Belgian Congo 1944 franc
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This specimen was lot 73075 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "BELGIAN CONGO. Franc, 1944. Pretoria Mint. Leopold III. PCGS MS-66. The finest graded example by PCGS, this piece displays a brassy and attractive luster and charming contact free devices. Great for those who demand on the best examples in their collections. From the Hobart Collection." Several patterns exist for this type, which was also struck 1946 and 1949. The design also appears on brass one and five franc pieces of 1944-49.
Recorded mintage: 25,000,000.
Specification: 2.48 g, brass, 19.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-26.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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