Thailand BE2511 600 baht

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Stack's Bowers June 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72646
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This specimen was lot 72646 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "THAILAND. 600 Baht, BE 2511 (1968). NGC MS-64. Struck to commemorate Queen Sirikit's 36th birthday. A shimmering example of this commemorative issue with a few small marks on the obverse that prevent the full Gem grade." Gold 300 and 150 baht were also struck on this occasion.

Recorded mintage: 45,829.

Specification: 15.04 g, 0.900 fine gold, 27 mm diameter, 0.4352 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-27; KM Y-90.

Source:

  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.

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