Laos 2012 500 kip Fr-40

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 775

This specimen was lot 775 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $66. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LAOS: People's Democratic Republic, AV 500 kip, 2007, 30th Anniversary of the Chinese "Panda" Coinage, struck in 9999 fine gold, PCGS graded PF69 Deep Cameo, ex Howard A. Daniel III Collection." This is one of a series of NCLT's made and sold to collectors. We don't know if any made it to Laos. Unlisted in all the major sources, we don't know the module. This design appeared in silver (KM 153).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.50 g, 0.999 fine gold, 11 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-40, KM-unlisted, Numista-54778.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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