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I found this 1/4 balboa someone had used as a quarter. I traded it out and it looks like it isn't worth much $$$ but I like it just the same  I always enjoy finding darkside coins in tills.   God Bless, Brad  Moved to World Coins forum - SapEdited by soldier4Christ
12/07/2009 12:53 am
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United States
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its worth a quarter, panama's currency is pegged to the dollar 1 to 1. They even use us currency there along side their own (they dont have any paper balboas). Ones before 1966 have premium since their made of silver. I've found a 2001 and a 1963 half balboa's while searching halves.
-XoG
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12/07/2009 01:05 am
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I believe these are also minted by the US Mint? Their coins are exactly the same weight, diameter, and composition.
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United States
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I'm pretty sure that they are in fact made in the US, San Francisco I believe. Recently I found a Netherlands Antilles 25c coin in my change, I think I got it in place of a nickel.
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 United States
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This is the first one I had even seen. I pretty cool coin to me and I will def. be keeping it for my world coin collection. How many countries coins are minted in the US anyway?
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There are close to seventy different countries the US mints have made coins for in the past. The number of different coins and planchets is about 2,000. It's a fun collection and fairly inexpensive. I've completed about a dozen countries and have about 500 coins to go.
Terrell
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United States
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I remember now, my Mom got me a Panama 1/2 Balboa out of the til at her work when I was a kid (I'd guess around 1980 or so). Someone spent it as a 50c piece.
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I believe these are also minted by the US Mint? Their coins are exactly the same weight, diameter, and composition. The older Panama coins were indeed to some extent minted in the US. This particular type for example (Quarter Balboa Cu-Ni) was made by the US Mint until 1982. The later years (1983-93) and the more recent types (1996, 2001) were produced in Canada. Christian Edited by chrisild
12/09/2009 8:10 pm
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