Belgium 1847 10 centimes

Jean Elsen sale 110, lot 1102

This specimen was lot 1102 in Jean Elsen sale 110 (Brussels, September 2011) where it sold for € 500 (about US$806 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Royaume, Léopold Ier (1831-1865), Cu 10 centimes, 1847 sur 1837, BRAEMT F. avec point. Petit coup sur la tranche. Fleur de Coin. (Kingdom of Belgium, Leopold I (1831-65), copper ten centimes, 1847/37, BRAEMT F. with dot. Tiny rim nick, Uncirculated.)"

The SCWC shows this type for 1832-56. In 1861 it was replaced by a smaller, copper-nickel piece the size of a United States nickel. The 1847/37 is listed as more common than the regular date.

Recorded mintage: 135,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Bogaert, 346C, KM 2.1.

Source:

• Bruce, Colin R., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 5th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 110, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, s.a, 2011.

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