Thailand RS123 fuang

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73598

This specimen was lot 73598 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND. Fuang (1/8 Baht), RS 123 (1904). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Extremely argent and somewhat matte in nature, this blistering Gem presents tremendous radiance and stunning eye appeal. Tied with just five other specimens for the finest graded in the PCGS census." This type was struck RS 121-127. Presentation strikes in gold exist. Rama V is the potentate starring (some say mocked) in the musical "The King and I."

Recorded mintage: 310,000.

Specification: silver, 1.7-2.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM Y-32a.

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 June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• RS 121 (1902) fuang
• RS 121 (1902) baht
• RS 122 (1903) att
• RS 124 (1905) ½ att
• RS 124 (1905) 2 att
• RS 125 (1906) salung
• RS 125 (1906) baht
• RS 127 (1908) 5 satang, struck in gold
• Coins and currency dated 1904