Bulgaria 1916 lev
This specimen was lot 32342 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bulgaria. Ferdinand I Lev 1916 MS63 NGC. Pleasingly frosted over Ferdinand's bust, the fields carrying mesmerizing lustrous depth and quite watery in character. About as appealing as one could possibly expect for a coin at this level of certification, with no meaningfully distracting instances or handling discernible." This type was struck for the kingdom of Bulgaria in 1912-16. Altho the 1916 is rare, the other dates are common. The 1916 fifty stotinki and two leva issues were also withdrawn and melted.
Recorded mintage: 4,569,000 but nearly all melted.
Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 31.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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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