Thailand 2006 5 Baht!

Here's a nice one. The ony distinguishable thing on this coin if you can't read Thai is the 5.  If you can at least recognize the words as Thai or Rama IX on the obverse you'll have an easier time finding the coin. If you live in Thailand, you most likely know just about everything about it. Anyway, It is a Thai 5 Baht, the Thai 5 dollar equivalent, and is worth $0.17 in exchange value. It's basically a thick U.S. Quarter with some different designs. It's even copper-nickel clad! It's worth about $0.25 for collector value which is $0.08 over exchange value! What a steal!

1966 Thailand Baht (Fifth Asian Games Bangkok)!

If I'm not mistaken this is the first Thai coin to be featured on my blog. It was issued as a commemorative of the Fifth Asian Games which are held every 4 years like the Olympics. That thing that looks like a sun on the reverse is the logo of the Asian Games. Thailand hosted the games twice in a row in 1966 and 1970 which you can read about in the link above. The mintage for this coin is 9 Million and I'm guessing many were saved for the occasion which is why this coin is worth $0.25.