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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1159696, member: 15445&quot;]The second coin is an 1885 50 Centavos de Peso which circulated in the Philippines.&nbsp; This raw coin has Alfonso XII King of Spain on the obverse.&nbsp; 1885 is apparently a frozen date that was subsequently issued in the Philippines over several years beyond 1885.&nbsp; The coin is not exceptionally rare or anything.&nbsp; However, it has a really neat edge where the words “LEY&nbsp; PATRIA&nbsp; REY ***” are raised (in relief).&nbsp; I know a little Spanish but I didn’t really understand this one because I thought LEY had something to do with silver.&nbsp; The translation according to the Internet is (KING COUNTRY LAW).&nbsp; This coin just got my attention because it looked naturally toned &amp; had a price tag that was not too far from the today’s silver value.&nbsp; I believe that the dealers were trading silver at about 29x face this last weekend!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for letting me share.&nbsp; It would be nice to see some other coins of Hungary &amp; The Spanish Philippines from you folks.&nbsp; Post em if you got em.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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