Miami Valley Coin Club

August 4th meeting features Phillipines

From 1898 (You may fire when ready, Gridley) until 1946 the United States, with the exception of the brutal years of Japanese conquest during World War II, occupied the Philippine Islands. It was a checkered half century, marked in the beginning by desperate revolt and bitter warfare that matured into an understanding that independence would come. During that time, the United States issued a series of coins and paper money to support the economy of the Philippines. At our upcoming meeting at 7:00 on August 4th in the Community Room of the Town and Country Shopping, Dan Sheets will discuss the series, with an emphasis on the rare proof issues. If you would like to do some homework prior to the meeting, check out page 398 of the 2012 edition of the Redbook. Bring your own examples of Philippines coins issued under the U.S. administration to show your fellow members- should prove to be a very interesting topic.

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