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* [[Albania 1968 500 leke|1968 500 leke, 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Skanderbeg]] | * [[Albania 1968 500 leke|1968 500 leke, 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Skanderbeg]] | ||
* [[Albania 1969 lek]] | * [[Albania 1969 lek]] | ||
| + | * [[Albania 1969 5 leke|1969 5 lekë, League of Lezhë]] | ||
| + | * [[Albania 1969 10 leke|1969 10 lekë, death of Skanderbeg]] | ||
| + | * [[Albania 1969 25 leke|1969 25 lekë, sword dance]] | ||
* [[Albania 1969 200 leke]] | * [[Albania 1969 200 leke]] | ||
| + | * [[Albania 1970 10 leke|1970 10 lekë, 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Skanderbeg]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1968]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1968]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 20 February 2026
This specimen was lot 74261 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "ALBANIA. 10 Leke, 1968. Paris Mint. PCGS PROOF-67 Deep Cameo. Countermark to the right of 'LEKE' variety. Commemorating the 500th anniversary of Prince Skanderbeg's death. Tied for the finest certified by PCGS. A popular Albanian commemorative struck with beautiful Deep Cameo contrast that nicely frames the devices. While surfaces remain mainly argent, some magenta-rose and sapphire tone can be spotted in the peripheries." In addition to this NCLT, the communists issued a gold 200 leke (KM 55.1), gold 100 leke (KM 54.1), gold 50 leke (KM 53.1), silver 25 leke (KM 52.1), gold 20 leke (KM 51.1), gold 500 leke (KM 56.1) and silver 5 leke (KM 49.1). Albania not having a mint, these were made in Paris. Varieties exist in the location of the countermark, either to the right or left of the "LEKE".
Recorded mintage: 8,540.
Specification: 33.33 g, 0.999 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-50.1.
- 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 November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
Link to:
- 1968 20 leke, 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Skanderbeg
- 1968 50 lekë, ruins of Argirocastrum
- 1968 100 leke
- 1968 500 leke, 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Skanderbeg
- Albania 1969 lek
- 1969 5 lekë, League of Lezhë
- 1969 10 lekë, death of Skanderbeg
- 1969 25 lekë, sword dance
- Albania 1969 200 leke
- 1970 10 lekë, 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Skanderbeg
- Coins and currency dated 1968