Early Proof Coin from Thailand Tops Eur-Seree Auction

More than 300 coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) and banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) were offered in a recent Eur-Seree auction highlighting rarities from Thailand. Several of the Thailand rarities sold for at least five figures in the Bangkok Sale #65, which was held December 2-3, 2023.

The top lot was a Thailand BE2526//1983 Gold 2,500 Baht - Year of Disabled Persons graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 3043) that realized THB 686,340 (about $19,900). The coin is one of the earliest gold Proof issues from Thailand, which also commemorates the International Year of Disabled Persons. The internationally recognized event is marked annually on December 3, and has evolved since the 1980s into the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The rarity also features the bust of King Rama IX, who ruled for 70 years from 1946 to 2016. His reign was the third-longest monarch in world history, behind only King Louis XIV and Queen Elizabeth II.

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Other NGC- and PMG-certified highlights in the auction included:

• a Thailand 1978 Gold Medal graded NGC MS 69 (lot 3227), which realized THB 309,960 (about $9,000)
• a Thailand BE2527(1984) Gold 6,000 Baht - Princess Mother Birthday graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 3045), which realized THB 298,890 (about $8,650)
• a Thailand BE2517(1974) Gold 5,000 Baht - White-eyed River Martin graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 3020), which realized THB 287,820 (about $8,300)
• a Thailand BE2526//1983 Piefort Silver 250 Baht - Year of Disabled Persons graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 3679), which realized THB 287,820 (about $8,300)
• a China / Board of Revenue 1854 3 Taels graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 2141), which realized THB 232,470 (about $6,700)
• a France / Siam Delegation 1861-dated Bronze Medal graded NGC MS 63 BN (lot 3118), which realized THB 232,470 (about $6,700)
• a Thailand BE2526//1983 Piefort Silver 250 Baht - Year of Disabled Persons graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (lot 3688), which realized THB 221,400 (about $6,400)
• a Thailand BE2517(1974) Gold 5,000 Baht - White-eyed River Martin graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (lot 3019), which realized THB 204,795 (about $5,900)
• a Thailand RS116(1897) Bronze Medal – Rama V Visit to Europe graded NGC MS 64 (lot 3156), which realized THB 171,585 (about $5,000)
• a Thailand 1876 2 Att graded NGC PF 63 BN (lot 3538), which realized THB 166,050 (about $4,800)
• a Thailand, Government of Thailand ND (1944) 1,000 Baht graded PMG 15 Choice Fine NET (lot 1615), which realized THB 64,206 (about $1,900)

Realized prices include buyer's premium. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.