Bulgaria 1881-H 5 stotinki

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73230

This specimen was lot 73230 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 5 Stotinki, 1881-HEATON. Heaton Mint. Alexander I. NGC AU-58. Though lightly circulated, this example gives an oaken color and should please the many collectors of Bulgarian types." This one year type, struck soon after independence, is common. It was probably intended to match the French five centimes in weight, composition and size. One hundred stotinki made a lev.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 4.57 g, bronze, 24.96 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1881-H 2 stotinki
• France 1881-A 5 centimes
• 1881-H 10 stotinki
• 1882 lev
• 1882 2 leva
• 1883 50 stotinki
• Coins and currency dated 1881