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1908 Proof Philippine Peso

Strike Type
1908 Philippines coin

Coin Details

Year
1908
Denomination
Philippines
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Philippines Peso 1903-1945
Designer
Melecio Figueroa
Mintage
500
Composition
80% Silver, 20% Copper
Weight
20g
Diameter
35mm
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$10,800
Sold
Grade
PR67
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1908 Proof Philippine Peso is a proof struck at the Philadelphia Mint for the proof sets sold to collectors from 1903 to 1908, and like all Philippine proofs it carries no mint mark. From 1907 the peso was cut to 20 grams of 80 percent silver and 35 millimeters, under the act of June 23, 1906, which set a floor of 70 percent silver for the peso; the designs did not change. San Francisco struck the reduced peso until 1912, the last regular pesos of the American period. The obverse is Melecio Figueroa's young woman in a flowing gown striking an anvil with a hammer, the smoking cone of Mount Mayon behind her, with the value above and FILIPINAS below. The reverse shows the American eagle over a striped shield, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the date. The recorded proof mintage for the year is 500. Catalogue numbers: KM-172. PCGS number 90406.

Cross References

KM-172

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