PANAMA 1976, 1978 proof sets. 11.39oz PURE SILVER!

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1976 & 1978 PROOF Sets -Republic of Panama In Boxes with original Certificates of authenticity. 11.3862 Ounces of Pure Silver 1976 & 1978. Both sets include the Silver (1 Balboa - 5 Balboas & 20 Balboas) coins that these 9 coin proof sets have become famous for. At the time of minting, the 20 Balboa coins were the world's largest silver coins. 1976-1978 one each (1 Balboa) .... (.925 Fine Silver w/ .7949 oz ASW each) ....total Pure Silver (1.5898) Ounces 1976-1978 one each (5 Balboas) .... (.925 Fine Silver w/ 1.0444 oz ASW each) ....total Pure Silver (2.0888) Ounces 1976-1978 one each (20 Balboas) .... (.925 Fine Silver w/ 3.8538 oz ASW each) ....total Pure Silver (7.7076) Ounces For a total of 11.3862 Troy ounces of SILVER Coins are as follows: 1978 20 Balboas (with almost 4 oz of silver) 61mm in diameter, composed of sterling silver, portraying Vasco Balboa. This is one of the largest and heaviest currently circulating sterling silver coins in the Western Hemisphere. 5 Balboas, 39mm in diameter, composed of sterling silver, portraying Belisario Porras, a political figure from 1912-1924. 1 Balboa, 38.10mm in diameter, composed of sterling silver, also portraying Vasco Balboa. 50 centesimos, portraying Fernando de Lesseps, one of the originators of the Panama Canal. 25 centesimos, portraying Justo Arosemena, a noted read more