Thread: 1909 United States-Filipinas Peso

Just found 3 1909 pesos. One side says the United States of America and the other side has a depiction of a woman striking an anvil and says one peso at the top and Filipinas at the bottom. Anybody know what these are from and if they have any value?

Howdy leafe - Welcome to the Forum !!

At the time those coins struck the Philippines were under US jurisdiction - so their coins were minted here in the US. Yes, they have a value, but value is determined by the condition of the coin. If you can post pics of the coins we can try to estimate value.

Hello Leafe.. Welcome to Coin Talk..
Really excited to see the pictures.......

I have the same coin as that guy... i saw a few people selling them not sure of the value...

what are they worth today feb. 2011?

here is a pic of mines

In low mint state grades of MS62 or so they are a few hundred dollars or so. Anything above that and they skyrocket in price. In AU58 like mine pictured below, they can sell for between $100 and $150. The very minimum at the low end of the grading scale, even if damaged they should be worth at least $15 or so just in silver melt value at today's prices.



They are really neat issues and I believe there is also a 1909-S/S/S variety which may trade for a premium.

you can find these philippne coins in the red book, my estimation on this coin , cause i cannot see the luster is probably in vf condition, maybe anef condition prices range between 8- 15$$$

oh ok, it needs to be cleaned, lol don't know how to so ill just leave it how it is...

The common dates are 1907, 1908, and 1909. Almost all of the 1907 issue are 1907-S (from San Francisco), but there have been two 1907's found with no mint mark. The 1907 (p) was minted as a trial of the new composition, and records indicate that there are more out there. If you find a 1907 without a mintmark, you should definitely consider sending it in for authentication.

There are a few Chinese fakes (typically dated 1903 or 1906) - they generally have a different tone (flatter, more grey), crude details on liberty, and are off-weight.

The coins were made from 1903-1912. 1903-1906 were type 1 (slightly larger, higher silver content). Here's a 1905 one in my collection:
http://mycoins.co/us-philippine-peso-1905-s

Originally Posted by headlessblade

oh ok, it needs to be cleaned, lol don't know how to so ill just leave it how it is...

I would not clean it - the patina looks nice, and cleaning can damage the surface of the coin (lowering its value).

Currently, it's in high VF to low EF condition (the only wear is on the chest of the eagle and liberties thigh).

right now im trying to upload some more pics of other coins i have from around the world there not worth much probably but since i got that tip on how to use my camera (macro focus) i took pics of most of them lol...ill post a thread up later

Originally Posted by illini420

In low mint state grades of MS62 or so they are a few hundred dollars or so. Anything above that and they skyrocket in price. In AU58 like mine pictured below, they can sell for between $100 and $150. The very minimum at the low end of the grading scale, even if damaged they should be worth at least $15 or so just in silver melt value at today's prices.



They are really neat issues and I believe there is also a 1909-S/S/S variety which may trade for a premium.

That's a beauty! I'm curious, how much did it set you back in AU-58?

Originally Posted by GeorgeM

That's a beauty! I'm curious, how much did it set you back in AU-58?

Thanks. I paid a bit over the market rate for that one because I thought it was a nice AU58. I paid $140 for it. I had another PCGS AU58 that I had purchased earlier for $100 that just didn't have the luster or overall eye appeal of this one. So after I bought my better one I put the other on eBay starting at 99 cents and I think I ended up getting right around $100 for it after fees, so I about broke even on that one.

Here's mine:

I think I have an AU 1907-S lying around somewhere...

Originally Posted by coinmaster1

Here's mine:

I think I have an AU 1907-S lying around somewhere...

If you do, we'd love to see it!

how much will these set of coins cost? im trying to sell them