Panama 1930 1/10 balboa

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Goldberg sale 104, lot 4376
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4376 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Panama. 1/10 Balboa, 1930. Struck at the Philadelphia mint. Highest graded. NGC graded MS-66. Collection of Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints." This date is a common date of the type struck 1930-34 and 1947. It was struck in the United States using dime blanks.

Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus 20 proofs.

Specification: 2.50 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 17.9 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-10.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
  • Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
  • Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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