Bulgaria 1975 10 leva
This specimen was lot 74278 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 10 Leva, 1975. Sofia Mint. PCGS PROOF-68 Deep Cameo. Variety with the Cyrillic edge inscription." This NCLT was struck in Sofia for the Tenth Olympic Congress in 1973. The production was divided between Latin edge ("Citius Altius Fortius") and Cyrillic edge ("СПОРТЪТ ЗА ЕДИН МИРЕН СВЯТ (Sports for a peaceful world)"). We combine the two types here as the photos don't show the edge.
Recorded mintage: 50,000 of KM 93.1 plus 50,000 of KM 93.2, all in proof.
Specification: 29.95 g, 0.900 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM 93.1 (Latin edge) or KM-93.2 (Cyrillic edge).
- 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, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including 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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