1907 Peso PR65 认证号83585284, PCGS号374990

Ron Guth

The 1907 Peso is one of the great rarities in the U.S. Philippines series.  Inexplicably, this date was not included in the various editions of Lyman Allen's "U.S. / Philippine Coins" except as a footnote: "Previously no price listings were reported in this book for a 1903-S Fifty Centavos or a 1907(P) One Peso which have been known to exist for many years but no reported prices for these were forthcoming."  Nor was the Proof 1907 peso included in the late Tom Culhane's update of the Lyman book in 2012; in fact, the footnote from the previous editions was expunged.

Two Proof Philippines 1907 Pesos are known.  

The first is of the KM-168 variety, made on a planchet of the same diameter and fineness used from 1903 to 1906.  This unique example is believed to reside in a museum in the Philippines.  

The second is of the KM-172 variety (illustrated above), made on a planchet of the same diameter and fineness used from 1907 to 1912.  This unique example last appeared on the market in 2012 in the sale of the Dr. Greg Pineda Collection of Phillipines Coins and Paper Money.  Currently, it resides in a PCGS PR65 holder.