View source for Bulgaria 1978 5 leva KM-101

[[Image:SB223-72563o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72563]]
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This specimen was lot 72563 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bulgaria|BULGARIA]]. 5 Leva, 1978. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Extremely high grade example with deeply mirrored fields and frosty devices." Another five leva ([[Bulgaria 1978 5 leva KM-100|KM 100]]) was struck in 1978 for the centennial of the birth of Peio Javoroff. This module was used for NCLT's throughout the seventies.

''Recorded mintage:'' 200,000 proofs. 

''Specification:'' 20.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-101. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Bulgaria 1977 5 leva|1977 5 leva, 150th Anniversary of the birth of Petko R. Slaveykov]]
* [[Bulgaria 1978 5 leva KM-100|1978 5 leva, birth of Peio Javoroff, 1878-1911]]
* [[Bulgaria 1978 10 leva|1978 10 leva, 100th Anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottomans]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 stotinka|1979 stotinka]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 2 stotinki|1979 2 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 5 stotinki|1979 5 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 10 stotinki|1979 10 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 20 stotinki|1979 20 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 50 stotinki|1979 50 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 lev|1979 lev]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 5 leva|1979 5 leva, 100th anniversary of the Communication Systems]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 10 leva KM-104|1979 10 leva, Year of the Child]]
* [[Bulgaria 1979 20 leva|1979 20 leva, centennial of Sofia as capital]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1978]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]]