Well.. I was at church and during the offering some people put some wierd stuff in the plate.. Well. They gave the coin to me after words and I have no clue what kind of coin it is.. I would take a picture but its' reflecting any light I get on it. It's a goldish coin with what looks to be a 20ish year old man with glasses on with hindu writing I believe (I asked my friend who was in India and he said it looked like it was the writing but he's never seen a coin like it) On the reverse theres a castle with a shield it looks like with what looks like a bull on top, buffalo on the bottom left and crossed brushes on the bottom right.
My bet is that the characters are Thai, not Hindu; and that the bust is that of King Rama 9, who ascended to the throne of Thailand in 1946 and is now one of the longest (if not actually the longest) reigning monarchs on a throne at this time. Since his bust is on virtually every Thai coin minted in the past 60+ years, we need more information in order to credibly guess at an attribution. What is the diameter? What is its weight? How many medals are on his chest? It's undoubtedly brass, as the very few gold bullion Thai coins don't have the King on them.
Welcome aboard.Could you please post some photos of the coin concerned? This will help us to identify the coin. Aidan.
True, that's what Dockwalliper posted as an example, but how do you know that's what the original poster has?
Looks like the aluminum-bronze Y#81, which is dated BE2500 (1957), although it was actually minted until 1987 without a date change. Krause reports a total 30-year mintage of 839,874,000. The previous version had only 1 medal on the uniform, and the next version had a larger bust terminating close to the neck, with no medals showing. 50 satang = 1 baht = ~ US 1.5¢. Krause value is 25¢ Unc.
You said yours was exactly like the one Dockwalliper posted. Y#77, also an aluminum-bronze, but a one-year coin dated and minted in 1950, differs from Dockwalliper's in two obvious respects: Besides the difference in medals on his uniform, the final character of the date is different. The "3" in the date 2493 on Y#77 looks like an "m" with a straight right leg and a center leg that extends to the same level as the outer ones. The "0" in 2500 on the displayed coin is an irregular round circle. If you really do have the 1 medal version, you are in luck. Krause values it at $20 Unc., and gives no value for lower grades, indicating that it is somewhat rare in circulated condition.
Yeah. The final number looks like an M. It's at a higher quality then the one in that picture though.
Sorry for saying it was EXACTLY like it though. I'm 14 and I didn't really look at the coin much. Thanks anyway.
John,if you have a copy of Krause,you can translate those Thai numbers by using the number chart near the front of the Krause catalogue. Aidan.
No problem Jon, numismatic education is a major object of this forum, and you have now learned (by experience, the best teacher) just how important details are in attributing coins. Personally, I consider any day on which I learn something as a successful day.
