Presentation on US Philippines Coins & Currency

GeorgeM:

Apologies for not getting each of my recommendation all in one post in this thread... another online resource you can check out and try to glean info on topics of interest: philmoney.blogspot.com

 

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And one more:


PHILIPPINES, U.S. Territory. 1898-1935.
CU Medal
Commemorating the opening of the coin presses in Manila.
Manila mint. Dated 1920.
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, bust of Woodrow Wilson left.
TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE MINT, boy (the Philippines) standing left at coin press; Liberty standing behind him, with left hand on his shoulder, holding scales above in right; MANILA P.I. below, 1920 in exergue.
Shafer SC-2

 

That's a very nice piece!

 

And a several coins from me.

 

And yet.

 

And yet...

 

Well I think with some info added there is basically a whole presentation in this thread.

 

Here is one of my favorite US-Philippine pieces, a silver 50 centavos coin that has toned a nice golden color.

 

Hey, I thought George was doing the presentation.....

Nice stuff guys.

 

Thank you all. I'll make sure to cite and post a link to the presentation when I get it ready.

Anyone have scans of the 1936 commemoratives in hi-grade? I had to settle for salt-water damaged versions of both pesos in my collection.

Also, one thing I came across was a note that the Philippines was the first area where the US issued smaller notes. Is that true? When did the switch from broadsheets occur in the Territories vs. on the mainland?

 

Very nice! It looks like that one spent a bit of time in the ocean - you can see where a smaller coin pressed against the obverse and protected Wilson's face. It must have been recovered fairly quickly though - the reverse has less damage than I'd expect.

I'm a fan of that So Called Dollar and lucky to own it in silver in MS-61. I also have two bronze versions - one with a clean(ish) obverse and one with a clean(ish) reverse. Undamaged bronzes seem to be slightly harder to find that undamaged silver issues of the same (even though there were about 50% more bronzes made).

 

I don't know exactly when the Philippines started issuing small-size notes, but I have a small-size 2-peso gold certificate that says Series 1924, which was 4 years before the US reduced the size of its notes to the current size.

 

The early Philippine pesos also circulated in China:


Philippines Peso 1903-S with Chopmarks

 

Nice example of chopmarks. Is that your image, and can I use it for the presentation?

 

Yes, you can use it.

Enjoy.