Bulgaria

 

Lot 445.  Collection of 1, 2, and 5 leva coins period 1972-1990

Grade AU, MS63 or higher. Many of the coins may be ordered in capsules

Grade MS66 and highes but at significantly higher prices. Please see the scan.

Krauze 1999 Catalog prices: $6-13 per coin.

Our eBay starting prices: $1.40-1.90 per 1 or 2 leva;  $2.10-2.50 per 5 leva

Mint: 60,000 to not more than 300,000 for few positions.

Many of the coins end auction at $3-$6! If you want buy-it-now prices then please send your offer. The picture side of the coins is scanned.

The other side: coat-of-arms of Socialist Bulgaria and the Nominal.

Line 1. from left to right

1.1: 2 leva Olympic Games Seoul 1988

1.2: 2 leva the First Cyrillic Letters elaborated by St. St. Cyril and Methodius

1.3: 5 leva Stefan Karadza. Legendary XVIII c. fighter against Ottoman Empire

1.4: 5 leva great Bulragian painter Vladimir Dimitrov

1.5: 2 leva Olympic Games Seoul 1988

1.6: 1 lev Olympic Games Seoul 1988

Line 2.

2.1: 5 leva Aleko the great Bulgarian traveler and writer

2.2: 5 leva Expo 1985

2.3: 3rd World Children Assamblea Sofia 1985 5 leva

2.4: 1st World Children Assamblea Sofia 1981 5 leva

2.5: 2nd World Children Assamblea Sofia 1982 5 leva

Line 3.

3.1: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Historic series. Madara Horseman y. 681

3.2: A metal worker (5 leva proof)

3.3: 5 leva 1989 Vassil Aprilov. Great Bulgarian writer.

3.4: St. Kliment Ohridski. Patron of Sofia University: the main building on obverse

3.5: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Historic series. The cavalry of Kings Assen and Petar: XI century

3.6: Rila Closter. Ancient Monastery X c. Working Unesco W. Heritage Object

Line 4.

4.1: 5 leva 1981. Two legendary writers Botev (Bulgaria) and Petiofi (Hungary)

4.2: 1 lev 1981. Ethernal Friendship Russia-Bulgaria. The same as 1 Rouble 1981.

4.3: 5 leva 300 years Tciprovtzi Outbreak against Ottoman Empire. The arms from XVI century are depicted.

4.4: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Historic series. Boyana Church XV century. Unesco World Heritage Monument.

4.5: 1 lev 1987 Sport. Calgary 1988. Hockey

4.6: 2 leva 1976. Aprilsko Outbreak 1876 against the Ottomans. The ancient wood made arms. A rare coin.

Line 5.

Series 1: Hunting Trophies

5.1-5.3: World Hunting Expo Bulgaria 1981. 1, 2, and 5 leva

Series 2. Football Mondial Spain Espana 1982

5.4-5.6: Football Espana 1982, 1, 2, and 5 leva

Line 6.

6.1: Unesco Asamblea 1985. 5 leva. The biggest building of modern Bulgaria is depicted. Cost billions of dollars.

6.2: 1 lev 1976. 100% copper coin. Aprilsko Outbreak 1876 against the Ottomans. The symbol: standing lion. A rare coin.

6.3: 5 leva Sofroni Vratcanski. Great Orthodox Patriarch XVII century

6.4: 2 leva Football Mexico 1986

6.5: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Historic series. Hayduk: legendary XI-XVI c. forest peoples fighting against Ottomans

6.6: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Bulgarian Kings X-XI century. There exist the same picture silver coin date of X cent.

Line 7.

7.1: The first coin in the Bulgarian Ni-coins series: Great Writer Dobri Chintulov. 2 leva 1972. Rare

7.2: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Historic series. The Monument of the Republic (1946).

7.3: 2 leva 1981 1300 years Bulgaria. Historic series. St. Mother and Child. Rare.

7.4: 2 leva 1968. Ancient Bulgarian Nonarmed Militian fighting Ottoman Empire troops (1877). This coin is circulated, VF. The uncirculated condition of this coin  is rare, expensive.

7.5: 2 leva 1982. Great Writer Yovkov XX century.

 

 

Lot 401. Bulgarian coin 1970

Lot 402. Bulgarian coin 1972

eBay starting price: $17

eBay starting price: $14

5 leva Proof (more rare)

5 leva Proof

Great writer Ivan Vazov

Monk writer Hilendarsky

Mintage 110,000

Mintage 300,000

Ag .900 Weight 20.5 g

Ag .900 Weight 20.5 g

 

Lot 403. Bulgarian coin 1970

Lot 404. Bulgarian coin 1979

eBay starting price: $19

eBay starting price: $19

5 leva Proof

10 leva: high cat. Value approx. 90 euros

Prime Minister Stambolijsky

Soviet spacecraft

Mintage 200,000

Mintage 35,000

Ag .900 Weight 20.5 g

Ag .500 Weight  14 g

 

Lot 405. Bulgarian coin 1985

Lot 406. Bulgarian coin 1952

eBay starting price: $22

. eBay starting price: $5

5 astronauts from Russia, Bulgaria, and France

20 stotinki (rare) Ni, fine

High cat. Value

Krause (1999) $35

Cat. value approx. 20 Euros

Mintage 6,500

These coins had been melted

Ag .640 weight 18.75 g

in 1954 so are rare

 

 

Lot 407. Coin set 1962

Lot 408. Bulgarian coin 1881

eBay starting price: $2.50

.eBay starting price: $40

Mint set

First coin of modern Bulgaria

1, 2, 5 stotinki brass (Cu-Ni)

