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Obverse Design
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Lettering incused.
Top line "PANAMA"
Second line in a larger font "4159" (employee number).
Last line curving along the bottom edge "CONSTRUCTION CO.".
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Reverse Design
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Blank.
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Metal
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Probably Brass
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Size and Shape
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Round, but diameter unknown. Possibly 39 mm. 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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Hamlin states that this series was believed to have been used by the R.W. HEBARD
Construction Company, who apparently was an independent contractor
working on the Panama Canal.
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Numbers Issued
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Pieces known to be in collector hands include only #4159.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Source
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Hamlin's MISC-10, Asociación Numismático's ID-19.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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Tentatively attributed as an employee id check of the R.W. HEBARD
Construction Company, an independent contractor working on the Panama Canal.
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Population Count
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Known specimens are as follows:
- Check #4159 - Eugene Hamlin Collection (simulated above).
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