hello everyone.anyone know where i may be able to buy some silver dollars in khon kaen or anywhere in thailand.if so where is the location.thank you,buffaloe

I seen some every time I went to Chiang Mai at the "Night Market" at the old city wall.

watch out for those fake us silver coins on displayed at many night markets.

most if not all are fake silver dollar coins.

most are duplicated and shipped overseas from china (sorry my chinese buddies).

i was there a few years ago and they were sold by weight.... lol

most of the authentic silver dollars in southeast asia are in collectors' safes, the

more common ones can mostly be seen in their showcases.

just be extra careful when buying the so-called rare coins, particularly the

eagle coins. the appearance and weight of the fakes are quite similar

to the genuine us eagle coins.

the insurance premiums on these rare coins, even when in a protected

display case, are quite high.

the selling price of a silver eagle classified as minor blemishes in the us,

3 years ago, was in the neighborhood of 200+ usd per piece; whereas

the premium category can hardly be seen nowadays.

good luck to you

hello everyone,has anyone seen any silver coins in the khon kaen area.if so do you know the location.bill

A friend of mine bough 50 silver dollars from a night/weekend market. I saw them and they looked very good. Unfortunately a magnet would pick them up.

Check the dates on these " Republique Francaise" Indochine Piastres, pictured in Vientiane last year. Don't believe the French even got there until the mid-1800s. However, such "genuine" coins are for sale all over the place.

I was up in NE Laos three weeks back, Sam Nuea city, asked a gal at a shop for some real ones, she had both, higher price on the real ones, of course, forget the price now.

Mac