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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2407881, member: 69760&quot;]Here&#039;s a 1908 Philippines Peso minted at San Francisco. It&#039;s very difficult to make out any original luster. Yet there&#039;s a considerable amount of toning. There are plenty of contact marks, as you can see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside... an interesting back story on these Pesos... during WWII in 1942, in response to the advancing Japanese army, the US Army recorded the serial numbers of Philippine&#039;s paper currency and burned what were at the treasury, loaded as much gold and silver bullion they could onto the ballasts of the USS Trout, and shipped them over to the San Francisco Mint. However, about 425 tons of silver Pesos weren&#039;t able to be loaded, especially in the rush of war. Consequently, to avoid confiscation of the remaining silver at the treasury by the Japanese, the US Army dumped 425 tons of these silver Pesos onto the floor bed of the Philippine&#039;s Caballo Bay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080271_zpsd2xdwwxq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080272_zpsckaz2xmx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080274_zpscfsxzjlb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080273_zpsh8zltjrh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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