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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3740887, member: 112"]There is one more mint mark, a P with an A above it, but it's very unlikely anyone will ever have need of knowing that. Ya see, the mint of Panama is even known as the "forgotten mint". But if you should ever find such a coin, well, know that you have indeed found something worthy of special note !</p><p><br /></p><p>For many years it was considered by many, most even, to be a myth. But it was no myth, it existed, it's just not well known. The Panama Mint only operated for a few years, it began minting in 1580 and if memory serves after 1585 it was over and done with. But they did indeed mint coins, maravedi, and 1, 2, 3 and 4 reales. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was mentioned and talked about in several books on the subject, and various coins found over the years were thought to be either forgeries or fantasy coins by most because the mint's very existence had never been really proved in the eyes of most folks. But in 2005 the definitive reference on the subject was written by Jorge A. Proctor - "The Forgotten Mint of Colonial Panama". But there are few who have even heard of the book ! Partially because only 150 copies were ever printed and sold, but I happen to have one which is why I know of it. And I only know of it because of Dan Sedwick - he was Jorge's mentor.</p><p><br /></p><p>To my knowledge there's little online about this subject, or at least that used to be the case. It's been some years since I checked - there may be more now. Used to be you couldn't even find pictures of the coins, let alone anything else. But as knowledge is shared and grows, hopefully that will change.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3740887, member: 112"]There is one more mint mark, a P with an A above it, but it's very unlikely anyone will ever have need of knowing that. Ya see, the mint of Panama is even known as the "forgotten mint". But if you should ever find such a coin, well, know that you have indeed found something worthy of special note ! For many years it was considered by many, most even, to be a myth. But it was no myth, it existed, it's just not well known. The Panama Mint only operated for a few years, it began minting in 1580 and if memory serves after 1585 it was over and done with. But they did indeed mint coins, maravedi, and 1, 2, 3 and 4 reales. It was mentioned and talked about in several books on the subject, and various coins found over the years were thought to be either forgeries or fantasy coins by most because the mint's very existence had never been really proved in the eyes of most folks. But in 2005 the definitive reference on the subject was written by Jorge A. Proctor - "The Forgotten Mint of Colonial Panama". But there are few who have even heard of the book ! Partially because only 150 copies were ever printed and sold, but I happen to have one which is why I know of it. And I only know of it because of Dan Sedwick - he was Jorge's mentor. To my knowledge there's little online about this subject, or at least that used to be the case. It's been some years since I checked - there may be more now. Used to be you couldn't even find pictures of the coins, let alone anything else. But as knowledge is shared and grows, hopefully that will change.[/QUOTE]
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