1909 Philippine Twenty Centavos

About This Coin

The 1909 Philippine Twenty Centavos is a United States cent from the Philippines Twenty Centavos 1903-1945 series — 7th of 26 years in the series. In 1909, coins were struck at the San Francisco Mint with a combined mintage of 450,000. This ranks 3rd of 5 years by total mintage, at the series median of 450,000. The obverse features a female figure standing beside an anvil and the reverse displays an eagle above a shield. Produced during the Progressive Era, when President Theodore Roosevelt championed a renaissance in American coin design that produced some of the most beautiful coins ever struck. Struck in silver. A notable auction result reached $5.6K in MS66 grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Melecio Figueroa.