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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1410490, member: 15445"]This is a great link describing the coins of the Palo Seco Leper colony in Panama. <u>Really Good</u>.</p><p><a href="http://www.coins-of-panama.com/paloseco.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-panama.com/paloseco.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins-of-panama.com/paloseco.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, there was a Catholic church at the colony and the lepers would put coins into the collection basket. The nuns that kept the church and linens clean would also <u>clean the coins</u> in alcohol and then present them to the paymaster for U.S. currency on the colony payday. </p><p><br /></p><p>In 1952 the Palo Seco tokens were withdrawn from circulation. In 1955 most of the tokens were destroyed by the Maintenance Division in Balboa. Of the $1800.00 in tokens issued, $1492.75 were recorded as being destroyed at that time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1410490, member: 15445"]This is a great link describing the coins of the Palo Seco Leper colony in Panama. [U]Really Good[/U]. [url]http://www.coins-of-panama.com/paloseco.html[/url] Apparently, there was a Catholic church at the colony and the lepers would put coins into the collection basket. The nuns that kept the church and linens clean would also [U]clean the coins[/U] in alcohol and then present them to the paymaster for U.S. currency on the colony payday. In 1952 the Palo Seco tokens were withdrawn from circulation. In 1955 most of the tokens were destroyed by the Maintenance Division in Balboa. Of the $1800.00 in tokens issued, $1492.75 were recorded as being destroyed at that time.[/QUOTE]
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