) 1905 proof centavo. No picture of that, though!

 

2 Mac's -

 

Proof mintage:
1903 2,558
1904 1,355
1905 471
1906 500
1908 500

No proofs were made in 1907 or after 1908 (at least for the 1903-1945 time frame).