Thailand BE2524 200 baht

from the Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72834

This specimen was lot 72834 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND. 200 Baht, BE 2524 (1981). NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. UNESCO/International Year of the Child issue. This nearly flawless Gem presents an argent frosting to the devices while the fields remain tremendously mirrored." This NCLT was minted and marketed in Italy for UNICEF along with a gold 4000 baht (KM Y153).

Recorded mintage: 9,525.

Specification: 23.32 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-Y152.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• Thailand BE2520 150 baht Y-113
• BE2524 4000 baht, Year of the Child
• Thailand BE2530 200 baht World Wildlife Fund
• Coins and currency dated 1981