2539 LP Thuat Wat Changhai, Pim Taolit, Roon Sang Rong Phayaban (Building Hospital)

Through out the years, i have collected quite a number of this LP Thuat Taolit. Both pim yai, pim lek and pim phra rod.

This is one of the batch that is really worth collecting as it has gone through a big consecration ceremony. My personal favourite Wat Changhai batch after 2530.

For Wat changhai LP thuat, other than those made by Ajarn Tim (2497-2511); 2524, 2530 and 2539 are the top three batches one should collect as many as possible. And of course, due to many factors, price of these batches are on the rise.

For this batch, gold and pink gold made 299 pieces respectively, silver and thongtip made 4999 respectively and nawa made 14999. There are also special one with nawa and red holy powder, as heard, this was made less than 100. Really difficult to find now.

One thing to note, many people asked me. Why the code stamped behind is on top and some at the bottom. Only code stamp on top is real? Some say lotus in front, there is a line and the ear must be lower than the eyes than consider real.

I have seen many pieces of 2539. Some considerations when renting of 2539 LPT taolit:
1. Code can be top or bottom. Code was stamped later. It can be top or bottom. and for special committee, they even stamp a few more. I have a thong tip with 3 codes.

2. All 4 line items (behind) need to be verified to ensure real or fake.Preferably clear and sharp and accurate. This is the single most important factor.

3. Face must be correct. Compare with a real piece and remember it. The features, robe lines.


Enjoy!

    

LP Thuat 2530, Pim Hua Toh (大头仔）2nd Batch Wat Changhai

Sharing 2 pieces of 2530 made, LP Thuat, wat changhai, 2nd batch of rein hua toh. This batch was popularly known as  Pim Hua Toh (大头仔）due to the head of LP thuat. 


The first batch rein made by Wat changhai is this pim in 2500. It fetches a price of easily 300000 thb and above now. A super bad condition heavily worn out piece also cost 150k thb and above. So, this 2530 is much more affordable and gone though big consecration ceremony. 

First piece shared is block niyom (observed special line next to ear and body), Nur thong daeng rom brown. 
Second piece is pim kamakan. kalai thong (Copper coated with gold). This pim is even rarer than the niyom block.

Enjoy!

Pert loke - 2532 by LP Doo (Wat Sakae), Ayuthya

My 2nd and 3rd piece of LP Doo Pert loke. 2532. Details i won't describe much. Refer to initial post of LP Doo Pert loke.

These two pieces the skin and condition are even better than my 1st piece. champion of the champions. :)

Enjoy!

King of Khun phen-LP Tim wat lahanrai

Sharing this piece of LP Tim Khun phen Plai Kuman (KPPK) Pim Yai.

 

LP Tim needs no introduction and I have blogged about his bio last year. I also wrote about the making of phong plai kuman which makes the khun phen so effective. Together with khun phen made by LP Tae, you have the formidable pair and all the metta and business luck one will ever need.

 

There are multiple pim made for KPPK. And what I shared below contains a lot of phong plai kuman that makes the amulet greyish brown in colour. Authenticated by samakorm and also featured in LP Tim amulets magazine. Rare to find this condition in the market now.

 

LP Tim KPPK prices has skyrocketed exponentially. 4 years ago, I own a piece of pim lek and pim yai. Pim lek costs only S$1.8k and pim yai S$4k. and when price starts to increase I thought this is just a hype. It will come down eventually when collectors cool down. So, I rented out both pieces to a collector that wants metta urgently. However, I realise now that I make a wrong judgement. There are multiple opportunities come knocking on my door to get a piece at much lower price than now, but I let it go. Now, a Pim lek costs S$5k up and Pim Yai S$9k up. This entry piece with not good condition. A good and rare pim yai can cost 1 million THB.

 

So, investing in a nice Pu tim KPPK is like buying a good blue chip. In fact much better returns. It is not a trend. It has been expensive all along and it will be in years to come!

 

Enjoy!

 

 

My winning-saraburi samakorm competition

A bit disappointed. Out of 10 submission, 3 of them do not have placing. All accepted though, so no fake. :) 2x Lp lampoo bkp 2502 somdej and luang ta pan bkp 2502 somdej.

 

Checked with the director of samakorm. Mr keng rong nam,  he said lampoo received more than 20 pieces of pim Yai n luang ta pan received 18. Very difficult to get placing since my amulet condition is not tip top.

 

Below is the outcome:
1. Lp thuat wat changhai 2524 Pim kamakan -  1st placing
2. Lp pu somdej . Wat in, Pim tan Sam kheng. Klom. - 1st placing
3. Lp sri,  wat sakae,  phrom, silver, small face - 1st placing
4. Lp thuat wat changhai 2497 Wahn,  Pim khlang -  2nd placing
5. Lp parn somdej Pim nok,  samathi - 3rd placing
6. Lp thuat wat changhai 2508 Lang nang suer -  4th placing
7. Lp. Tim. Somdej yant har 2517 - 4th placing
8. Lp. Lampoo wat bkp 2502 somdej Pim yai - accepted without placing
9. Luang dta pan wat bkp 2502 somdej Pim Yai lai yok.-  accepted without placing

 

1st placing got competition book n 2nd n 3rd placing got phra naprok brai ma kam as gift.

Saraburi samakorm competition- 2 March 2014

Sharing some photos taken while I was there just now. Super pack. This is a bigger scale competition. I thought it is smaller since it is at saraburi. But still...n I also took photo of those big shots in samakorm, judges n many can recognise their faces like Mr. Phayat Kampan, Mr. Sama. Krongsam...

