✅ SOLVED Belgium 50 Centime coin

[fyrffytr1]

I found a 1955 Belgium 50 Centime coin today and was wondering what it would convert to in U.S. coinage? And, what is it made of?

 

[Icewing]

Coin Value: Belgium 20 and 50 Centimes 1952 to 2001

 

[sutphin]

UH OH ROSIE DONE JUMPED SHIP.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Coin Value: Belgium 20 and 50 Centimes 1952 to 2001

Thanks for the link but that is not what I was looking for. I would like to know what it would convert to in U.S. currency. I can't find any conversion tables on the web that list 50 centimes.

 

[Icewing]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centime

You probably won't find the current exchange rate since they converted to Euro's in 2002, making Belgian centimes an obsolete currency.

 

[Mackaydon]

One similar to yours (but in very fine condition) sold on Ebay last month for 26 cents.
Source: LOT Belgium KM#144 old coin French BELGIQUE 50 centimes 1953 VF free SHIPPING | eBay
Don....

 

[fyrffytr1]

According to sources on another site there are100 centimes in a French franc and a franc is equal to a little over 18 cents so my 50 centime coin would convert to between 9 and 10 cents. And, it is made of bronze.

 

[sagittarius98]

According to sources on another site there are100 centimes in a French franc and a franc is equal to a little over 18 cents so my 50 centime coin would convert to between 9 and 10 cents. And, it is made of bronze.

Yours is 50 centimes from a Belgian franc, not French. At the time the currency was scrapped in favor of the Euro, 40.3399 Belgian francs were equal to the Euro. So it would be worth about the equivalent of 1 US cent. That being said, these are no longer legal tender so it's only value is the numismatic one, just $0.10 or so.

You are correct, it's made from bronze. Here's more info: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1239.html

 

[fyrffytr1]

Yours is 50 centimes from a Belgian franc, not French. At the time the currency was scrapped in favor of the Euro, 40.3399 Belgian francs were equal to the Euro. So it would be worth about the equivalent of 1 US cent. That being said, these are no longer legal tender so it's only value is the numismatic one, just $0.10 or so.

You are correct, it's made from bronze. Here's more info: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1239.html

Thanks. Now it is really solved!