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<p>[QUOTE="sonlarson, post: 2981225, member: 15488"]Upper is Roosevelt and Quezon. Lower is Murphy and Quezon. Mintage was 10,000 each. I don't see anything unusual but I am surprised to see in this condition without being slabbed. Weak strike is normal. If genuine those are very nice coins. My examples are in "ship wreck" condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]733561[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]733562[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Some history from my notes: </p><p>WWII the Philippines were attempting to keep the money in the National Treasury away from the Japanese. $20,000,000 in currency was burned and $2,000,000 in gold bars along with $360,000 in Silver bars were shipped to San Francisco.</p><p>The remaining Silver coins were dumped into the Caballo Bay off Corregidor Island.</p><p>The Japanese attempted to retrieve the Silver coins using Filipino and American prisoners. They were only able to get around 250,000 Pesos.</p><p>In 1945, the U.S. Navy was able to retrieve another 5,380,000 Pesos. There are still coins in the Bay today.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Weight should be 20g and diameter 35mm. Unc value $200-$350[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sonlarson, post: 2981225, member: 15488"]Upper is Roosevelt and Quezon. Lower is Murphy and Quezon. Mintage was 10,000 each. I don't see anything unusual but I am surprised to see in this condition without being slabbed. Weak strike is normal. If genuine those are very nice coins. My examples are in "ship wreck" condition. [ATTACH=full]733561[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]733562[/ATTACH] Some history from my notes: WWII the Philippines were attempting to keep the money in the National Treasury away from the Japanese. $20,000,000 in currency was burned and $2,000,000 in gold bars along with $360,000 in Silver bars were shipped to San Francisco. The remaining Silver coins were dumped into the Caballo Bay off Corregidor Island. The Japanese attempted to retrieve the Silver coins using Filipino and American prisoners. They were only able to get around 250,000 Pesos. In 1945, the U.S. Navy was able to retrieve another 5,380,000 Pesos. There are still coins in the Bay today. Weight should be 20g and diameter 35mm. Unc value $200-$350[/QUOTE]
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