Bulgaria 1979 5 leva

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74281

This specimen was lot 74281 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 5 Leva, 1979. Sofia Mint. PCGS PROOF-67 Deep Cameo. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Communication Systems."

Recorded mintage: 35,000 plus 15,000 proofs.

Specification: 20.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, 36.1 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-103.

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, 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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