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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinCorgi, post: 7925154, member: 88934&quot;]The U.S. kicked Spain&#039;s ass in the Spanish-American War and ended up controlling the Philippines. The U.S minted coins to replace the worn out Spanish coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>More info...in this CoinWeek <a href="https://coinweek.com/dealers-companies/wings-company/philippine-coinage-u-s-administration/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/dealers-companies/wings-company/philippine-coinage-u-s-administration/" rel="nofollow">article</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin in question is a 1 Centavo, dated 1944 and minted in San Francisco. Here is a link to info about it from <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6378.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6378.html" rel="nofollow">Numista</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know how this coin made it into my collection (I might have found it in a Coinstar machine or my father gave it to me - dunno). It is in horrible condition in terms of environmental damage and <b>I am curious if there are any recommendations of improving its overall eye appeal.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The composition is bronze. Do I dare use acetone?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I will show pics of the coin under different lighting conditions. Except for the last two images from Numista at the bottom of this post, these are all the same coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse photos with differing lighting...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369336[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369337[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369338[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse photos with differing lighting...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369339[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369340[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369341[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are images of the coin from Numista...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/philippines/640-original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/philippines/641-original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Note: I&#039;m posting this under the U.S. Coin forum because it was minted in San Francisco.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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