Philippines 1936 Commem 3 coin set

coinkat

hould these be considered as part of the Classic US Commem Set?

Seems these have fared better than many other coins within the classic commem set and the surviving population may not be as easy to quantify based on the historical events that transpired.

Guess the grade if you would like

coinkat

This is the 50 Centavos - 20,000 mintage - seems to be a challenge to find nice

jmlanzaf

No. They should not. Unless you want to include Phillipine centavos under cents. I look forward to people being forced to add philippines pesos to their U.S. type set.

And, damn, a U.S. 20 cent piece collection just got a WHOLE LOT bigger.

Nice PHILIPPINES coins, however.

Smudge

They are nice, clean fields pretty good eye appeal. 65. No should not be in the commem set.

illini420

To some collectors, these are just as much United States coins as the rest of the commemorative series and are collected as such.

But I can understand others who do not wish to include them in their set. Everyone should collect what they like and not worry about a list that somebody else makes for a collection.

When I did my 1909 mint set, I also included the 1909 coins of the US Philippines because they were just as much US coins as the rest to me, and I like the coins!

ricko

Collecting only becomes regimented when some authority makes rules.... until then, do as you wish.... That is the nice thing about a hobby...It is yours to do with as you please... until you enter the competitive echelons.... Then it becomes more like work. Cheers, RickO

seanq

Thanks for posting, I don't know if I've ever seen those. I love the MacArthur coins from 1947, they are often found with gorgeous toning. I could see putting together a nice short set of US / Philippines commems, but I wouldn't include them with the US Classics.

Sean Reynolds

Timbuk3

Very nice, thanks for sharing !!!

RogerB

Collect what and how you wish. they have connections to both governments although the Manila Mint was independent by then.

One thing in their favor as part of the regular US commemorative series is the absolute, utter, Frankensteinian ugliness of designs: Stephen Foster, Norfolk, South Carolina, and York County all come to mind -- and produce migraines.

coinkat

Frankensteinian... Truly a very, very funny and historically timely comment. I suspect if we turned the clock back to 1936 the folks at Universal Studios and even Boris Karloff would chuckle as much as I did. We can deal with the Mint's reaction in a different thread.

291fifth

Back in 2004 I went to the summer ANA convention to sell many coins. Included were a a gem unc. (not slabbed but all of them were probably at least MS65) set of those three coins with very attractive original toning. I thought the dealers would be jumping at the chance to buy them.

They weren't.

I eventually managed to sell them for what I originally paid for them. I wonder if demand for them is any stronger today.

coinkat

@291fifth

This thread was started in part because of another thread not too many days ago regarding the decline in values of classic commems. I posted a response suggesting that these three coins, if considered classic commems, buck the trend. For the fun of it, take a look at the numbers graded for each coin and then think about the surviving population. The numbers graded at various levels put these in a different realm than the other typical commems of the time.

While demand matters, interest can develop and change over time.

SilverProofQuarter1883

This coin reminds me of my history class about when the U.S was an empiral nation in pursuit of building an Empire. COOL COIN!!!!!!

anablep

I'm partial to Philippines issue coinage under American administration. I like your coins! MS65 each

rln_14

I am partial to many things Filipino, especially my Philippine wife

coinkat

The peso graded 65+

The 50 Centavos graded 64

Far fewer of these have been graded than other US commems of the day.