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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JGusta77, post: 2104523, member: 72819&quot;]Hello, I&#039;ve enjoyed looking at all these great Panamanians! I&#039;ve been collecting for about a year and have settled on mainly European and Latin American silver crowns for the variety and beauty in the designs. </p><p><br /></p><p>I very recently purchased the 1904 50 Centesimos (I&#039;ve been looking for one of these) and 1966 Balboa pictured below and have some rookie questions about the 50 Cent piece. Krause states that the diameter of the 1904 should be 38.1mm since these were supposedly struck on U.S.. dollar blanks. However, I&#039;ve also seen 37mm, 36mm, and 35.7mm noted on other online references and listings. My 1904 below is clearly not 38.1 when compared to the 1966. The coin is slabbed so I can&#039;t measure its diameter but it appears to be at least 36mm or smaller. Is Krause just wrong here? Does anyone own a 38.1mm version, or 37mm? The differences in size seem odd to me given these were minted at a time when silver content was very important.</p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate any input. I&#039;m new around here so please let me know if this is the right place to ask this or if I should be starting a new thread. Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]396402[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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