U.S. Philippines Peso grading
whatshisface
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Hello again,
Last month I won an eBay auction for a 1909 S Philippines Peso. I was looking for one to go with my 1909 S/S/S (Allen 17.04b) I discovered in a group of silver dollars/crowns I purchased from the estate of a friend's father. When it arrived I examined it to discover another S/S/S (at least as far as I could tell from the PCGS CoinFacts photos...which is a pretty high degree of confidence). This one is definitely a "high details grade" coin, although there are some corrosion spots in the field on the shield/date side (nothing noticeable on the Liberty side). The no dark spots around the corroded areas, so I'm guessing some form of electrolytic cleaning process was used (?). Doesn't look whizzed or polished, but rather has the flat luster of many over dipped Morgans I've seen. The shield/date die was nearing the end of its life as the mintmark and date show noticeable DDD.
I'm not all that practiced at grading foreign coins, much less problem children like the USPI Pesos tend to be, so I'm not sure how much to downgrade for this coin. I know the photos are far from ideal (and that coin in hand is the only sure way to grade with any certainty), but ANY opinions would be welcome, as well as suggestions for publications that would assist me with learning to grade these.
Thanks again for looking, and for any pointers.
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Insider2
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I grade these just as I would any coin. Do you know where these were struck?
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MasonG
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Don't downgrade it at all. Give it an appropriate grade and describe any problems.
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ricko
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Nice looking coin and excellent pictures....Be sure to come back and let us know what grade it receives. Cheers, RickO
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The San Francisco Mint
These were minted in San Francisco. It was before the Manilla mint was opened.
Perhaps that answers your question?
Insider2 & MasonG thanks, much appreciated. Gonna send this in to ANACS or NGC before summer. I'll note my grade and see how close I am..👍
RickO,
Thanks, this is the most beautiful details coin I've ever seen. Will definitely share the end grade with the group.