1908 Proof Philippine Twenty Centavos

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The 1908 Proof Philippine Twenty Centavos is a proof struck at the Philadelphia Mint for the proof sets sold to collectors from 1903 to 1908, and like all Philippine proofs it carries no mint mark. From 1907 the twenty centavos was struck lighter and smaller, 4 grams of 75 percent silver about 20 millimeters across, after the act of June 23, 1906 let the Philippine government lower the weight and fineness of its silver coins; the designs did not change. The obverse is Melecio Figueroa's young woman in a flowing gown striking an anvil with a hammer, the smoking cone of Mount Mayon behind her, with the value above and FILIPINAS below. The reverse shows the American eagle over a striped shield, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the date. The recorded proof mintage for the year is 500. The 1908 proofs were the last Philippine proofs of the American period and are on the reduced standard of 1907. Catalogue numbers: KM-170. PCGS number 90327.

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KM-170