First week with an Ace 250

[WildOutdoorAddict]

Actually I guess today would be the 8th day I've owned it, but I was MDing with RockNRollDad55 and I found this right beside a Lincoln penny..a 1944 Filipeno silver dime "Centavos"

I almost fell over.. This new hobby is awesome

 

[olekyground]

Very nice find indeed! Keep em coming!!

 

[arednecklady]

very nice!! exciting isnt it I have the same machine that I have had about the same amt of time...I am loving it! Hope you have continued success!

 

[WildOutdoorAddict]

It is exciting..and welcome arednecklady. I'm sure you will have some exciting finds with your ace 250 if you haven't already. Looks like you will find some good places by horseback...awesome

 

[HighTone]

Cool find...Hope its a rare one 4ya.

 

[Skelly607]

Sweet find!

 

[Bobbcue]

FANTASTIC FIND...

 

[WildOutdoorAddict]

Can anyone tell me if this is considered a U.S. coin or foreign?

 

[ivan salis]

the phillippines were a US owned / controlled "territory" gained from spain in the spanish american war settlement (early 1900's * era ) --the japanese invaded in 1941 about the same time as when they bombed pearl harbor * many us & filipino soldiers were trapped and captured and put on the infamous battan death march * - when the us troops returned to the phillipnes in 1944 they brought us minted coins with them like the 1944 "for phillipines use" dime made in the us mints * after WW2 the phillipines became a "indepedant nation" and was not a us territory anymore -- although for a long time afterwards there was a large us military base there -- subic bay * which was used heavily during the veitnam war --it has since closed.

offically your coin is a us minted - us territory coin * it is 750 silver --or 75% silver

 

[WildOutdoorAddict]

Thank you for the info Ivan, but now I'm really confused becasue I just received an email from a Coneca Examiner that said it is considered a foreign coin...

 

[ivan salis]

us made coins from us mints for use in the US "owed" / controlled phillipines * which was "offically" a us territory until it became a "independant nation" after WW2 ended. -- puerto rico and guam are still "us territories" and use "american money" they are not "foreign counties" -- but a territory part of america --not a state. hawaii was the same way until it was made a state in 1959.

oddly hawaii was a "independant nation" that had "foreign treaty" status with the american govt before certain american and foreign born sugar and fruit barons staged a "fake revolt" that led to the landing of us troops to protect us citizens --then they forced the hawiian king and queen to turn over power to a group lead by the sugar and fruit barons at gun point and while under " house arrest" for their "protection" -- they threated violance to anyone who "resisted" or tried to remove (rescue) the king & queen--the hawaiin royality not wanting to see their people gunnned down and knowing they could not win "gave in"

 

[g-olden years]

Thanks Ivan for cluing us in about history and coinage of that era of Phillipines and Hawaii, and for telling it like it was. Happy Hunting to all. Andi