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The S mintmark is larger than normal. This scarce die variety is one of the keys among Philippine coins struck under American sovereignty. It was one of the first Philippine die varieties to be included in the Guide Book of United States Coins. Lyman Allen opined that an S punch intended for fifty-centavos coinage was used on a centavo die, resulting in the larger than normal mintmark.
Obverse Description
A man is seated on a rock pedestal, his right arm on an anvil and Mt. Mayon seen in the background.ONE CENTAVO at the top periphery and FILIPINAS at the bottom.
Reverse Description
An eagle is portrayed in the center atop an American shield with 13 stars. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is written around the periphery with the date at the bottom.
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Subject: I would like to contribute catalog info to CDN for 1918-S 1c U.S. Philippines, Large S, Allen-2.16a, FS-501 MS RD
Body: Referring page: http://beta.greysheet.com/prices/item/1918-s-one-centavo-1c-red-surfaces-large-s-us-philippines-coinage/gsid/25841 GSID: 25841 Title: 1918-S 1c U.S. Philippines, Large S, Allen-2.16a, FS-501 MS RD
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