what is a one centavo ? - SOLVED

[detector dave]

Found this coin at a school today. on the front it says United States of America 1944 and on the back it says, one centavo filipinas. what is it?

 

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Re: what is a one centavo ?

It's a coin struck by the U.S. Mint for circulation in the Philippines, at that time a commonwealth of the U.S.

More info can be found at the link posted by Montana Jim in response to your duplicate listing for this coin:

http://www.coinsite.com/content/faq/Philippines.asp