SAME COIN OTHERSIDE

[MAYO]

GOT THIS ON ONE OF MY TRIPS TO THE PHILLIPPNESS

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[VeeVee]

Congrats. Is this the big silver peso coin? The otherside has the US eagle crest?

[paopadd]

Here the other side of the same coin of 1903 (20 centavos )

[paopadd]

The first Seal of the Philippines, under the american Government started to exist in 1903, the image was based on the coin issued in the same year.....

[paopadd]

In 1903 Governor Taft ordered that a great seal be adopted using the design created by Melecio Figueroa for the new Filipino coinage.The seal was prepared at the order of the U.S.A. Treasury Depeartment.
The design of... Melecio Figueroa (the principal engraver at the "Casa de Moneda" ) depicted a young filipina in a long dress who remainded the classical models of art and sculpture, she was standing at near an anvil on the right hand resting on a hammer , her left hand holding a small leafy sprig, in the background is seen the smoking Mayon volcano.
The seal was surrounded by the words : " United States of America - Government of the Philippine Islands "

[VeeVee]

Oops I didn't notice there was another post showing the other side of the coin.

Thanks for the extra pictures and info Paopadd. I have one of these coins handed down from my grandfather. It's a 1907 coin.

[MAYO]

HOW HARD ARE THIS COINS TO FIND, I SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER

[VeeVee]

Hi Mayo, how did you find this coin? If you don't care about a glamorous way of acquiring one, you could always just buy one from ebay. It seems there's always one or two on ebay catering to coin collectors.

[oklahoma]

Hey Vic....These are the type coins that were dumped in the drink between Forts Hughes and Mills just prior to the May 1942 surrender, right?? If so, I suppose one could scuba dive in hopes of picking up a few strays that might still be stuck in the muck, even to this day. I have heard that such activity is strictly verboten , even on individual, recreational dives. Plucking one of these artifacts in this manner would be kinda unique, though. Cheers.

[MAYO]

I GOT THEM DURING ONE OF MY TRIPS TO THE PHILIPPINESS FROM A MAN ON CORRIGEDOR HE SAID HE FOUND THEM ON THE ISLAND

[VeeVee]

Very nice... then you have one of the real deal Corregidor coins. Mine is just a silver peso from pre-war era. It was money back then so it was in circulation.

Okla, I'm thinking it would be hard to find in the murky waters. And I'm sure the bottom of the surrounding waters are full of unexploded ordnance as well.

Mayo, if you just want an extra coin like that, you can buy them from ebay.

[rickthelibrarian]

Philippine silver coins are still relatively easy to find on eBay and other places. However, the price of silver has driven their worth up considerably. The earlier peso coins are slightly bigger and contain more silver than the later ones. IIRC, the silver peso coins were discontinued after 1912. Large numbers of them were stored in banks in Manila up until 1941, when they were mostly moved to Corregidor.

I have a pretty good collection from years back. Maybe I can post some pictures of some of it at some point. I found a coin dealer in the Philippines many years ago that had them for a really good price.

[galahad143]

A 1906 of the same coin is worth $2,000+ because of scarcity. The mint in San Francisco struck the 1906 coin to be sent to the Philippines when the ship carrying it was recalled due to silver shortage. The coins were melted and used for other purposes. Only a few coins escaped destruction, so if you find a 1906, its more valuable than the current price of a gold coin.

[faustino]

The 1906 are so rare because I have a treasure chest full of them!

I can dream can't I?

It sucks.... I have a beautiful 1903 Peso that is worth about $60 and a slightly less beautiful 1907 that is worth about $35.
I can't complain.... think I only payed $4 or $5 each about 8 years ago.