Belgium 1912 centime

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72144

This specimen was lot 72144 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELGIUM. Centime, 1912. PCGS MS-63 Brown Gold Shield. French legend variety. A rather deep brown and choice example, with some shimmering luster peeking through." This type was also struck in 1914 before the start of World War One. This denomination was also struck with Flemish legends (KM 77).

Recorded mintage: 2,540,000.

Specification: 2 g, copper, 16.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 76.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1901 centime, French legends
• France 1912 centime
• 1912 50 centimes
• 1912 frank, Dutch legends
• 1912 2 frank
• 1912 100 francs
• 1912 100 franken
• Coins and currency dated 1912