Belgian Congo (H) [επιλυμένο]

Good evening to everybody.

Is there somebody, who can tell me, how to see the difference between the usual 5 and 10 ct. Belgian Congo-coins and the ones who are struck at Heaton(H)
To me it is mysterie what I tried to figure out for long but I could not succeed, so far...
Many thanks in advance to those who can give me some light in this case.
Yvon

The answer is given in the comments sector on the 5 and 10 centimes coin pages:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7014.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3167.html

So it's not about the letter H as mint mark but about a difference in lettering.

Thank you so much for the fast reply.

Today I've added my coins of Belgian Congo, so now I can give you an in depth answer to your question.



First of all, there is no H mintmark for the coins struck in Heaton (I've already made a change request to remove those H's).
But there are many differences between the coins struck in Brussels and Birmingham (Heaton Mint). Some are more difficult to see, like the 2 x 3 stars which are a bit bigger on the Birmingham coins, or the date, which is a bit smaller and thinner:


Or the difference in distance between the point of the star and the first line. Left picture is from Birmingham:



But the best ways for determination are those three (left and upper pictures are from Birmingham):

- The shape of the C:


- Amount of balls around inner hole:


- Amount of balls in the star points:


As you can, very easy to see whether it's a coin struck in Brussels or in Birmingham.

Awesome comparison, please add it to the coin pages.

Απόσπασμα: "Pcoetzee5"​Awesome comparison, please add it to the coin pages.

​Change request was made at the same time. Just waiting for validation now.

Απόσπασμα: "Essor Prof"​Today I've added my coins of Belgian Congo, so now I can give you an in depth answer to your question.
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​First of all, there is no H mintmark for the coins struck in Heaton (I've already made a change request to remove those H's).
​But there are many differences between the coins struck in Brussels and Birmingham (Heaton Mint). Some are more difficult to see, like the 2 x 3 stars which are a bit bigger on the Birmingham coins, or the date, which is a bit smaller and thinner:
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​Or the difference in distance between the point of the star and the first line. Left picture is from Birmingham:
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​
​
​But the best ways for determination are those three (left and upper pictures are from Birmingham):
​
​- The shape of the C:
​
​
​- Amount of balls around inner hole:
​
​
​- Amount of balls in the star points:
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​As you can, very easy to see whether it's a coin struck in Brussels or in Birmingham.

​Thank you very much, for this in-depth explanation.
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Yvon

Excellent observation! thank You !!!