Belgium 1927 25 centimes

from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46066

This specimen was lot 46066 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELGIUM. 25 Centimes, 1927. Brussels Mint. Albert I. PCGS MS-66. Legend in French. From the Dr. Michael Vale Collection." This type was struck 1913 and 1920-29. This date is worthless in all grades. Numista mentions a 1927/3 overdate, which is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 8,800,000 plus 3,799,000 with Dutch text (KM 69).

Specification: 6.5 g, copper-nickel, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-68.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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• 1926 10 centimes, French legend
• 1930 10 centimes
• 1930 10 francs, centennial of Belgian independence, Belgique
• 1930 10 francs, centennial of Belgian independence, Belgie
• 1942 25 cents, BELGIQUE-BELGIE
• Coins and currency dated 1927