Belgium 1857 5 centimes

Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 881

This specimen was lot 881 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Royaume, Léopold Ier (1831-1865), Cu 5 centimes, 1857. Petites taches. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (kingdom of Belgium, Leopold I, 1831-65, copper five centimes of 1857, minor nicks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

In 1861, the type was replaced with a copper-nickel five centimes of smaller diameter.

Recorded mintage: 2,299,000 (a common date).

Specification: 9.8 g, bronze or copper, 28.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Bogaert 594B, KM 5.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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