Thailand BE2526 600 baht KM-Y166

from Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73386

This specimen was lot 73386 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND. 600 Baht, BE 2526 (1983). Rama IX. NGC MS-68. Struck to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Thai alphabet, this handsome and elusive commemorative delivers rich details and a near-flawless beauty throughout." Another issue of this denomination in 1983 honored the centennial of the first Thai postage stamp (KM Y164).

Recorded mintage: 4,300 plus 1,000 proofs.

Specification: 22 g, 0.925 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y166.

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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• BE2525 (1982) 9,000 baht, bicentennial of Bangkok
• BE2526 (1983) 2,500 baht, International Year of Disabled Persons
• BE2530 (1987) 200 baht, Siamese Fireback pheasant
• Coins and currency dated 1983