Bulgaria 1981 25 leva
This specimen was lot 73258 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 25 Leva, 1981. Sofia Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Commemorating 1300 Years of Bulgarian Identity. Radiantly lustrous, this charming and nearly flawless example beautifully accentuates the symbolism so deeply associated with Bulgaria, Madonna and Child, with a good strike and great cameo nature." This NCLT was accompanied by a fifty leva. The commemorative five leva struck earlier in the decade was abandoned as inflation began to bite.
Recorded mintage: est. 100,000 proofs.
Specification: 14 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-134.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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