Belgium 1848 25 francs

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40018

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40018 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,702. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELGIUM. 25 Francs, 1848. NGC MS-63." This scarce type was struck 1848-50. In 1865, Belgium resumed striking twenty francs and this denomination was abandoned.

Recorded mintage: 321,000.

Specification: 7.91 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-405; KM-13.1.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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