Laos 1999 2000 kip

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 762

This specimen was lot 762 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS: People's Democratic Republic, AV 2000 kip, 1999, for the year of the rabbit, struck in 9999 fine gold, PCGS graded PF69 Deep Cameo, ex Howard A. Daniel III Collection." This is one of a series of NCLT's made and sold to collectors. We don't know if any made it to Laos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.24 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.04 troy oz AGW, 13.92 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-B3, KM-unlisted, Numista-unlisted.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1996 5,000 kip, Summer Olympics, Boxing
• 1998 2000 kip, That Luang temple, 1/25 oz gold
• 1998 2000 kip, Sydney Olympics
• 1999 30,000 kip, year of the Rabbit, ¼ oz gold
• 2000 2000 kip, Dynasty of Million Elephants, 1/25 oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 1999