Laos 1975 10000 kip
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This specimen was lot 75360 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "LAOS. 10000 Kip, 1975. Savang Vatthana. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage of 500 pieces in Proof. Exceptional cameo Proof example." In 1975, the communists took over and the monarchy collapsed; we don't know if any of these coins made it to Laos.
Recorded mintage: 300 + 650 proofs.
Specification: 23.5 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 18.
- 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, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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