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Darien Gold Mining Company 50c (ca 1894-1903), 2nd Series.


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in Panama Tokens (currently in collection)
Panama. 50c token.  This is from the second series, no date, but ca 1894 to 1903.  Series one was issued in 1894, and series three undated, believed struck 1903.  The obverse shows a gold miner with a shovel and pick with a scenic background.  The legend reads The Darien Gold Mining Company Limited.  The reverse has 50c in the center with the legend reading Para Simplificar Las Cuentas and below the 50c Nadamas (to simply accounting, nothing more).  Brass, 8 sided (octagon).  Size is 31 at all areas and 33 mm at the diagonal corner tips.  Weight is 8.53 grams.  Listed in Rulau as#Dar 6; Asociation Numismatico  #F280.

Provenance:

  • Jerry Schimmel Auction; December 2, 1990, Sale #23, lot #422

Item record created Feb. 14, 2010.
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