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  2. Panamanian balboa - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, Panama followed the U.S. in changing the composition of their silver coins, with copper-nickel-clad 1 ⁄ 10 and 1 ⁄ 4 balboa, and .400 fineness 1 ⁄ 2 balboa. One-balboa coins, at .900 fineness silver, were issued that year for the first time since 1947.

  3. Panama–Pacific commemorative coins - Wikipedia

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    In 1904, San Francisco merchant Rueben Hale proposed an exposition in his home city for 1915, both to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and to mark the 400th anniversary of Vasco Núñez de Balboa becoming the first European known to view the Pacific Ocean from the Americas: in phrasing then current, he discovered the Pacific.

  4. Balboa, Panama - Wikipedia

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    Until 1979, when the Canal Zone as a solely US territory was abolished under the terms of the Panama Canal Treaties, the town of Balboa was the administrative center of the Canal Zone, and remained so until midday on December 31, 1999, by which time, according to the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, the Panama Canal and all its assets and territories were fully returned to the Panamanian government.

  5. 3 Coins From the 1950s That Are Worth a Lot of Money - AOL

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    To learn more about coins from the 1950s that coin and currency collectors are excited about, GOBankingRates talked to Dr. Mike Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin and Bullion.

  6. Panama Canal Zone - Wikipedia

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    Its capital was Balboa. The Panama Canal Zone was created on November 18, 1903 from the territory of Panama; it was established with the signing of the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which allowed for the construction of the Panama Canal within the territory by the United States. The zone existed until October 1, 1979, when it was incorporated ...

  7. “The Panama Canal opened for business 110 years ago, and was built at HUGE cost to the United States in lives and treasure,” Trump claimed. Trump threatens to demand ownership of Panama Canal ...

  8. Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Wikipedia

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    The Panamanian currency is called the Balboa, and his likeness appears on the obverse of most Panamanian coins. His name is also attached to Panama City's main port, Balboa (the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal) and the Balboa District within Panamá Province to which the Pearl Islands that he discovered belong, and a Panamanian beer.

  9. 'Pawn Stars:' Why a rare coin worth six figures sold for much ...

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    On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...

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