Panama 1975 balboa
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This specimen was lot 71428 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "PANAMA. Balboa, 1975. Ottawa Mint. NGC MS-64. Struck in copper-nickel, but with a reverse of the silver issue. A well struck issue with flashy surfaces and bold details." This type was struck 1975-76 at Ottawa for Panama. Panama was one of the few countries to copy the U. S. mint practice of strikig coins using copper-nickel clad copper. The Franklin Mint used this design to strike silver and copper-nickel proofs, which were marketed to collectors.
Recorded mintage: 10,000.
Specification: 22.68 g, copper-nickel clad copper, 38.1 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-39.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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