Laos 2004 100000 kip

Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 33476

This specimen was lot 33476 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS. 100000 Kip, 2004. Singapore Mint. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo. Commemorating the Black Gibbon, this technically perfect and charming example displays entrancing eye appeal, made all that much more pleasing with the holographic background. Ex: Howard A. Daniel III." Wikipedia comments, "The black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies."

Recorded mintage: 888.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 27 mm diameter, 0.500 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-18B; KM-95.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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