Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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PANAMA. Palo Seco Leper Colony. Aluminum 50 Centesimos Token, ND (1919). Philadelphia Mint. PCGS EF-45.
KM-Tn5; MGM-704. An incredibly difficult piece to locate, and the KEY DATE to the Palo Seco Leprosarium series, only a handful of examples are know to exist, with only 7 certified between PCGS and NGC. Nicely struck and bearing very little evidence of actual wearing, this example provides a charming representative of the type. A slightly oxidized nature to the surfaces is noted.
KM-Tn5; MGM-704. An incredibly difficult piece to locate, and the KEY DATE to the Palo Seco Leprosarium series, only a handful of examples are know to exist, with only 7 certified between PCGS and NGC. Nicely struck and bearing very little evidence of actual wearing, this example provides a charming representative of the type. A slightly oxidized nature to the surfaces is noted.
The Palo Seco Leper Colony was a medical outpost established by the United States and funded by Congress for the care of Leprosy Patients in Panama. Though leprosy was rare, the hospital cared for the ill more the better part of a century, being established in 1904 and surviving until the ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty in 1979.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500