1906 Philippine/U.s 1 Peso Silver

The 1906-S peso is a classic example of why "mintage" isn't the best indicator of "rarity", because you can't tell by the mintage figure what's happened to the coins subsequently.

Shortly after these coins were minted and shipped off, the price of silver spiked; this meant that there was now more than a peso's worth of silver in them. Many were either never released for circulation or were melted down by unscrupulous folks for their silver content. When the peso was withdrawn and a new, smaller peso with lower-grade silver replaced it, the stockpile of old pesos would have included most of the surviving 1906-S coins.

This stockpile would either have been returned to America for melting down and re-minting into new pesos, melted down in the Manila mint once it opened in 1920, or lost in WWII; maybe someone more familiar with the story can say which of these actually occurred. In any event, according to Wikipedia, only about 250 1906-S pesos have survived to the present day.

oh I see. thanks SAP.
josie have you had any knowledge about 1955 Lincoln Cent?
could be their any counterfeit?
i plan to buy one auctioned at ebay Phil. for only 20 bucks! wew!
http://www.ebay.ph/viItem?ItemId=330117342278

happy mother's day Susan.
i think that's a good advise.thanks!
had requested a pics but I ain't satisfied with the reply.