What date is this Thai Fuang?

Just picked up a nice little 1/8 Baht (Fuang) - and I'm just not sure where exactly the date is or how to read it. I believe I've found the part that denotes "fuang" on the bottom of the reverse - can someone help me out with a date?

Thanks!

 

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http://portlandcoins.blogspot.com/2013/10/reading-thai-numbers-and-dates.html

 

Yeah, I found that site (since I have a similar page for reading Japanese coin dates) but not knowing exactly where the date is and not knowing the differences in fonts...makes it a bit rough to determine on my own. Which is why I'm asking for some experienced guidance

 

OK...expert, not me

 

Haha...maybe someone who speaks Thai or specializes in Thai coins...

(I do try to figure out the answers before resorting to asking. Most times I figure it out, but sometimes...just too many squiggly lines.)

 

Final thought, check out this thread for someone to ask...good luck.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/thailand.193326/

 

@medoraman @magicman58 @spirityoda @keemao

Any of you gentlemen have a moment to throw a date my way?

 

I think these are undated. It’s from 1876-1900.

 

@coin_nut lives in Thailand.

 

I believe this is correct. My wife is asleep right now, but I know it's a Rama V piece and believe it's an undated issue. A few years later he ordered new silver baht pieces from the Paris mint, but he died before they arrived. They were only issued for his cremation, creating one of the greatest rarities in all of Thai coinage.

 

In my 2004 19th century Krause world coin catalog it is Y#32, dates ND(1876-1900) silver,
grade/value
F-$3.00 VF-$7.00 XF-$30.00 UNC-$90.00 I am sure the values are higher in the latest catalog. Not sure what grade you coin is ? VF-XF ?

 

@stldanceartist Its considered 1876 by NGC/PCGS and Krause has them as that year as well.

 

Medoraman, your talking about the 1908 Rama V baht. That one is definitely pricey, 5k+ for some lower graded examples.

 

Yes. It is on my wish list, but is one of the few coins I would only ever buy certified. There are probably 5,000 fakes for every real one in existence, and some of the fakes are very well done.

Btw, anyone know of any good coin shops I can visit in Bangkok or Chiang Mai? I am going there this summer with wife and kids to visit their grandma.

 

Just had my wife look at it, she said no date, read the word "fuang" on there. I think this numista link is it: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15250.html