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<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Palo_Seco_%281919%29_50_cents</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Palo Seco 1919 50 cents obv H3032-25592.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3032, lot 25592]]<br /> [[Image:Palo Seco 1919 50 cents rev H3032-25592.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 25592 in Heritage sale 3032 (Chicago, April 2014), where it sold for $6,462.50. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &quot;Palo Seco. Leper Colony Token 50 Cents ND (1919), XF40 NGC. An essentially unflawed example showing limited wear. Almost as rare as the Dollar denomination - 830 out of the original issue of 1,000 tokens were destroyed on September 28, 1955 - with less than fifteen examples currently known to the cataloger. From The Collection of Dr. Roger R. McFadden.&quot; Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, inspired fear and loathing among the neighbors of the unfortunates afflicted with the disease. Many countries set up colonies where sufferers could find refuge. Some, including Panama and the Canal Zone, issued coinage for those colonies so that money used there would not contaminate the neighbors. Medical advances demonstrated that Hansen's disease is only slightly contagious and it is treatable with antibiotics. The colonies were closed and their inmates released. The Palo Seco colony was closed in the fifties and the coinage used there was redeemed and destroyed. This cent was accompanied by five, ten twenty-five and fifty cents and a dollar token, all scarce to rare.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' aluminum, 30.5 mm diameter. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM-Tn5, MGM-704. <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3032,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014 <br /> <br /> ''Links to:''<br /> * [[Panama 1916 2 1/2 centesimos|1916 2½ centésimos]]<br /> * [[Palo Seco (1919) cent|(1919) cent]]<br /> * [[Palo Seco (1919) 10 cents|(1919) 10 cents]]<br /> * [[Palo Seco (1919) 25 cents|(1919) 25 cents]]<br /> * [[Palo Seco (1919) 5 cents|(1919) 5 cents]]<br /> * [[Palo Seco (1919) dollar|(1919) dollar]]<br /> * [[Panama 1931 1/4 balboa|1931 ¼ balboa]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1919]]<br /> * return to coins of [[Panama]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3032]] [[Category: Aluminum coins of the world]]</div>

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