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back1234 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 3:41 pm Another Foreign Coin that I can not decipher Here is the wording around the coin: "Vn Cvarto-De-Balboa" "Repvblica-De-Panama" Year is 1966 Need help with value of this coin and find more information Thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 3:45 pm It's a US quarter. I'm not kidding : a "quarter balboa" from Panama is the same as a "quarter dollar" in the US ; they use American currency there, but have their own coinage, which is struck by the US mint on the same blanks used for the corresponding US denominations. As such, it's worth 25 cents, & most places will probably accept it as such. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 3:52 pm KM# 11.2a 1/4 Balboa Report this Post to the Staff
back1234 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 4:26 pm So there is no value to the coin with the exception that is worth .25 cents? Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 9:41 pm Just noticed this thread... To answer your question, there is no additional value to this piece. Just like for USA coinage, Panama used to make their "dimes" (1/10 Balboa), "quarters" (cuarto Balboa) and "halves" (medio Balboa) from coin silver (90% silver content). Like the US, they discontinued the use of coin silver in the '60s. The 1966 cuarto Balboa is copper-nickel, just like the corresponding USA quarter dollar. Panama did make silver-clad medio Balboa coins through 1972, similar to the 40%-silver USA half dollars of 1965-1970. Report this Post to the Staff
artmart New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 12/26/2015 9:43 pm Thank you very much for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1063 Posts	Posted 12/27/2015 12:20 am "Vn Cvarto-De-Balboa" "Repvblica-De-Panama" They are using "u"s not "v"s, so it's "un cuarto de Balboa" which is Spanish for "a quarter of Balboa" and Republica de Panama. Report this Post to the Staff
garys64wildcat Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 01/18/2016 1:01 pm I have a couple of Panama silver. One is the quarter 1931 with 45,000 mintage and key date and a 1947 half Balboa silver both in v/f to xf condition. nice coins and a few copper. and canal zone stamps They are nice looking coins. My uncle was in the army and worked on the Canal and brought them home Report this Post to the Staff
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