6) RARE ANTIQUE 22K PHILIPPINE
AND MEXICAN GOLD COIN JEWELRY SET (PENDANT, EARRINGS, AND RING)
COMPOSED OF: Spanish 22K PESO gold coins from the Philippines, earrings
and coin pendant in bezel. The pendant is a large coin is a 4 Peso
gold Coin, and its diameter is approx. 20mm. The obverse features
Queen Isabella II (b1830-d1904) of Spain. The Spanish legend ISABEL
2 + POR LA G. DE DIOS Y LA CONST (Isabella II By The Grace of God
and the Constitution). The date 1868 is below the bust. The reverse
has the Spanish royal arms flanked by the denomination 4 P. Above
the arms is the Spanish legend REINA DE LAS ESPAÑAS (Queen
of the Spains) and below is FILIPINAS (Philippines). The 4 pesos
gold coin, without the bezel, weighs 6.77 grams.
The earrings are 1 Peso gold coins, also from the 1800s, although
I cannot read the entire date. They are in very nice condition and
ready for wearing. These are RARE antique gold coins from Spanish
colonial days in the Philippines. Each peso gold coin weighs 1.69
grams, without the bezel.
The ring is is a 22K gold dos y medio Mexican coin, 1945, in very
good condition. It is set in 14 K gold setting, and is approx. size
6; it is sizeable. The ring weighs 4.6 grams. One side, as you can
see, says, "DOS Y MEDIO PESOS 1945." Although it's hard
to read, the other side says, "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS,"
and also bears the traditional eagle with a rattlesnake on top of
a cactus. Almost dime sized, it's 90% gold, with an actual gold
content of 0.0602 ounces.
The earring, pendant and ring all weigh 18.2 grams of 22k gold.
The entire set of 22K gold pendant, earrings, and ring is $1,200
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