Bulgaria 1984 10 leva KM-149

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44131

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 44131 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 10 Leva, 1984. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. A commemorative of the United Nations International Decade for Women. An attractive Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." The regime issued two other ten leva in 1984: KM 146 (downhill skiing) and KM 147 (gymnastics). 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: 5,572 proofs.

Specification: 23.33 g, 0.625 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM-149.

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, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1982 20 leva, Year of the Child
• 1984 10 leva, Winter Olympics
• 1984 10 leva, Summer Olympic Games, women's gymnastics
• 1984 100 leva, United Nations International Decade for Women
• 1985 10 leva, five Russian cosmonauts
• Coins and currency dated 1984