Thailand RS109 2 att

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 2804

This specimen was lot 2804 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND: Rama V, 1868-1910, AE 2 att, RS109 (1890), a wonderful mint state example with much original red luster! PCGS graded MS64 RB." Eleven dates were minted of this type between CS 1249 and RS 124. Common in worn condition, it is expensive choice. It accompanied an att (Y22) and half att (Y21).

Recorded mintage: 10,240,000.

Specification: 11.3 g, bronze, 30 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y23.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• CS1249 (1887) 2 att
• Thailand RS109 att
• Thailand RS118 2 att = 1899
• RS122 (1903) att
• Coins and currency dated 1890