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[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]]

Latest revision as of 09:54, 18 June 2021

Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 802

This specimen was lot 802 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €320 (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Royaume, Léopold Ier (1831-1865), Cu 5 centimes, 1853. Fleur de Coin. (kingdom of Belgium, Leopold I, 1831-65, copper five centimes of 1853. Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1833-38, 1841-42, 1847-61. In 1861, the type was replaced with a copper-nickel five centimes of smaller diameter.

Recorded mintage: 705,000.

Specification: 9.8 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 5.1, Dupriez 559.

Source:

  • 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., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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