Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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PHILIPPINES. Mint Error -- Struck 30% Off Center -- 5 Centavos, ND (1944-45). NGC MS-64.
KM-180A. Dramatically struck well off center from the flan, this dateless 5 Centavos exhibits a wide crescent of unstruck metal. Silvery white surfaces are dynamic and lustrous, presenting themselves very nicely under light. A faint champagne hue is visible throughout, demonstrating originality.
KM-180A. Dramatically struck well off center from the flan, this dateless 5 Centavos exhibits a wide crescent of unstruck metal. Silvery white surfaces are dynamic and lustrous, presenting themselves very nicely under light. A faint champagne hue is visible throughout, demonstrating originality.
Metallurgical analysis demonstrates that this piece is of nickel-brass composition. Therefore, it was struck in 1944 or 1945.
From the Alfonso Sito Garcia collection. EX: Jesus Cacho collection.
Estimate: $100 - $200