Bulgaria 1984 10 leva KM-146

Steve Album Auction 52, lot 2498

This specimen was lot 2498 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA: People's Republic, AR 10 leva, 1984, Winter Olympics-Downhill Skier, mintage of only 8,464 pieces, Choice Proof." This denomination was also used for other NCLT's, including KM 147 (Summer Olympics) and KM 149 (UN Women's Decade). The Communist regime, beset by corruption and an aging leadership, was swept away with the collapse of all the Eastern Bloc regimes in 1989-90.

Recorded mintage: 8,464.

Specification: 23.33 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM-146.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1982 10 leva, Madrid World Cup, footballers
• 1984 10 leva, Olympic Games, women's gymnastics
• 1984 10 leva, United Nations International Decade for Women
• 1984 100 leva, International Decade for Women
• 1985 10 leva, five Russian cosmonauts
• Coins and currency dated 1984