Rama IV 7-Piece Uncertified gold "Bullet" Denomination Set ND (1851), 1) 1/64 Baht - AU, KM-Unl., LeMay-Unl., Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 139. 4mm. 0.10gm. With P'ra Tao stamp. 2) 1/32 Baht - AU, KM-C152, LeMay-Unl., Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 137, Plate E137. 5mm. 0.50gm. With P'ra Tao stamp. Sold with old ANA Authentication Bureau Certificate AB 2842. 3) 1/16 Baht - AU, KM-C153, LeMay-pg. 87, Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 137, Plate E137. 5mm. 0.90gm. With P'ra Tao stamp. Sold with old ANA Authentication Bureau Certificate AB 2841. 4) 1/8 Baht - AU, KM-C154, LeMay-pg. 87, Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 137, Plate E137. 6mm. 1.8gm. With P'ra Tao stamp. Sold with old ANA Authentication Bureau Certificate AB 2840. 5) 1/4 Baht - AU, KM-C165, LeMay-pg. 86, Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 137, Plate E137. 8mm. 3.4gm. With Mongkut stamp. Sold with old ANA Authentication Bureau Certificate AB 2839. 6) 1/2 Baht - UNC, KM-C166, LeMay-pg. 86, Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 139. 9mm. 7.6gm. With Mongkut stamp. Sold with old ANACS Photo Certificate No. G-1042-E, and ANA Authentication Bureau Certificate AB 2838. 7) Baht - UNC, KM-C167, LeMay-pg. 86, Krisadaolarn/Mihailovs-pg. 139, Plate E32. 12mm. With Mongkut stamp. Sold with old ANA Authentication Bureau Certificate AB 2837. Opitz-pg. 95 (this set illustrated without 1/32 and 1/64 Baht). An extremely rare gold denomination set that comes beautifully preserved, missing only the 2 and 4 Baht, both of which are extremely difficult in all grades, though including the lesser seen 1/64 Baht (1/2 Pai). Rama IV's reign marked a special, if short-lived, period for gold bullet coinage in Siam, with the king making a serious attempt to introduce gold into the regular circulating coinage of the realm. Despite issuing over 19 different types of gold money, none ever found general acceptance, and there is doubt whether they were ever minted in sufficient quantities. As such, individual pieces seldom become available, let alone in nearly complete, multi-denomination sets as the present offering. The photographs include one photo of the entire set, as well as enlargements of the 1 Baht. Ex. World-Wide Coins (James F. Elmen) Auction XXIV (18 November 1993, Lot 362) (For 1/32 Baht through 1/2 Baht)

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