1 Centavo

Features

Issuer	Philippines
Ruling authority	Insular Government (1901-1935)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1903-1936
Value	1 Centavo (0.01)
Currency	Peso (1857-1967)
Composition	Bronze (95% Copper, 5% Zinc and Tin)
Weight	5.3 g
Diameter	24.8 mm
Thickness	1.45 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 6696
References	KM# 163 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 2 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Series: 1903 series

Obverse

Seated man with hammer and anvil facing right, smoking volcano at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE CENTAVO
FILIPINAS

Translation: Philippines.

Designers: Melicio Figueroa, Charles Barber

Reverse

Eagle with spread wings above shield.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
· 1908 ·

Designers: Melicio Figueroa, Charles Barber

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Manila, Philippines (1728-1889, 1920-1922, 1925-1940)
	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
M	Manila, Philippines (1728-1889, 1920-1922, 1925-1940)
S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

Small (common) versus large S (variant)

Though SCWC gives mass 4.7 g, the direct measurements are 5.3 g. This coin also has overdate varieties on multiple years such as 1908, 1917, 1930, 1933, and 1938

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1903	10 790 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.49	$ 0.81	$ 3.20	$ 6.40	$ 7.60	$ 32		14%
1903	2 558							$ 210	Proof	0.8%
1904	17 050 000	$ 0.38	$ 0.85	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 3.70	$ 15			15%
1904	1 355							$ 310	Proof	0.4%
1905	10 000 000		$ 1.10	$ 1.70	$ 2.90	$ 3.60	$ 18	$ 120		12%
1905	471							$ 560	Proof	0.3%
1906	500								Proof	0.3%
1908	500							$ 480	Proof; without mintmark	0.4%
1908 S	2 187 000			$ 5.00	$ 6.30	$ 8.00	$ 98	$ 450		4%
1909 S	1 737 612							$ 370		3%
1910 S	2 700 000									4%
1911 S	4 803 800				$ 5.10			$ 210		7%
1912 S	3 001 000									5%
1913 S	5 000 000							$ 620		6%
1914 S	5 000 000				$ 5.70			$ 100		7%
1915 S	2 500 000	$ 0.27								1.9%
1916 S	4 330 000			$ 7.90						4%
1917 S	7 070 000		$ 1.10	$ 2.70			$ 330			7%
1918 S									large "S"; variant; see comments	0.7%
1918 S	11 660 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.22	$ 1.10	$ 1.50				small "s"; common; see comments	10%
1919 S	4 540 000				$ 1.90	$ 3.30				6%
1920	3 552 000								Manila Mint	5%
1920 S	2 500 000									3%
1921	7 283 000	$ 0.38	$ 1.40	$ 3.80	$ 4.10				Manila Mint	8%
1922	3 519 000			$ 0.81	$ 0.97				Manila Mint	6%
1925 M	9 332 000	$ 0.55			$ 2.10	$ 3.40				9%
1926 M	9 000 000				$ 4.50	$ 4.90				9%
1927 M	9 270 000	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	$ 4.50	$ 4.50	$ 4.50			11%
1928 M	9 150 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.51	$ 1.10	$ 5.70			$ 520		11%
1929 M	5 657 000		$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 3.70					7%
1930 M	5 577 000	$ 0.27			$ 1.90					8%
1931 M	5 659 000	$ 0.07	$ 2.50	$ 2.50	$ 2.50	$ 6.70	$ 16	$ 78		10%
1932 M	4 000 000	$ 0.64	$ 2.30							6%
1933 M	8 393 000	$ 0.25			$ 3.70			$ 170		13%
1934 M	3 179 000									6%
1936 M	17 455 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.38	$ 1.50	$ 1.50			$ 52		14%

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	Katz Auction 94 Lot 2048	30 Aug 2023	1903	AU	USD 10.27 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232301 Lot 61714	29 Dec 2022	1903 – Proof	UNC (PCGS PR64 Brown)	USD 192.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232225 Lot 64608	16 Jun 2022	1903 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR65 Brown)	USD 264.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232138 Lot 64551	22 Sep 2021	1903 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR64 Red and Brown)	USD 552.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232231 Lot 61496	28 Jul 2022	1904	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231949 Lot 61356	5 Dec 2019	1904	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232302 Lot 62651	5 Jan 2023	1904 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR64 Red and Brown)	USD 288.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232225 Lot 64609	16 Jun 2022	1904 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR65 Brown)	USD 288.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232003 Lot 63374	16 Jan 2020	1904 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR65 Brown)	USD 216.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231929 Lot 63352	18 Jul 2019	1904 – Proof	UNC (PCGS PR65 Red and Brown)	USD 384.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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