Thailand BE2514 50 baht

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 73324

This specimen was lot 73324 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND. 50 Baht, BE 2514 (1971). NGC MS-68. Commemorating the Buddhist fellowship, this incredible Gem crown presents supremely argent surfaces with a delightful matte nature, and is exceeded in the NGC census by just three examples." This was the first coin of this denomination, which has been used occasionally since for NCLT's.

Recorded mintage: 200,000 plus 60,000 proofs.

Specification: 24.70 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.714 troy oz ASW, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y95.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• BE2514 (1971) 400 baht, 25th anniversary of reign
• BE2514 (1971) 800 baht, 25th anniversary of reign
• BE2517 (1974) 50 baht, Sumatran rhinoceros
• Coins and currency dated 1971