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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Jags, post: 26137335, member: 78719&quot;][ATTACH=full]1668365[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1668366[/ATTACH] FYI: you can still find some things on eBay. I recently got this 6 coin set that is mostly matte (FM) issues and then a Manila-minted 5 piso that is Proof-like. Not seen for sale often but this set was released by the Central Bank in the P.I.</p><p>It is interesting that these Central Bank issues are a mixed bag with no predictability as far as contents: they can be matte or prooflike, and they can be Manila minted or from the FM. I am not sure of the mintages either of these sets or the coins that make it up.</p><p>Krause and other sources have mintages that may not be entirely believable - even though I can not prove it, I have noted that with the FM and even Central Banks that there are several numbers when it comes to mintages.</p><p><br /></p><p>The number authorized</p><p>The number actually struck</p><p>The number released to the Bank</p><p>The number the Bank sold or released (net)</p><p><br /></p><p>These may be the same or not, but they do not have to be at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here is the set:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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