1916 (S) Philippine Five Centavos

Coin Details

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. The U.S. Mint produced 300,000 examples. The obverse features a male figure seated beside a hammer and anvil, while the reverse displays an eagle above a shield. Designed by Melecio Figueroa. Struck in copper-nickel. Cataloged as PCGS #90195. The Philippine Five Centavos followed the same design family as other Philippine denominations, struck at the Manila Mint (M mintmark), San Francisco (S), and Denver (D). Pre-war Manila Mint strikes are less common in high grade than U.S.-struck wartime issues.