Panama 1934 1/10 balboa
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This specimen was lot 73838 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "PANAMA. 1/10 Balboa, 1934. PCGS AU-58. A charming near-Mint example from the lowest-mintage date for this silver minor issue. Tastefully toned and quite brilliant." This is the lowest mintage of the six dates struck 1930-34 and 1947. It is not expensive in low grade but ascends rapidly in price with grade. It was struck in the United States using dime blanks.
Recorded mintage: 75,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 17.9 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-10.1.
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- 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.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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