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I found a 1941 dime which I believe is pure silver. On the front it has the date, a shield with something oval in the center that I cannot make out, there is an eagle standing on top of the shield and around the border is printed "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". On the back is a woman in a wispy dress standing with one leg bent up behind her and she appears to be lighting a lamp on a short table with her right hand which she's looking down at and her left arm is bent with her hand in front of her left shoulder, "TEN CENTAVOS FILIPINAS" printed around border.
Any ideas Dan? Thank's for your time.
Linda,
This is a coin of the Philippines, which at that time was a commonwealth of the U.S. so some of their coinage was made in Manilla and other coinage was minted within the U.S.
There were 2.5 million of these 10 centavos coins minted in 1941
Not considered rare, in average condition they are worth about a dollar.
Dan
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Dan Moore
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