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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 03-13-2005, 05:20 PM   #1 (permalink) sfeller Junior Member   Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3 Belgium Coin? Could somebody tell me about this coin? I included what the wording is on the front and back. I assume its Belgium. Any ideas if this is worth anything? Thanks. Attached Thumbnails     03-13-2005, 05:28 PM   #2 (permalink) sfeller Junior Member   Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3 in addition also has in very fine print under the "5 Cen"...."A MICHAUX"   03-13-2005, 05:39 PM   #3 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 Howdy sfeller - Welcome to the Forum !! The coin is the Belgian 5 centimes KM # 55. The only difference between it and KM # 54 is the legends are in Dutch instead of French. The coin was struck in copper/nickel and has a value ranging from 15 cents in Fine to $7 in Uncirculated. There were over 7 million of them minted. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   03-13-2005, 05:47 PM   #4 (permalink) sfeller Junior Member   Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3 You guys are good! I've had that coin for 20 or so years. Never really gave it much thought until my son got started in his coin collecting merit badge. Thanks for the quick response!   03-15-2005, 07:30 PM   #5 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 GDJMSP,the official languages of Belgium are actually French,Flemish,& German.The main difference between Dutch & Flemish is the expression of the word for 'Kingdom' - 'Koninkrijk' is the Flemish,whereas 'Koningrijk' is the Dutch form.One sees very few coins inscribed 'Belgien', which is a very new thing that began in around 1990. Aidan.   03-15-2005, 08:38 PM   #6 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 Quote: Originally Posted by Aidan Work One sees very few coins inscribed 'Belgien', which is a very new thing that began in around 1990. Aidan. I dunno about that - there sure is a lot of them dated around 1900 - including this one. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1839 half dime NG | 1 cent Australian coin » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 66 02-10-2010 03:43 PM Another eBay Nightmare Story! huntsman53 US Coins Forum 33 02-03-2010 09:47 PM Weapons On Coins I Clinker Coin Chat 36 09-12-2009 07:13 PM Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 5/ So. America Clinker Coin Chat 2 02-25-2009 04:44 PM Coin trivia!!! FreakyGarrettC Coin Chat 13 10-28-2008 06:02 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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