Tokens of Panama
Fichas de Panamá
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Tokens of Panama
by David Plowman
An illustrated, priced catalog of the tokens of Panama from the days of the California gold
rush (1849) to date. Over 400 tokens described in detail, almost all with photographs.
Many new discoveries and
tokens never before cataloged. Extensive index to make locating tokens a snap. Written in
both English and Spanish.
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Military Tokens: Panama Canal Zone
by David Plowman
An illustrated, priced catalog of the military tokens used in the Panama Canal Zone
from 1903 to 1999. Over 100 tokens described in detail, almost all with photographs.
Numerous new discoveries and
tokens never before cataloged. Extensive index to make locating tokens a snap. Written in
both English and Spanish.
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Tokens are privately issued coins used as a medium of exchange. They are issued
by private enterprises such as merchants, plantation owners or clubs. Sometimes
they may be issued by a part of the government, but in that case they are intended
for a specific use and not for the general public. An example would be the mess
hall tokens used at military bases in the Canal Zone. Tokens almost always have
a value on them, since they are used to buy and sell items.
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Military Tokens
refers to the mess, post exchange and other tokens used by the United States
military in bases in the Canal Zone.
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Panama Tokens
refers to the merchant, plantation, mining and other
tokens of Panama and the Canal Zone. An interesting subset of the Panama tokens is
the Palo Seco set
issued by the Palo Seco Leper Colony. While including this set in the
Panama tokens
catalog, I have added a
history page
to discuss these tokens in detail.
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The category Panama Name Tokens will be added in the future to cover all the
tokens from the United States and other countries outside of Panama which have the
name "Panama" on the token. This includes tokens from Panama City Florida, Panama
Oklahoma, Panama Billard Hall, Finca de Panama, etc.
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