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Obverse Design
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Lettering incused.
Top line "McC. M.C."
Second line "CO."
Next line in a larger font: "3.10"" (ends in a quote mark).
Last line "PANAMA".
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Reverse Design
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Blank.
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Metal
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Brass
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Size and Shape
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Rectangle 27 mm wide by 40 mm high. Oval hole or slot at the top.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown. The Canal construction was from 1904 through 1914.
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Issurer
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McClintic-Marshall Construction Company, a supplier of steel, based in Pittsburg,
Pennsylvannia.
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Numbers Issued
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Pieces known to be in collector hands include #520, 3.10" and #3402.
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Rarity
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Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Rulau's CZ 63, Asociación Numismático's ID-21.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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The function of this piece is unknown. The number might mean 3 feet 10 inches
in which case this could have been a metal tag used to label a measured object.
Other specimens just have a number.
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Population Count
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Three specimens of this metal check in collector hands are known to me.
Recent sales include:
- Check # 520 - Auction sale on ebay on July 19, 2004 for $105.53.
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