½ Balboa

Features

Issuer	Panama
Period	Republic (1903-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1973-1993
Value	½ Balboa ½ PAB = USD 0.50
Currency	Balboa (1904-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel clad copper (Cladding: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel; Core: 100% Copper)
Weight	11.34 g
Diameter	30.61 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2621
References	KM# 12b Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Coat of arms with 9 stars above. Name of the country above, wreath and date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPVBLICA DE PANAMA
*********
PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO
1975

Translation:
Republic of Panama
For the Benefit of the World

Reverse

Armoured bust with helmet of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left surrounded by value in letters and wreath. The bust touches the rim below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: · MEDIO · BALBOA ·

Translation: Half Balboa

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)
	United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date)
	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

Balboa was a Spaniard, first European who crossed the Isthmus, reached the Pacific by land and discovered the Perlas Archipelago (1513). The 9 stars represent the 9 provinces of the country at that time (there are now 10).

Since its separation from Colombia in 1903, Panama has used the United States Dollar. These coins have the same specifications as the United States Half Dollar and circulated alongside it.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1973	17 000					$ 4.00	Proof; San Francisco Mint	4%
1973	1 000 000	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.30			San Francisco Mint	26%
1974	18 000					$ 3.80	Proof; San Francisco Mint	4%
1975	1 200 000	$ 0.34	$ 1.10	$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 1.70	Denver and San Francisco Mints	27%
1979	1 000 000	$ 0.38	$ 1.10	$ 2.20			Philadelphia Mint	19%
1980	400 000	$ 0.81	$ 0.98	$ 1.80			Philadelphia Mint	18%
1982	400 000	$ 1.30	$ 1.30	$ 1.50	$ 2.00	$ 8.10	Philadelphia Mint	25%
1983	1 850 000		$ 0.59				Royal Canadian Mint	7%
1986	200 000						Royal Canadian Mint	4%
1993	600 000			$ 2.60			Royal Canadian Mint	9%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2017 January 4 - 9 FUN US Coins Signature Auction - Fort Lauderdale 1251 Lot 6175	4 Jan 2017	1982 – Philadelphia Mint	UNC (NGC MS-65; Struck Over 1982 S USA Proof Half Dolla)	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions 2006 January (HWCA) New York Signature Auction 397 Lot 14370	9 Jan 2006	1982 – Philadelphia Mint	UNC (NGC MS-66; Struck over 1978 USA Half Dollar)	USD 1725.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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