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New Member
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Hello guys I'm new to the here, can anybody help me with this coin, I would like to know whether this 1906S I have is authentic and its worth. Thanks Here are the pics.     |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi soulkeeper
That is an interesting coin ,very valuable if authentic !
do you have a way to weigh the coin ?
the coin looks right but weight is critical .
it should weigh 26.9568 grams it is made from 90%silver .
going by the pictures the coin looks to be in around extra fine condition and could bring as much as a couple of thousand dollars .
It will help to have a weight since that is about the only thing we can go by here for authentication purposes .
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New Member
 Philippines
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Hello Metalman, I had it weight around 29.2 grams including the plastic, carton and 4 staple wires I did not have it opened to insure that it wont get damaged and neither it was tested for the material in order not to damage the item.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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An accurate weight without the 2X2 will need to be taken .
just work carefully and handle the coin only by the edges not touching the surfaces and you should be ok .
the 2X2 looks like it could stand to be replaced by a better more stable holder anyway ,, for a coin like this one an airtite would be a good choice .
Like I said by appearances the coin looks authentic and the weight will tell a big part of the story .
Its a great coin with a mintage of only 201,000 coins its really a nice example of a fairly rare coin !.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That coin is a counterfeit.The real one has a straight serif on the "1" of 1906. This one pictured above is curved. Reference genuine 1906 date: 
Edited by 1sikevo
09/15/2008 02:26 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1 sikevo is correct ,,I missed the curved serif ,, all of the legitimate 1906-S Peso's have a straight serif on the 1 due to a die change in 1905 where both the curved and straight serifs are seen on the 1905-S coins all of the 1906-S coins were struck with the straight serif dies .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Metalman,
Serif aside, the lack of any luster plus the wash-out look of the fields doesn't look right. Plus, the stars above the shield looks a bit detailed for a VF coin.
Overall, it never looked right to me, even at first glance.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The color of the coin does not bother me ,,some of my other phillipines coins have toned very similar to this one ,, I gave the coin a grade of EF ,,I think that after looking further that the coin is an altered 1905-s , the 6 pops out a little from the rest of the numbers .
I appreciate you catching the serif , while I had the information I missed it completely .
Thanks
Metalman
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That coin is a counterfeit. Ouch. Hope you didn't pay too much for it. 
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Posted 09/15/2008 12:01 am
