Artifacts

1 silver peso 1902

The United States took over administration of the Philippine Islands at the end of the Spanish-American War. Philippine coins under the US administration were first issued in 1903. No USA/Philippine coins were ever minted with a “1902” date. These are privately over-struck on genuine USA/Philippined 90% silver pesos that were originally minted from 1903 to 1904. The "S" mint mark is actually tripled (S/S/S) and the "1" in the date has a straight serif. Both of these aspects are varieties found on a few other USA/Philippines pesos.