View All 1916 Philippine Five Centavos

1916 (S) Philippine Five Centavos

Strike Type
1916 (S) Philippine Five Centavos

Coin Details

Year
1916
Denomination
Philippines
Mint Mark
S
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Philippines Five Centavos 1903-1945
Designer
Melecio Figueroa
Mintage
300,000
Composition
Copper-Nickel
Weight
3.6g
Diameter
24mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

$10,200 MS66+ 09-20-2020 Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1916 (S) Philippine Five Centavos is a cent produced at the San Francisco Mint as part of the Philippines Five Centavos 1903-1945 series. Total mintage reached 300,000. 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. Auction record: $10,200 MS66+ 09-20-2020 Heritage Auctions. Struck in copper-nickel, weighing 3.6 grams, 24 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #90195.

External References

Error Varieties

No listings found

This category doesn't have any child listings yet.