Thailand CS 1244 1/2 pai

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73600
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 73600 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "THAILAND. 1/2 Pai (1/64 Baht), CS 1244 (1882). Rama V. NGC MS-63 Red Brown. Rather vibrant and enchanting, this choice piece features some lighter red highlights accentuating the devices." This type was struck CS 1236, 1238, 1244 and seems to be common. One baht = 32 pai = 64 att.

Recorded mintage: 15,300,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM Y18.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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