Belgium 1930 10 frank
This specimen was lot 4548 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "Belgium. 10 Francs, 1930. Dutch, BELGIE. Conjoined heads of Leopold I and Leopold II. NGC graded MS-62. The Judy Cahn Collection." It was offered again in Goldberg sale 70 (Los Angeles, September 2012), where it sold for $207. This type comes with a French reverse (KM 99) and the Dutch reverse shown here. Despite a substantial mintage, the coin is scarce. Perhaps the Germans seized and melted them during the Nazi occupation. King Albert was killed in a climbing accident in 1934.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.
Specification: 17.5 g, nickel, 34 mm diameter, lettered edge, engraved by Armand Bonnetain.
Catalog reference: KM-100, Dav-55.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.
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