Coin and Paper Money Collecting/Indentification

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Expert: - 11/11/2009


Question

Coin
Ive attached the coin that iam trying to identify.
It has the face of a middle aged gentlemen with spectacles.
On the othere side it has a beautiful temple-like building, something u likely to find in the east.
The best description of the writing i can make out look like this (§ U7N 5)
ie: the (7) looks like a J upside down.
The (N) shud have the centre (\) looking like (/)
lastly the rim is completely brown as to gve it a unique finish.
i hope this helps.  

Answer
This is a 5 baht coin from Thailand, y# 219 in the Standard catalog of world coins. These were made from 1988 to the present. The depiction is King Rama IX and a famous temple called Penjahwat. They are spendable money in Thailand and nice examples have a collectible value of a dollar or two.
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Dmitry Livshits

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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.

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Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.

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A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).

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