The Balboa is the same as the US dollar. We know that US silver dollars is worth more as the Panama silver Palboa. In Panama the currency is US but there are Balboa dollar coins. Also, the silver coins in Panama are the same size as the US coins and would be worth more as the US silver coins.
Please post a new question with the coin's country of origin. The US didn't mint any $1 coins in 1982. And in any case the last US $1 coins that really contained silver were minted back in 1935.
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China began minting gold panda coins in 1982. Silver pandas started in 1983.
Trans-Panama pipeline was created in 1982.
Manny Corpas was born December 3, 1982, in Panama, Panama, Panama.
All coins come from a mint. Casino coins are sometimes solid silver.
25 cents. Panama uses US currency but mints its own coins.
Popular Action Party - Panama - was created in 1982.
There were proof sets made in 1974 and 1975 where all 8 of the coins were silver, and proof sets made during those years when none of them were silver. Assuming that your coins are in a set, check the 1 Cent coin - if it looks silver, then all the coins in the set are silver; if it looks bronze, then none of the coins in the set are silver.
Just recently with the advent of bullion coins such as the American Silver Eagle. Coins intended for circulation were never 100% silver because silver is simply too soft of a metal for coinage. They were 90% silver in American coins until 1964 for dimes, quarters and half dollars, but other than bullion coins, no coins are made of 100% silver.
1964 was the last year 90% silver coins were released for circulation. The Kennedy Half Dollar was struck in 40% silver from 1965-1969 and 1970 but the 1970 coin was not released for circulation. In 1975 & 1976 special bicentennial 40% silver collectors coins were struck and sold from the US Mint. 1982 saw a 90% silver commemorative half dollar and from 1992 to date Silver Proof sets that have 90% silver halves, quarters and dimes also have been sold from the Mint. NOTE: From 1986 to date the US has produced "American Silver Eagle" bullion coins that are 1 ounce of pure silver.