Need real world value for Philippine coin
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I know there are a few members here who actively collect US Phil coins. I need the real value, as compared to Krause value, for a 1903 Peso U.S. PHIL PCGS AU58. Thanks.
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She's a beauty alright!
In MS63, the 03 Peso goes for around $300-400, so I would guess this nice example would fetch over $100.
AU = $65.00
MS60 = $160.00
Nice coin!
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Don
Let's see how close i am!
<< <i>I bought a 1905-S in an ANACS AU50 slab for $75 at the last FUN show I attended (actually, the last time I saw you, Shroomdude). >>
That's a fair price! The 05-S is a semi-key. Very hard to find in UNC. Now the killer question ..... is it a curved or straight serif? There were two dies used for the 05-S. Look at the 1 in the date. Is the top stroke of the 1 curved (like ajaan's) or does it go straight down? The latter is rarer and commands a premium. I sold an EF45 straight serif a few years ago for $100.
Curved Serif
Straight Serif
I think Cladiator bought the coin from me.
When the dealer I bought it from said 75 bucks, I whipped my wallet out like a gunslinger.
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Don
Let's see how NGC does against your PCGS bag boy!
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But that's for a run of the mill 1903 in AU, so figure AU 55. This is AU 58, a tad better, and a heck of a nice coin to look at. I'd say $130 would be a stretch, but not by much.
Best wishes,
Just Having Fun
Real world value for the coin? A friend in the Philippines keeps track of the auction prices realized on eBay, and here's what he told me about sales of certified 1907-S'es//
AU53 ANACS -- $20
AU58 ANACS -- $58
AU58 NGC -- $71
MS62 NGC -- $121
MS62 PCGS -- $154
MS63 PCGS -- $255
Clearly, I was waaay to rosy in my earlier estimate. These numbers are the reality. Hope they help.
Best wishes, teacher,
Just Having Fun!
But this is an 03!
BTW, Mr Fun, the teacher already sold his 03 in 58 last week for $127.
I assume the NGC currently on ebay will go for about the same.
And I just checked my friend's listing, and Ajaan's in Au 58 was the only 1903 business strike peso sold so far this year. Hey and I estimated 115 to $130, and it landed at $127. Not too shabby.
On another subject, will you be able to get together with Kakashi, Bright Young Filipina, and me, for another one of our coin nights, when I head into Manila next month?
Warm regards,
Just Having Fun
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Sure, Mr Fun. That'd be swell! Always a pleasure!!
The three hardest dates in unc (in any grade) are the 1906-S, the '12-S, with the 1911-S and 1905-S tied for third place.
In gem unc, however, the 1903 is impossible. Neither PCGS nor NGC has certified any.
Likewise for the 05-S (either variety) or the 1906-S: no gems certified. These dates are followed closely in difficulty by the 1904-S (1 gem); and the 1908-S and 1912-S for which there are two gems each. A 1912-S in MS-65 recently sold for $62K at auction.
The reason the 1904-S is so easy in unc and difficult in gem is that recently a half bag of them was found -- and all the coins were full of bag marks, making them candidates for anything from AU-58 to MS63.
Best wishes,
Just having fun, and lots of it.