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peter1 New Member Thailand 23 Posts	Posted 03/10/2015 05:39 am gdaya folks, having obtained a 20 leva proof 1912 gold coin ice holder rated pr66. also a text that reads the originates from the national banks gold hoard. now two questions arose is my coin a restrike 1967 or a proof original from 1912 ngc rated proofs if not restrikes us $ 5000. kindly advise peter1 Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/10/2015 08:14 am Presumably, Krause got 'pr66' right. It seems that not even NGC can tell you if it is an original proof or a restrike proof. No fault of NGC; I will bet that NGC had no reference data to enable them to distinguish between the originals and the restrikes. Krause note for KM#33 (gold 20 leva): "Official restrikes of this type were produced at the Bulgarian Mint in Sophia from 1967-68 and released prior to 2002. These pieces can be distinguished by their thicker and more widely spaced edge legends." It seems that the restrikes are a die variety based in the edge collar dies. Krause notes that the original proof strikes are valued at ten times the value of the proof REstrikes. Perhaps you may wish to write to Krause Publications or email them, to inquire if they have photo records of the two different types of edge collar die details. Edited by sel_69l 03/10/2015 08:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
peter1 New Member Thailand 23 Posts	Posted 03/11/2015 12:00 am @sel_69l thk you for your advice. what is also a mystery refers to the mintage 75000 for the the total non proof and proofs. no mintage numbers for the original proofs in the catalogue. proof restrikes are classified with 2950 total qtys. wbr peter1 Report this Post to the Staff
kolhoznik New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 03/11/2015 10:19 am PCGS designates the restrikes on their holder. Here is a link to a good quality photo of an example. http://coins.ha.com/itm/bulgaria/wo...3024-26201.s Report this Post to the Staff
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