Owner Comments:
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 500
Designer: Melicio Figueroa
Engraver: Charles Barber
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 4.0000g
ASW: 0.0964oz
Melt Value: $1.50 (1/16/2019)
Diameter: 20mm
Edge: Reeded
The obverse and reverse designs of the 1907 through 1929 Twenty Centavos are the same as the 1903 through 1906 Twenty Centavos. In 1907 a rise in the price of silver forced the reduction of the fineness and weight for all Philippine silver issues. The silver Twenty Centavos was reduced in fineness from .900 silver, 5.385 Grams to .750 silver, 4.0 Grams, and the diameter was reduced from 23 mm to 20 mm. Business strikes of the reduced size and weight Twenty Centavos were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1907, the San Francisco Mint from 1907 through 1919, and the Manila Mint from 1920 through 1929. Proof reduced size and weight Twenty Centavos were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1908. The 1908 Twenty Centavos is a PROOF ONLY ISSUE with a mintage of 500 coins
Carefully preserved with faint multi-hued iridescent tone on both sides. Only surpassed in grade by six pieces (all PROOF-67) at either NGC or PCGS.
NGC Population: 14/1 (1/16/2019)
PCGS Population: 17/5 (1/16/2019)
Combined NGC/PCGS Population: 31/6 (1/16/2019)