Philippines 1960 10 centavos

from the Stonecat collection

Struck at the United States mint in 1958-66, this type was accompanied by one, five, twenty-five and fifty centavos which used the old commonwealth designs but were struck in base metal. Worn specimens fill dealer junk boxes but nice uncirculated examples are hard to find, being too cheap for dealers to stock. This type superseded the old silver ten centavos of 1937-45.

Recorded mintage: 70,000,000.

Specification: 2 g, copper-nickel-zinc, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 188.

Sources:

• Altz, Charles G., and E. H. Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1965.
• Basso, Aldo P., Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines, Menlo Park, CA: 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Ganzon de Legarda, Angelita, Piloncitos to Pesos, A Brief History of Coinage in the Philippines, Manila: Bancom Development Corporation, 1976.

Link to:

• 1960 centavo
• 1964 5 centavos
• 1964 10 centavos
• 1964 25 centavos
• 1964 50 centavos
• 1964 peso, Apolinario Mabini centennial
• Coins and currency dated 1960
• return to coins of the Philippines