Panama 1937 centesimo
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This specimen was lot 34438 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "PANAMA. Centesimo, 1937. Philadelphia Mint. PCGS MS-65 Brown. One of the more elite examples of the type, this staggering Gem presents deep brown surfaces with intense lustrous brilliance abounding throughout." This type was struck in modest numbers 1935 and 1937 but is not rare altho gems are scarce. The module matches the United States cent in every respect.
Recorded mintage: 200,000.
Specification: 3.11 g, bronze, 19.05 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-14.
- Altz, Charles G., and E. H. Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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