1916 Philippine Five Centavos
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About This Coin
The 1916 Philippine Five Centavos is a United States cent from the Philippines Five Centavos 1903-1945 series — 6th of 25 years in the series. In 1916, coins were struck at the San Francisco Mint with a combined mintage of 300,000. This represents the lowest annual mintage in the entire series, below the series median of 1 million. The obverse features a male figure seated beside a hammer and 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 copper-nickel. A notable auction result reached $10K in MS66+ grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Melecio Figueroa.