Thailand BE2458 1/2 baht
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This specimen was lot 1250 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "THAILAND: Rama VI, 1910-1925, AR 2 salung (1/2 baht), BE2458 (1915), one year type, a wonderful lustrous example! PCGS graded MS64." This type was struck in 1915 only but is not expensive. The date is shown as "๒๔๕๘" to the right of the elephant god on the reverse. The subsequent issue (KM Y44a) was debased to 0.650 fine silver.
Recorded mintage: 2,740,000.
Specification: 7.50 g, 0.800 fine silver, 25.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM Y44.
- 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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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