Bulgaria 1901 stotinka

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72185

This specimen was lot 72185 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. Stotinka, 1901. Paris Mint. NGC MS-63 Red. A delightful orange-red example, this choice piece is exceeded in the NGC census by just two other pieces." This one year type is common. It was struck in Paris to the standard of a French one centime. Prince Ferdinand promoted himself to king in 1908.

Recorded mintage: 20,000,000.

Specification: bronze, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 22.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1894 5 leva
• 1894 10 leva
• 1894 20 leva
• France 1901 centime
• 1901 2 stotinki
• Coins and currency dated 1901