Bulgaria 1912 50 stotinki

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45318

This specimen was lot 45457 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 50 Stotinki, 1912. Kremnica Mint. Ferdinand I. PCGS MS-65." This type was struck 1912-13 and 1916; the 1913 is common, the 1912 slightly scarce and the 1916 is rare.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 2.50 g, 0.835 fine silver, 18.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-30.

Source:

• 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1910 50 stotinki
• 1913 50 stotinki
• 1916 50 stotinki
• Coins and currency dated 1912