Okay, I ended up with a large box of coins today (given to me) and they were 99% foreign which I don't typically spend a lot of time on. Looking online I was using worldcoingallery.com to get some idea of metal content so that I wouldn't be throwing away any silver. I pulled a lot of silver coins out but I came across a 1938 5 franc coin from belgium. I looked it up initially, and found zero silver, so I tucked it away. Later I found a similar one so I looked that one up and noticed that there were two varieties listed for the 1938, listed as km#116 and km#117, but then when you go to the values chart to see metal content, value and such, those two grouping are subdivided into 3 more categories each. 116.1-116.3 and 117.1-117.3. Now from what I can tell, the coin I have is a 116 based on the orientation of the motto, but what is the difference between the 116.1, 116.2, and 116.3? Any info and clarification would help.
It is something to do with the edge, 116.3 is listed in Krause as an error "milled edge, without lettering". 116.1 is listed as "milled edge, lettering with crown". 116.2 is "milled edge, lettering with star"
Excellent. Then I can dump this with the rest of no-keepers. Just wanted to make sure. This is the milled edge with crown. Worth about 20 cents or so, methinks. Thanks for the response.
