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[[Image:Bulgaria 1912 20 leva rev Heritage 3010-20419.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
 
[[Image:Bulgaria 1912 20 leva rev Heritage 3010-20419.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
  
This specimen was lot 20419 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $747.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Ferdinand I gold 20 Leva 1912, Proof 68 NGC National Bank Hoard, fabulous cameo details with fully mirrored surfaces."  This one year was issued to honor Bulgaria's independence from Turkey in 1908. It was accompanied by a gold one hundred leva.
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This specimen was lot 20419 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $747.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Ferdinand I gold 20 Leva 1912, Proof 68 NGC National Bank Hoard, fabulous cameo details with fully mirrored surfaces."  This one year type was issued to honor Bulgaria's independence from Turkey in 1908. It was accompanied by a gold [[Bulgaria 1912 100 leva|one hundred leva]].
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 75,000 including proofs, plus 2,950 restrikes from the 1960's.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 75,000 including proofs, plus 2,950 restrikes from the 1960's.
  
''Specification:'' 6.45 g, .900 fine gold, .1867 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.
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''Specification:'' 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .1867 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-6, KM 33.
 
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-6, KM 33.
 
   
 
   
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, ''Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, ''Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
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* [[Bulgaria 1912 stotinka|1912 stotinka]]
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* [[Bulgaria 1912 2 stotinki|1912 2 stotinki]]
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* [[Bulgaria 1912 5 stotinki|1912 5 stotinki]]
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* [[Bulgaria 1912 20 stotinki|1912 20 stotinki]]
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* [[Bulgaria 1912 100 leva|1912 100 leva, on the 25th anniversary of independence in 1908]]
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* [[Bulgaria 1913 5 stotinki|1913 5 stotinki]]
 
* [[Bulgaria 1913 10 stotinki|1913 10 stotinki]]
 
* [[Bulgaria 1913 10 stotinki|1913 10 stotinki]]
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* [[Bulgaria 1913 20 stotinki|1913 20 stotinki]]
 
* [[Bulgaria 1913 50 stotinki|1913 50 stotinki]]
 
* [[Bulgaria 1913 50 stotinki|1913 50 stotinki]]
 
* [[Bulgaria 1913 lev|1913 1 lev]]
 
* [[Bulgaria 1913 lev|1913 1 lev]]

Latest revision as of 14:15, 2 May 2025

Heritage sale 3010, lot 20419
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 20419 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $747.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ferdinand I gold 20 Leva 1912, Proof 68 NGC National Bank Hoard, fabulous cameo details with fully mirrored surfaces." This one year type was issued to honor Bulgaria's independence from Turkey in 1908. It was accompanied by a gold one hundred leva.

Recorded mintage: 75,000 including proofs, plus 2,950 restrikes from the 1960's.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .1867 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-6, KM 33.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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