Cool 50 Cent piece

[eu4ia]

This caught me off guard. 6" deep in a 60 yr old middle school yard. 1944 silver. It's a keeper!

 

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[bobby5]

I have never seen one of those.

 

[Argentium]

That's a nice find - likely brought back by a G.I. serving in the vicinity - The Philippines were under U.S. sovereignty after the Spanish,
American War - so coinage was produced that was exchangeable for and compatible with U.S. coinage from 1903 -1945.
(* thanks to the "Red Book " of U.S. coins for the info. massively paraphrased here )

 

[wkrp43]

Nice recovery

 

[eu4ia]

That's a nice find - likely brought back by a G.I. serving in the vicinity - The Philippines were under U.S. sovereignty after the Spanish, American War - so coinage was produced that was exchangeable for and compatible with U.S. coinage from 1903 -1945. (* thanks to the "Red Book " of U.S. coins for the info. massively paraphrased here )

Yes, I had to read up on the info about the coin. Pretty interesting. I didn't even think about a G.I. bring it back with them.

 

[eu4ia]

I have never seen one of those.

Neither have I. I was a little confused at first.

 

[eu4ia]

Nice recovery

Thank you

 

[jewelerguy]

cool find. here's an interesting historical side note for the US/Philippine silver coins... Millions in Silver Coins Dumped in Manila Bay to Keep it from the Japanese - Yahoo Voices - voices.yahoo.com

 

[nleet22]

awesome find I want one

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Very unique find !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[cooper1841]

Every time I find odd coins like that at a school yard, I think, "lost show and tell" object. I have found, Chinese, and British.

 

[treblehunter]

Cool recovery, here is a link to your coin, you have to scroll down and click on the coin
1944 S USA-PHIL 50C MS Numismatic Values, Auction Figures and More | Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty Numismatic Values | NGC Coin Explorer

 

[park pirate]

Nice coin..

 

[stewielouie]

Thats a nice looking coin, when I first looked at it I was thinking WTH is that.. lol Congrats!

 

[Ifoundit69]

Nice score , bet that was a nice surprize !

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Wow! Never saw one of those before! Congrats!

 

[Stripeythecrab]

Those Philippine issues are great! They're probably the most overlooked of all US coinage. I've never found one in the ground, but I buy them all the time in miscellaneous foreign bins at coin shows. Fun fact: Did you know that the Manila mint was the only US branch mint outside the country?

 

[eu4ia]

Those Philippine issues are great! They're probably the most overlooked of all US coinage. I've never found one in the ground, but I buy them all the time in miscellaneous foreign bins at coin shows. Fun fact: Did you know that the Manila mint was the only US branch mint outside the country?

" Fun fact: Did you know that the Manila mint was the only US branch mint outside the country?"
I had no idea these even existed. Not only is detecting addicting, it's educational.

 

[eu4ia]

Nice score , bet that was a nice surprize !

Yes it was. Fun too!