Holed 2 Reales Pillar coins used as 'Wedding shaker'

Hi guys. I hope someone here can help me decide what to do with this piece, and tell me the value, too. I bought this piece in 2007 in northern Philippines from a native woman. They used 2 reales coins to make a musical instrument they call a 'wedding shaker'. edited I don't know the coin values. Should I remove the coins from the string? I really don't want to do that because I find this really unique.



I have posted close up photos of the individual coins on this site http://s1183.photobucket.com/albums/x479/coinhunk/.

The coins are the following:[FONT=&amp]-- all 2 Reales coins, except for 1 piece 1 real coin.[/FONT] [FONT=&amp]1773 Mexico FM (Inverted), Carolus III[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]1779 Potosi PR, Carolus III[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]1807 Limae JP, Carolus IIII[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]1785 Limae MI, Carolus III [/FONT][FONT=&amp]– is this MI or MJ?[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]17[/FONT][FONT=&amp]9[/FONT][FONT=&amp]7 Limae IJ, Carolus IIII [/FONT][FONT=&amp]– holed directly on ‘9’ but tail indicates it’s a ‘9’[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]1787 Mexico FM, Carolus III[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]1813 [/FONT][FONT=&amp]Potosi[/FONT][FONT=&amp] FJ, Ferdin VII [/FONT][FONT=&amp]– Mintmark is worn but lower silhouette says so[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]18???[/FONT][FONT=&amp] - extremely worn, date has silhouette, a few details on back remaining. For bullion. [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]1801 Mexico FT, Carolus IIII[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]17[/FONT][FONT=&amp]8[/FONT][FONT=&amp]1 Mexico FF, Carolus III [/FONT][FONT=&amp]– holed directly on ‘8’ but there are no other dates with last number ‘1’ and FF assayer, thus, it must be 1781.[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]1780 Limae MI, Carolus III[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]1786 Mexico FM, Carolus III[/FONT]
[COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1816 [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#C00000][FONT=&amp][COLOR=#000000]Santiago[/COLOR] [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]FJ, Ferdin VII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1797 Mexico FM, Carolus IIII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1779 Mexico FF, Carolus III[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1794 Limae IJ, Carolus IIII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]180[/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#C00000][FONT=&amp]0[/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp] or 1801 Mo FM, Carolus IIII [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]– last digit is worn, either an 1800 or 1801[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1794 Limae IJ, Carolus IIII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1807 Limae JP, Carolus IIII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1793 Limae IJ, Carolus IIII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1774 Mexico FM, Carolus III[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1797 Mexico FM, Carolus IIII [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]– 1 REAL. The only 1 Real coin in the group.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
[B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=&amp]1818 Limae JP, Ferdin VII[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]

thank you guys. Hope to hear from you.

 

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Individual holed coins don't have great value unless they're otherwise of great value without the hole. I'd offer it for sale as-is, for what it is.

 

Hi guys. I showed the coins to a jewelry and coin shop and the coins turn out to be all silver, and they didn't question the make of the coins. I believe the make of the coins are genuine, too, as I have collected some pillar coins and got some experience with the design. The piece is from a family heirloom and in that part of the country where it came from, the natives neither have knowledge about coins nor tools to even make counterfeits. They value everything for their silver or gold, and they sell everything as is - silver and gold. Just don't know what to do with them. Anyway, I'll just get rid of them at silver value perhaps.

 

there are a lot of those here in the philippines. lots of goods coins have been ruined by people here turning them into jewellry and stuff