When NGC created its new "NGC Coins" filter I decided to take a fresh look at my "USA-Philippines, Complete" Registry Sets to see if I could reshuffle them to create a number one "NGC Coins" set.

When I started out my "JAA USA/Philippines Complete Collection" registry set: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=68602&Ranking=all ranked number 5 when viewed with the "All Coins" filter and number 2 when viewed with the "NGC Coins" filter. In addition to my primary "USA-Philippines, Complete" registry set I had two additional "USA-Philippines, Complete" registry sets which I used to keep track of my duplicates.

After experimenting with various scenarios I discovered that if I swapped out my PCGS 1945-S One Centavo (MS67 Red) for a NGC 1945-S One Centavo (MS66 Red) in one of my duplicate sets I could have the number 1 ranked "NGC Coins" "USA-Philippines, Complete" registry set and still keep my number 5 ranking when the set is viewed through the "All Coins" filter.

Since at least some of the PCGS coins in my "USA-Philippines, Complete" duplicate sets my now exceed the numerical grade of a comparable NGC coin in my primary "USA-Philippines, Complete" registry set the term "duplicate set" is really no longer appropriate. I have therefore changed the name of my duplicate sets to "JAA USA-Philippines, Complete Set #2" http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=142296&Ranking=all and "JAA USA-Philippines, Complete Set #3" http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=142316&Ranking=ngc

The attached picture is the PCGS 1945-S One Centavo (MS67 Red) that I moved to my "JAA USA-Philippines, Complete Set #2".

One of the unique features of the 1945-S One Centavo was that it used a special wartime brass alloy manufactured from recycled naval gun shells. For more information on the 1945-S One Centavo see my journal entry "Battlefield Brass to Brass Centavo - No Tin about it!" at: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=10706

The combined PCGS/NGC certified population for the 1945-S One Centavo in MS67 Red is 12 coins with none graded higher.

This particular specimen is a die variety (Allen # 3.06b) which has the "Base of the Last 4 Missing at the Left Side". The 2012 edition of the Allen guide book lists the highest certified grade for this die variety at MS66 making this coin unique in MS67 RED. For more information regarding this die variety and a close-up picture of the date view this coin at: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinView.aspx?sc=156146

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