Netherlands 1825-B 25 cents
This specimen was lot 1465 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €75 (about US$114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 25 cents, 1825 B, Bruxelles. Légère trace d'emporte-pièce sur la tranche. Superbe. (kingdom of Belgium, William I (1815-30), silver twenty-five cents of 1825, Brussels mint. Rim bump, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1817-30. The 1825-B is neither common nor rare. After Belgium obtained her independence in 1830, the mint continued striking for the new country until its closure in 2018.
Recorded mintage: 2,607,657 (502,172[2]).
Specification: 4.23 g, .569 fine silver, .077 troy oz ASW, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sch-296, KM 48.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2014, 31e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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