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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jhinton, post: 1617753, member: 24410&quot;]The series is underrated for many reasons. </p><p>First, I think they are beautiful coins with a lot of history, most do not know that they were struck in the US or that the coins struck in Manila were struck at the only US branch Mint to ever be located outside of the continental united states.</p><p>Second, When compared by the rarity of high grade, appealing coins they are a bargain at todays prices. The prices for better grade examples have steadily climbed as more and more collectors have come to discover and appreciate this series but they have a lot more potential. The market is still relatively small for the US Philippine issue but growing. If you compare the rarities of the series such as the 1906-S Peso, with rarities like the 1893-S Morgan, the prices are cheap. That said, I do not think the Philippine series will ever be as popular as series made for circulation within the continental united states.</p><p>Third, Availability does hinder the series from ever being a mainstream collectable. Many of the popular series (Morgan Dollars) are due to promotions by large dealers. There simply is not enough quality US Philippine coins for a large dealer to ever have a promotion. As much as I try, I could never stir a lot of interest in this series as it would be impossible for many collectors to even assemble high grade type sets, let alone complete sets of each denomination. The coins simply do not exist in quantity.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As far as tough dates, they can all be difficult but for me to call a date tough it needs to be a date that you simply cannot find for sale. This get more complicated if you add varieties such as the 1918-S Large S one centavo or the 1918-S Five Centavo Mule, both are extremely hard to find in problem free condition. I will list what I consider the &quot;keys&quot; for each series but believe me when I say, there are a lot of semi keys.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Half Centavo:</p><p>1905, problem free. This was a proof only issue and is available but is a killer in a problem free,higher grade condition.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One Centavo:</p><p>Most early One Centavos are difficult in mint state red</p><p>1909-S</p><p>1915-S</p><p>1918-S</p><p>1920-S</p><p>If you add the varieties it is much harder.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Five Centavos:</p><p>1916-S</p><p>1918-S</p><p>1919-S</p><p>1931-M</p><p>1932-M</p><p>1934-M</p><p>1935-M</p><p>1941-M</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ten Centavos:</p><p>1903-S</p><p>1904</p><p>1909-S</p><p>1911-S</p><p>1912-S</p><p>1914-S</p><p>1915-S</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Twenty Centavos:</p><p>1903-S</p><p>1907</p><p>1909-S</p><p>1910-S</p><p>1911-S</p><p>1915-S</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fifty Centavos:</p><p>1904</p><p>1905-S</p><p>1908-S</p><p>1909-S</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One Peso:</p><p>1904 (UNC)</p><p>1905-S</p><p>1906-S</p><p>1910-S</p><p>1911-S</p><p>1912-S</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the above coins can be found in lower grade or impaired condition, but are scarce in higher grades while some are just flat out rare in anything above AU.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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