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  • September 24, 2023 21:17
September 24, 2023 21:17
Dear Coin Collectors,

I found the following coin in a coin album from my grandparents' estate
(after some research)
1 Stotinka (2nd Coat of Arms; standard legend) - Bulgaria – Numista

Now mine has an error and a letter seems to have been lost... all the letters are there but 1 is missing
(see photos)

It is a beautiful coin, any idea what it could be worth or where I can have the coin appraised?

I'm curious about the reactions!

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  • September 24, 2023 21:32
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September 24, 2023 21:32
RvH
I am not a coin expert. But I don't think I lost anything.
You can still see that it says T (or stood if you like).
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  • September 24, 2023 21:34
September 24, 2023 21:34
If you look closely at the photos you will see that 1 letter is missing... and I am not a specialist either, but I do know that when a coin is minted... this is not normal and should not be possible
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  • September 24, 2023 21:42
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September 24, 2023 21:42
RvH
Maybe post a sharper photo.
Because the photo 2nd from the right is not very clear.
But there is a T on the coin, although not like the other letters. (fat and lean)
Otherwise this means that I read something that is not there.
And then I'm a tough guy...
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  • September 24, 2023 21:57
September 24, 2023 21:57
again Yes you see a T but it is smooth and flush with the coin...so what you see is a color difference!

the other letters are clearly on top

I tried to take a sharper photo but this is the best I can do with my phone... and unfortunately I'm not a photographer
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November 08, 2023 15:22
RvH If this is indeed a small mistake (weakly struck letter) then you might be able to ask somewhere between 50 cents and 5 euros for it. Most of the small mint errors I see usually go for somewhere around that price, but in principle it's not worth that much more than a regular specimen. You'd have to make a more dramatic mistake for that.
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  • November 08, 2023 17:23
November 08, 2023 17:23
Hello, so you want to claim that the letters are struck one by one?
As a newbe I know this is not the case!
just to be clear...the spot where the letter is missing is smooth and the same level as the rest of the coin.
There is no difference in level or anything of a lower letter... the fact that you can read something is due to the color difference.
The rest of the letters are on top
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November 08, 2023 17:51
RvH I don't want to say that at all. A weakly struck letter or number often happens when the stamp in that area is damaged or blocked when the coin is minted. Just because you don't feel it doesn't mean there isn't a height difference. This has nothing to do with color, the height difference is simply so small that it cannot be felt with bare fingers.
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  • January 10, 2024 17:35
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January 10, 2024 17:35
Looks like dirt on the stamp that has caused the letter to disappear
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