Belgium 1901 10 centimes KM-42
This specimen was lot 71118 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "BELGIUM. 10 Centimes, 1901. Leopold II. NGC MS-65. A boldly struck, Gem quality coin with soft metallic toning." Ten centimes were also struck in 1901 with Dutch legends (KM 43) and with a central hole (KM 48).
Recorded mintage: 551,000.
Specifications: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-42.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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