English obverse, Spanish reverse ? ID help please

[Quimster]

Hello. I need help identifying a goldish colored coin dated 1944. I'm sorry I can't produce a pic but my scanner is down. The overall size is that of a Roosevelt dime. The front where the date is has United States of America below the rim with a small eagle, wings spread open like its sunning, standing on a shield with an oval center. The reverse has Ten Centavos on the upper part of the coin near the rim while the bottom has a 9 letter word beginning with P or F. The picture is that of a woman standing. She appears to have something like a spoon in hear hand and she is using it to stir something in a kettle or cauldron. There appears there might be a mountain or something in the far backround. If anyone has any leads that would be great.

Also where can someone in the Maine, NH, MA area go to have coins graded? Is it all done via mail now? Thanks in advance to everone who replies to this

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Is this the eagle?? (But this is a different date & denomination)? Panama was a U.S. protectorate up until the 70's

Or, the Philippines ("nine letters beginning with "F" in their spelling: "FILIPINAS".)

I love a good detective mystery.?

Sorry, couldn't find a 10 centavos.? ?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

This is fun!

 

[Quimster]

Thanks Charlie for solving the mystery of my coin. It looks just like the last coin listed. Your good. Thanks again!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

In case anybody is wondering ...the reason for Phiippines coins having "United States of America" and spanish words on them is that the Philippines was a US Territory until we gasve them independence in 1946.

The US Mint made Territory of the Phillipines coins from 1903 to 1945.
You can find them in the coin-collector's "red book" ..."A Gide Book of United States Coins" ...in the back part of it, under the heading "Philippines Under Sovereignty of the US."

The 10-centavos coin is silver ...though apparently the silver is alloyed with about 10% of some other metal (probably nickel) which gives the alloyed silver a somewhat "yellow-ish" color.

I know because waaay back when I was a kid I found one of the 1944 ten-centavo "Filipinas" United States of America coins while playing in a friend's yard ....and got curious enough to find out what it was.

Regards,
TheCannonballGuy