2 stotinki 1881 very high quality

10, 20, 50 stotinki, 1 lev. (Ni)

Copper

 

Lot 409. Bulgarian coin 1951

Lot 410. Bulgarian coin 1951

eBay starting price: $0.85

eBay starting price: $1.80

Circulated condition

Uncirculated condition

Scarce nominal

Scarce nominal

Ni

Ni

 

Lot 411. Bulgarian coins 1941

Lot 412. Bulgarian coin 1910

eBay starting price: $5.50

eBay starting price: $3.50

Circulated condition

1 lev 1910

1 and 5 leva 1941

Nice condition

Cat. Krause’99 $8-9 (f-vf)

Cat. Krause’99 $6-7 (vf-xf)

Iron WWII coins NAZI

Silver .825, 5 g

 

 

 

Lot 413. Bulgarian coin 1891

Lot 414. Bulgarian coin 1882

eBay starting price: $3.25

.eBay starting price: $6

1 lev 1891

2 leva 1882

Circulated condition

Better but circulated condition

Silver .825, 5 g

Silver .825, 10 g

 

 

 

Lot 415. Bulgarian coin 1910

Lot 416. Bulgarian coin 1894

eBay starting price: $7.25

.eBay starting price: $8

2 leva 1910

2 leva 1894 nice cameo

High grade condition

Better condition

Cat. Krause’99 $14-16 (vf-xf)

 

Silver .825, 10 g

Silver .825, 10 g

 

 

 

Lot 417. Bulgarian coin 1891

Lot 418. Bulgarian coin 1913

eBay starting price: $7.25

.eBay starting price: $1.90

2 leva 1891. Nice cameo

50 stotinki 1913

 

Cat. Krause’99 $3.50 (xf)

High grade condition

Nice condition

Silver .825, 10 g

Silver .825, 2.5 g

 

 

 

Lot 419. Bulgarian coin 1913

Lot 420. Bulgarian coin 1989

eBay starting price: $5.40

.eBay starting price: $1.50

1 lev 1913. Nice cameo

20 leva Ni. coin. Uncirculated

Nice condition

Low mintage, high catalog

Cat. Krause’99 $8-10 (xf-unc)

Cat. Krause’99 $10 (unc)

Silver .825, 5 g

Value in G. Schon ~ 30 euros

 

 

Lot 421. Bulgarian coin 1952

Lot 422. Bulgarian coin 1952

eBay starting price: $9.50

eBay starting price: $2.50

20 stotinki 1952.

20 stotinki 1952.

Better condition, vf++

Uncleaned condition, f+

Schon cat. more than 20 euros

As on scans

These coins have been melted

These coins have been melted

in 1954

in 1954

 

 

Lot 423. Bulgarian coin 1954

Lot 424. Bulgarian coin 1937

eBay starting price: $0.35

eBay starting price: $19.00

20 stotinki 1954. fine

 

Circulated condition

Shining uncirculated condition

Ni

Nice old cameo

 

100 leva 1937

 

Silver .500 wt. 20 g

 

 

 

Lot 427. Bulgarian coin 1941

Lot 428. Bulgarian coin 1943

eBay starting price: $20.00

eBay starting price: $3

10 leva 1941

40 leva 1943 clad steel

Condition: vf+ for these WWII

Condition: uncirculated

War-made Nazi iron coins

Common coin but hard to be

Very rare coin

found in this super condition

No corrosion or hidden defects

Ni

 

 

 

Lot 429. Bulgarian coin 1943

Lot 430. Bulgarian coin 1989

eBay starting price: $6.00

eBay starting price: $3.10

10 leva 1943

20 leva 1989 Ni

Condition: unc high MS: rare

Condition: highest MS grade

War-made iron-Ni plated coins

Cat. Krause’99 $10 (unc)

(not rare in circulated condition)

Value in G. Schon >$35

 

 

 

 

 

Lot 431. Bulgarian coin 1941

Lot 432. Bulgarian coin 1986

eBay starting price: $2.70

eBay starting price: $1.50

2 leva 1941

2 leva 1986 unc

Condition: high grade vf to ef

Krause, Schon price $8-12

War-made iron  coin NAZI alliens

Ni. coin

It’s a problem of my scanner to depict these dark cameo coins

Football Championship Mexico’1986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lot 433. Bulgarian coin 1981

Lot 434. Bulgarian coin 1988

eBay starting price: $1.10

eBay starting price: $1.49

2 leva 1981 unc

2 leva 1981 unc PL

Krause, Schon price $8-12

Krause, Schon price $8-12

Nickel

Nickel

Cyrillic letters-authentic 1000 years ago-Bulgarian invention

Russian-Bulgarian Space Mission: Soyuz Space Station

1300 years Bulgaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lot 435. Bulgarian coin 1987

Lot 436. Bulgarian coin 1985

eBay starting price: $1.49

eBay starting price: $2.10

2 leva 1987 unc

5 leva 1985 unc-Proof Like

Krause, Schon price $8-12

Krause, Schon price $12-15

Nickel

Nickel

 

 

XIII World Championship-Gymnastics, Varna, 1987

World Child’s Congress in Sofia

 

Lot 437. Bulgaria 1981

Lot 438. Bulgaria 1981

1300 years Bulgaria

1300 years Bulgaria

2 leva Proof Like

2 leva Proof Like

1st Party Congress in the forests of Buzludza 1891

Oboriste Rebels 1878 Bill of Rights Monument (Russian-Turkey War)

Krause, Schon price $8-12

Krause, Schon price $8-12

EBay starting price: $1.15

EBay starting price: $1.15