Netherlands 1825-B 5 cents
This specimen was lot 1062 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €75 (about US$120 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 5 cents, 1825 B, Bruxelles. Très Beau. (Belgium, kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-30), silver five cents of 1825, Brussels mint. Very fine.)"
This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1818-28. The 1825-B is fairly common. After Belgium obtained her independence in 1830, the Brussels mint continued striking for the new country while the Utrecht mint operates to this day for the Dutch government. When the denomination was resumed in 1848, the fineness was raised to .640 and the weight reduced to 0.68 g.
Recorded mintage: 900,012.
Specification: 0.84 g, .569 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sch-318, KM 52.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 121, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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