Belgium 1844 franc
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This specimen was lot 13026 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $3,819. The catalog description[1] noted, "BELGIUM. Franc, 1844. NGC PROOF-67. Wide reeding. Toned with cobalt highlight coloring on obverse and periphery of reverse." This type was struck 1833-35 and 1838-44 at the Brussels mint. The specification matches the French franc of Louis Philippe.
Recorded mintage: 2,196,000 for 1843-44.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .144 troy oz ASW, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-7.1; Eeckhout-NFB-84.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
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