have a gold coin i need to identify and find out what its worth. anyone familiar with these coins, send me your email, ill e picture back. wendell
What I know: This is not an 1101-dated coin. Anything minted during that time-frame would have been much more crude. If I read it correctly, the legend says, "Un Peso Sagrado Verdadero", which is Spanish for "One Sacred, True Peso". What I suspect: This probably isn't a coin at all; it is more likely a token. It's also possible that it could be a weight (peso literally means weight). This piece was probably minted during the last half of the 20th century, judging by the artistic style. I see nothing in the single image to lead me to believe that it is Philippine. It's far more likely that a coin minted in the Philippines during that time period would have legends in Tagalog; Spanish fell out of use there rather quickly after the US took over. We'd really need to see an image of the other side to get a better idea of what it is, and if the images were larger, that would help. Also, what size is this piece?
Does it have Saint Joseph on the other side ? I've seen others like that. It's a religious medal; apparently these pieces, with St. Joseph and crossed keys, are popular in the Philippines, where they're known as "anting anting" (religious charm). "1101" is not the year of minting; I think is there to try to fool people into thinking it's really old. It's not made of gold either. It might worth about $5.
excellent information! thanx so much. my girlfriend collects coins for fun here in the philippines and had someone wanting to sell her this "coin". thats the only picture we have, it was emailed to us. i enjoy learning the history behind coins here, once i get a decent camera ill post some pictures of coins we get. wendell
