5 Francs, 1933 - Belgium (3 Officially Destroyed Coins!?)

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Kingz Pillar of the Community Netherlands 626 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 4:31 pm I bought these three coins for a few bucks, and I asked some info on a dutch forum.. I guess most are convinced these are officially destroyed coins by the minthouse, because also a lot of these 5 francs coins were being withdrawn in 1933 & 1934 for circulation, and thus being destroyed! So I think I got myself 3 nice half coins Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 10:13 pm Interesting--they sure do appear intentionally cut. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 10:39 pm I have seen a documentary of minting of new coins, and quite often the source of metal is from older coins to be recycled. In this doco., the coins were cut up (as seen here) before melting and re refining. It seems to me, that these coins were deliberately cut, prior to re processing, Somehow, these half coins have escaped from the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
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