View source for Netherlands 1823-B 25 cents

[[Image:Neth 1823B 25 cents obv JElsen 121-1060.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 121, lot 1060]]
[[Image:Neth 1823B 25 cents rev JElsen 121-1060.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 1060 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €120 (about US$192 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 25 cents, 1823 B, Bruxelles. Très Beau.'' (Belgium, kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-30), silver twenty-five cents of 1823, Brussels mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1817-30. The 1823-B is neither common nor rare. After [[Belgium]] obtained her independence in 1830, the mint continued striking for the new country and is still in operation.

''Recorded mintage:'' 734,400.

''Specification:'' 4.23 g, .569 fine silver, .077 troy oz ASW, 21 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands|Sch-294]], KM 48.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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, 35<sup>e</sup> editie'', Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 121,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

''Link to:''
* [[Netherlands 1822 25 cents|1822 25 cents]]
* [[Netherlands 1823 gulden|1823 gulden]]
* [[Netherlands 1823 3 gulden|1823 3 gulden]]
* [[Netherlands 1823-B 3 gulden|1823-B 3 gulden]]
* [[Netherlands 1823 10 gulden|1823 10 gulden]]
* [[Netherlands 1824-B 25 cents|1824-B 25 cents]]
* [[Netherlands 1825 25 cents|1825 25 cents]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1823]]
* [[On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 121]]