Lots of ppl and met some Singapore collectors too. N dealers.

Enjoy..

Another trade with my wat paknum roon 1

Yesterday traded my wat paknum first batch with this Rolex.

This is explorer 2, 216570, 42mm Rolex with a list price of $10,600 at THG. 9 months old watch.

Trade value S$8k plus.

Worth? Haha...I have been aiming this Rolex for a ling time.

Anyone with nice watches and want to trade with my amulet,please drop me a msg. :)

Addicted to two very expensive hobbies now.

Somdej bangkhum prom 2502 lp lampoo

Sharing this nice piece of somdej bangkhum prom 2502.

Made by lp lampoo,  the wat bang khum prom abbot then.in 2502.

Mixed with huge amount of broken pieces of bang khum prom fragments and powder.

In 2500, old chedi was broken into by thief. Many old somdej was stolen. Left behind many broken pieces somdej thief left behind. Lp lampoo collected many of these n in 2502 made this batch. This batch was kept in a jar n buried under the tree in front of lp lampoo kuti. In 2519, this batch was dug out, stamped with temple red ink chop and put back to the old chedi. Only after 2541, it was removed from chedi and released to public.

There are two types. Dry n wet. The wet one was due to soaking in water n dries up over the year. Thereby forming a skin like surface like moon crater under close magnification. This is one important factor to see when buying lampoo somdej.

The one shown here is pim yai. There are three. Expensive pim according to lp lampoo book. Pim ket talusum, pim song jedi meehoo and pim yai. Cheapest is pim prokpoh. Of course prices depends greatly on condition of amulets.

And i have another piece without red ink (yant daeng) behind. Price 20% lower..

Prices have steadily increased over the years. Few reasons.

1. Mixed with huge amount of broken old bkp fragments n powder.good replacement of the multi million baht old bkp somdej.

2. Made by lp lampoo who is disciple of l.p. poo, lp parn n l.p. Aee. Very powerful monks n their amulets are all at very high price now.

3. Proven efficacy on Metta and business success.

Enjoy!

Lp tae first batch khumphen- 2485

Just shared the second batch. Now the first batch.

Have been wearing for few days now. Feel good. Forget why I stop wearing this last time. There was once I used to wear it daily for like a year.

This is khunphen of lp tae.  First batch. Same material as his famous kuman thong now 250k thb up.

Very good for luck, career, Metta,  business and protection. All rounder...

First batch got three type. The most expensive one with kuman below cost more than 120000 thb. Second most expensive is the black colour one as shown. N lastly red colour type with darker shade of clay colour as compared with the second batch.

Enjoy!  Really need business luck this year....

Lp tae khun phen - second batch 2503

Lp tae,  wat Sam ngan I think no need to introduce.  Too famous since many years ago. I heard of his big name when I wad a primary school kid.

He is the father of kuman thong. The first to use phong plaikuman in the making of kumanthong and khun phen. N his takrut is also ranked among the top 5 in Thai consistently.

I have written a bio about this great n compassion master. Refer to that fir details.

Today after some cleaning, notice I have not post and share about these great piece. So...

This one shown is his second batch khumphen made in early 2500. It was baked clay mixed with soil from 7 graveyard, 7 garden and 7 holy places. Also mixed with large amount of phong plai kuman.

Someone ask me if this is considered a barang. I would say depends on your definition. To me, the material used doesn't define amulet to be barang. Rather the way it was made and the cause of making it. For l.p. tae khumphen or kumanthong, the way it was made is different from barang nowadays and the main purpose is really to help the soul to gather merit by helping ppl n thereby get reincarnated faster n better. Very similar way as what l.p. tim of wat lahanrai did.

Thete are two colours shown. The red one is quite easily found. 40,000 made. N the black colour one is really rare. May b 100 made. I have not seen another black one after mine. So, price also different.

Why this is good for collectors:
1. Made by father of kumanthong. L.p. tae khunphen is ranked top 5 khunphen in Thailand in the same league as bang krang and lp Tim.

2. L.p. tae kuman now fetch 5 figure easily in sgd.  His takrut also cost more than s$2k easily. N this 2nd batch is only couple of hundreds. Very affordable n value for money.

3. It was mixed with phong plai kuman.  The next kp mixed with plaikuman in the same league cost 5 figures now in SGD.

Enjoy..I have yet to find out where did I keep his takrut. Will share once I find it.

First batch Pidta-l.p. doo wat sakae (2nd placing)

Sharing a piece of pidta made / casted by lp doo of wat sakae.

Brass material, 2526, kun klanid pidta yant yong.

L.p. doo is famous for his phra phrom, pert loke lp thuat and mahasedtee rein. But not many know that his pidta yantyong is equally good.

Both for wearing or collection. Why?

1. Very limited made. Some say 80, some say 90. But confirm made less than 100. For brass material. There are other material such as nawa,  measure etc. Those have more quantity n price cheaper by half.

2. This pidta made with wax casting method. Follow olden days method of how pidta was made in wat nang (l.p. eam) and wat thong (l.p. tub). Both of these are top 5 pidta in Thai worth million now (certain Pim).

3. All hand made. No two piece Similar. Unique n very cute looking especially for braas material version.

So, what do you think...?

Btw, this piece got a second placing or 1st cant remember in an amulet competition last dec.

Worth not?

Haha...some of you know that I am crazy about watches...recently traded my l.p. thuat. Wat changhai 2505 taulit with this Panerai luminor submersible...haha...the watch is about s$11,000 at retail.

Just to share some joy..for my new watch collection. N also sorrow for departing with my taulit. .