Triton XIX, Lot: 2248. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BELGIUM. Léopold II. 1865-1909. AV Essai de 50 Centimes (18mm, 6.44 g, 12h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint. Dies by Vinçotte. Dated 1901. Bare head left / Lion seated right, head left, resting paw on plinth; palm frond to lower right. Cf. KM Pn76 (for type in copper). Proof, matte surfaces, lamination flaws on obverse.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Spink 38 (10 October 1984), lot 365.