Netherlands 1826-B 25 cents
This specimen was lot 676 in Jean Elsen list 269 (Brussels, July-August 2014), where it was offered for €70 (about US$95). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 25 cents, 1826 B, Bruxelles. Très Beau à Superbe (kingdom of the Low Countries, William I (1815-30), silver twenty-five cents of 1826, Brussels mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1817-30. The 1826-B is 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.
Recorded mintage: 7,299,121.
Specification: 4.23 g, .569 fine silver, .077 troy oz ASW, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sch-297, KM 48.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 269: Juillet-Septembre 2014, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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