Is the "Panama Pill" a 1 year type?

The title says it all....and is probably a dumb question. But I am a little confused on these.

I know the 1904 2 1/2 centesimos coin is silver and called a Panama Pill. Are the later date non silver ones also referred to as this?

Just wanted to clarify this BEFORE I started calling all Panama 2 1/2 centesimos coins this.

Thanks...Mont.

 

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They are so tiny and that is why they are so hard to come by.. 1.25 grams .900 fine
400,000 mint so my guess is less than 10,000 left, maybe , ..

 

Thanks for this. While I did know they were copper-nickel, I didn't know the later ones were bigger.

I have found the 1904 Panama Pill on Numista...but can't seem to find a 1907 or later one. In fact the only way I found any info on any Panama 2 1/2 centesimos is by searching Numista for Panama Pill.

 

I have this 1975 copper-nickel. It's pretty dang small. You can see it here in a dime-sized 2x2.

 

You piqued my interest so I looked it up in Krause. They note that the 1904 is known as the "Panama Pill or Panama Pearl" and is one smallest SILVER coins. Panama also minted a small 2 1/2 Centisimos in CuNi from 1975-82 As posted above by @Hiddendragon . No diameter was listed, but based on the pictures (sometimes it's risky to make assumptions based on Krause's recent track record for accuracy) it looks to be the same size.

I guess I learned something today and it is almost Noon, so I think I earned myself a beer

 

I did get this as part of a proof set. I doubt they ever circulated.

Somehow I suspect this guy and Reagan probably had different political philosophies, however.

 

I think your right on that one. Krause lists prices for circulated pieces, but there are also a lot of lines for mint and proof specimens.

Does that earn me another beer??

 

I've had a fascination, that's were I was posted there I've got an MS version of most everything but alas always missing a few.

 

Good beer and I want to retire there!

 

So I take it the larger ones (21mm) were only minted in 1907, '16, and '29 then?

Thanks for the link. Now I know how big these are.

 

There were also some intermediate sized CuNi 2 1/2 centisimos in 1940, and the early 70's

 

I got my pill from my dealers junk silver box. he has a nicer one for $50.

 

looks a tad bashed, but hey you got one.

 

Hmm. Just won an ewwbay auction for a lot of 2 coins. One is a 1916 2 1/2 centesimo and the other is a 1929 5 centesimos. Both Panama and both US minted.

 

Here's one of mine..