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PCGS Number: 512190 Coin Date: 1916-S Denomination (Short): 20c Denomination (Long): 20 Centavos Variety: U.S. Philippines, Tilted 6 Variety 2: Allen 11.12a, FS-301 Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: Silver Mintage: 1,435,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: U.S. Philippines Coinage Coinage Years: 1907-1929 Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 20 Fineness: 0.75 Weight (Grams): 4 Weight (Ounces): 0.14 Designer: Melico Figueroa Edge: Reeded 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. General Notes: The numeral 6 in the date is out of normal alignment, appearing to tilt to the left. Two die varieties exist for the 1916-S ten-centavo coin. One has a straighter numeral 6 in the date. The other, traditionally thought to be scarcer, has a tilted 6. This was made in the era of hand-worked dies, where a mint technician would punch numerals and other elements into the working dies for coinage, which could result in discrepancies. Check your 1916-S twenty-centavos; even those that are slabbed might not be correctly attributed by variety. PCGS #: 512190 NGC ID: 2C9B
