Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 1195. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PANAMA. AV Proof 500 Balboas (42.20 gm). Franklin mint. Dated 1975. VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA DESCUBRIDOR DEL PACIFICO, Balboa kneeling facing, slightly right, raisig sword by blade and holding banner / REPUBLICA DE PANAMA, state coat-of-arms, draped by Panamanian flags, and surmounted by eagle standing facing with outstretched wings, head right, holding banner inscribed PRO MUNDI BENEFICIO; arch of nine stars above; FM monogram (mint) below shield; 900/1000 ORO FINO / 500 BALBOAS in exergue. Friedberg 2; KM 42. Mint State, lacquered. ($400)

From the Charles E. Weber Collection.