Romania 1884-B 5 lei

Heritage sale 3064, lot 31536

This specimen was lot 31536 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[^[1] noted, "Carol I 5 Lei 1884-B MS62 NGC, Brussels mint. Rare quality for the issue and rather attractive as well, with moderate gray tone in the open fields and a mixture of green, gold, blue accent tone that meanders across the surfaces and contributes considerable eye-appeal. An important coin for the dedicated collector of Romanian coinage." This type was struck at Bucharest 1881-85 and is common in worn condition.

Recorded mintage: 300,000, a better date.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 17.1, Dav-274.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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