Laos 2005 10000 kip Fr-B8

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 768

This specimen was lot 768 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS: People's Democratic Republic, AV 10000 kip, 2005, Majestic Rooster for the year of the rooster, 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-B8, KM-130.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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