Bulgaria 1925(p) lev
This specimen was lot 74413 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "BULGARIA. Lev, 1925. Poissy Mint. Boris III. PCGS MS-66. Fairly SCARCE in such a lofty state of preservation, this stunning Gem glistens with tremendous brilliance and deep toning." In 1925, Bulgaria, shorn of territory by the treaty of Versailles, was riven by struggles between the communists and the military establishment. The king, Boris III, chose the Axis side during World War Two and was deposed by the Communists in 1943 as the Soviet army approached.
Recorded mintage: 35,000,000 from Brussels plus 34,982,289 from Poissy.
Specification: 3 g, copper-nickel, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-37.2.
- 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, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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