Mamaj Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Hello from Canada!! I received this coin when I purchased something in a store. It looks a lot like our $2 coin. I tried to look it up on google and the results I am getting are very curious. I think I have a 1990 10 bhat coin (which I understand to be quite rare). I have attached a picture. Could anyone here let me know anything about this coin? I am grateful for any help you could give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 its a 10 bahter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post noise Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 Year 2551 = 11 years old 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post metisdead Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 From the OP: Quote I think I have a 1990 10 bhat coin (which I understand to be quite rare). No, it is not a rare coin, it is used daily in Thailand. Unfortunately for you, somebody saw the similarity to your Canadian $2.00 coin, had this Thai 10 Baht coin laying around and decided to get rid of it in this manner to save a little Canadian money. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 Save your 10 baht coin...book a flight to Thailand...redeem at any street food vendor... 3 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Its current value is approximately 42 Canadian cents. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 Apparently the 2553 (1990) 10 Baht is rare, sadly yours is 2551 so it's worth 10 Baht. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, Crossy said: Apparently the 2553 (1990) 10 Baht is rare, sadly yours is 2551 so it's worth 10 Baht. 2553 is 2010. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said: Save your 10 baht coin...book a flight to Thailand...redeem at any street food vendor... Get you a bowl of rice ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Briggsy said: 2553 is 2010. That's coz I can't type, it should be 2533, his is still 2551. Recent article http://www.samuitimes.com/shop-offers-100000-baht-rare-10-baht-coin/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 41 minutes ago, metisdead said: Unfortunately for you, somebody saw the similarity to your Canadian $2.00 coin, had this Thai 10 Baht coin laying around and decided to get rid of it in this manner to save a little Canadian money. Damn Im just a mere 300 miles from the border and I have this pile of 10bs in my pushke.....hmmmmmmmmmmmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 39 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said: Save your 10 baht coin...book a flight to Thailand...redeem at any street food vendor... You cant even buy a plastic bag for 10 baht these days! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 37 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Get you a bowl of rice ?? Or a cold water! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMartinHandyman Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 Spend it while the baht is strong. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Not rare, very poor condition... Worth 10 Baht only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 This coin is in no way similar to a toonie. You need to visit an optometrist, not Thai Visa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeBOzbourne Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 baht...ice cream cone at McDonalds! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukeeboy Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Wind up post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I went through my loose change can and the oldest 10 baht coin I found is dated 2539. As it is currently 2562 (by the Buddhist calendar used in Thailand), that makes that coin a mere 23 years old (minted in 1996). Meanwhile, the coin pictured in the OP is dated 2551, making it a mere 11 years old (minted in 2008), like this one: I recall many years ago (when I lived in Canada) that people would often try to scam vending machines and bus/fare/token machines by using coins of a similar size (and weight) to the Canadian equivalent. I'd also received foreign coins in change occasionally, usually from a supermarket or maybe when at a bar. As the Canadian dollar is trading at about $1/23.6 ฿, a 10 baht coin is worth about 42 cents Canadian. I wouldn't consider retiring just yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dotpoom Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 9 hours ago, metisdead said: From the OP: No, it is not a rare coin, it is used daily in Thailand. Unfortunately for you, somebody saw the similarity to your Canadian $2.00 coin, had this Thai 10 Baht coin laying around and decided to get rid of it in this manner to save a little Canadian money. It also looks like a €2 coin. In know of a guy who collects them while here on holiday and gives them out in change when working nights in his Taxi when he goes back home. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, dotpoom said: It also looks like a €2 coin. In know of a guy who collects them while here on holiday and gives them out in change when working nights in his Taxi when he goes back home. British coin is opposite way around, yellow on the outside, silver centre ! Spot that difference easily. If talking at night in a Taxi with drunk people you could pass anything. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHangingJudge Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Maybe you have solved the Oak Island Con I mean Mystery lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AgMech Cowboy Posted May 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 hours ago, Puchaiyank said: Or a cold water! You shop at wrong store. I buy water all the time at 6 or 7 baht. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTL2 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 If you could record a Vlog or blog the video how you would use the 10 Baht to make it into a nice looking ring with jewelry. I bet it could be rare and speculative. Either you could be hate for destroying the image of the late respected King or the temple emblem. Or if you managed to save both images and place it back to the final product which is the ring in a special display. It probably worth more than 10 Baht as it have artistic and respectual value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, dotpoom said: It also looks like a €2 coin. In know of a guy who collects them while here on holiday and gives them out in change when working nights in his Taxi when he goes back home. I seem to recall that when the 2-euro coin first came out, it was the same size and weight as a 10 baht coin, so it had to be changed as the Thai coin was older and already been established. Edited May 8, 2019 by Inn Between 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 years ago when they still had gambling machines in holland in bars ,you could put a 10 baht coin in there in stead of a 2 euro coin and fill it up and pay out untill the machine starts to pay out the 10 baht coins again, those where the good old days. went to a lot of bars to empty the machines, made a good amount of money .???????? right up untill the machine owners started to find out and change the coin intakes. after that no more gambling . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Nanaplaza666 said: 10 years ago when they still had gambling machines in holland in bars ,you could put a 10 baht coin in there in stead of a 2 euro coin and fill it up and pay out untill the machine starts to pay out the 10 baht coins again, those where the good old days. went to a lot of bars to empty the machines, made a good amount of money .???????? right up untill the machine owners started to find out and change the coin intakes. after that no more gambling . Are you still a thief? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pique Dard Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 baht althought from 1990 are just 10 baht, not even enough to buy you a glass of local beer in thailand. but it made you dream for a while, and that is more than a 10 baht coin has ever done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamaj Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Thank you all so much for your educational and informative posts. I am grateful to all of you took the time and labour to answer. And thank you for the funny ones too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mamaj said: Thank you all so much for your educational and informative posts. I am grateful to all of you took the time and labour to answer. And thank you for the funny ones too! They are all bullsh***g ya kid, it really is a rare piece that I know one shop is looking for in BKK, in fact, its proabaly worth a mill. Hey so let me borrow $1500 for airfare and Ill take it right over to BKK. Ill sign an agteement to pay you the exact amount I get for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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