Panama Balboa 4-Coin Collection 1947, 1961, 1966

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mike31093 Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 8:24 pm Ran across a 4-year old post showing some Balboas. Here's what I have. Lord only knows how Dad acquired them! The 1961 (lower left) is an uncirculated coin. Don't have a clue about the other three. Their pretty nice coins, though. The 2 large ones are silver. Anyone know the composition of the other two? Gotta love that helmet! Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 9:21 pm @mike, it would help to have diameters and weights for these four coins so that we can separate out the Balboas from the fractional pieces. Please add that info to this thread. Thx. Also, I recommend you looking on numista as this is my go-to website for composition questions. Here is a link to get you started: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...1966&ct=coin "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mike31093 Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 10:11 pm I can measure diameter but have no scale. Looks like I have an excuse to buy one now. Got any recommendation? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 10:17 pm At the time, the Panamanian balboa was circulating on par to the US dollar; Panamanian coins were struck in the US, to whatever the current specifications for US coins were. So, the 1966 quarter is clad, the dime and two halves are silver. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 10:50 pm Good info (as always) from @sap. You should get a scale that will read to the nearest 0.01 g. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mike31093 Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 11:30 pm I'm looking at this scale at Amazon: Fuzion Digital Milligram Scale 50g/ 0.001g Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 09/14/2023 5:10 pm @Mike31093, silver Panamanian coins have the weight and fineness on them. This is quite common for central and South American silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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