Maddening Philippine Coin Mintages!!!:banghead:

I am doing research into Republic of Philippines coins, the rather overlooked period of P.I. coinage dating 1958 to 1994. It encompasses three different design series.

I am now banging my head up against the INSANE listed mintage numbers for the Ang Bagong Lipunan (Ferdinand Marcos' "New Generation") series (1975-1982).

Radically different mintage numbers depending on source. Some, like Krause, count coins by the date stamped on them. The U.S. Mint and later Philippine Mint sources count the number of coins made in a particular calendar year, regardless of the year stamped on those coins. However, the U.S. Mint's Annual Report does a good job of ~sometimes~ telling the reader which date was stamped on a certain number of coins that year). And then the Philippines decided to have their coins minted with several mints around the world~! AHHH!

Anyone familiar with this series is well aware of the additional madness of the Franklin Mint strikes (in three finishes~!) and nobody really knowing if those numbers are real or not, especially any FM mintages in 1981 and 1982. This is why I was asking in this forum about the disposition of the Franklin Mint's archives. Finding their internal mintage numbers would be an absolute coup and would finally clear up this nest of vipers.

This is what I have so far. Anyone wanting to help with additional information, I'd appreciate it.

I think I have to go with a mintage table like this. Simply list the multiple sources and what each one says.

This is just the madness involved with the One-Sentimo coin!

 

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