Bulgaria 1881-H 2 stotinki

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44103

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 44103 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 2 Stotinki, 1881. Heaton Mint. Alexander I. NGC MS-63 Brown. A boldly struck coin with soft luster and mint red remaining in the protected areas." This type was probably intended to match the French two centimes in weight, composition and size. It was superseded by the 1888 2½ stotinki.

Recorded mintage: 11,646,666 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.9 g, bronze, 15.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1881-H 5 stotinki
• 1881-H 10 stotinki
• France 1882-A 2 centimes
• 1888 2½ stotinki
• Coins and currency dated 1881