Triton XIX, Lot: 2303. Estimate $3000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COLONIAL AFRICA, Belgian. État indépendant du Congo (Congo Free State). Léopold II. Sovereign, 1865-1908. AV Essai de 50 Centimes (18mm, 4.09 g, 6h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint. Dies by F. Dubois. Dated 1896. Draped bust left / Crowned coat-of-arms within wreath. Dupriez 115; KM –. Superb EF, matte surfaces. Extremely rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller.