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1947-S Philippines MacArthur 50 Centavos....

HallcoHallco Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I have wanted a colorfully toned example of this coin for a long time. This is the seller's photo cropped from an Instagram post I recently saw. I inquired if it was for sale....agreed to a price and am looking forward to seeing it in hand. It's not going to appeal to everyone, but I'm really excited to add this to my "humble" non-US coin collection:

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,850 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There are some attractive 1947-s Peso and 50 Centavo coins out there. Some were placed Wayte Raymond holders and can have attractive toning.

    I sort of wonder about the surviving population of these. The 1936 3 coin commem set is far tougher but even some of those were placed in Wayt Raymond holders as well and can be stunning. The surviving pop for the 1936 set is far more problematic due to the war.

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  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinkat said:
    There are some attractive 1947-s Peso and 50 Centavo coins out there. Some were placed Wayte Raymond holders and can have attractive toning.

    I sort of wonder about the surviving population of these. The 1936 3 coin commem set is far tougher but even some of those were placed in Wayt Raymond holders as well and can be stunning. The surviving pop for the 1936 set is far more problematic due to the war.

    Thank you for the reply and the information. I've never been all that interested in non-US coins other than a few here or there, but as I get older, that seems to be changing somewhat. I will look into the 1936 set that you mentioned.

  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,657 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hallco said:

    @coinkat said:
    There are some attractive 1947-s Peso and 50 Centavo coins out there. Some were placed Wayte Raymond holders and can have attractive toning.

    I sort of wonder about the surviving population of these. The 1936 3 coin commem set is far tougher but even some of those were placed in Wayt Raymond holders as well and can be stunning. The surviving pop for the 1936 set is far more problematic due to the war.

    Thank you for the reply and the information. I've never been all that interested in non-US coins other than a few here or there, but as I get older, that seems to be changing somewhat. I will look into the 1936 set that you mentioned.

    The 1936 Philippine commemoratives are United States coins. The reverse of each has the legend “United States of America.”

    The Philippine Islands were a commonwealth of the US until 1946.

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pretty vivid colors. It's a little too mottled for my personal taste, but I will admit that electric green/blue is pretty epic.


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