The Lissner Collection, Lot: 56. Estimate $500. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BULGARIA, Principality. Aleksandar of Battenberg. 1879-1886. AR 5 Leva (38 mm, 24.99 g, 6h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1884. KM 7; Y 7. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 WINGS APPROVED. Superb original toning with iridescent hues of blue. Incredibly rare in this grade and by far the highest ever encapsulated.