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April 2015 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-C 30 Mar-1 Apr 2015
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CHINA. Long Whisker Dragon Pattern Dollar, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. NGC MS-63.
L&M-28; K-223; KM-Pn304; WS-0040; Wenchao-105 (rarity three stars). Struck in silver. RARE first variation of the "dragon in clouds" style with smaller more robust characters and blunt floral leaves. This type is referred to as the "ordinary obverse" as the characters resemble that of the later adopted standard design 1911 Empire Dollar. Beautifully struck with rich detail throughout on a planchet of very lustrous metal. Light golden toning enhances the contrast between the devices and the surrounding fields. A very desirable late Qing rarity. Tied with two others graded mint state by NGC, but also numerically tied with one other graded proof by NGC and one other in specimen grade at PCGS. Only two examples graded finer, one at NGC and one at PCGS. NGC MS-63.
Estimate: $80000.00- $100000.00
L&M-28; K-223; KM-Pn304; WS-0040; Wenchao-105 (rarity three stars). Struck in silver. RARE first variation of the "dragon in clouds" style with smaller more robust characters and blunt floral leaves. This type is referred to as the "ordinary obverse" as the characters resemble that of the later adopted standard design 1911 Empire Dollar. Beautifully struck with rich detail throughout on a planchet of very lustrous metal. Light golden toning enhances the contrast between the devices and the surrounding fields. A very desirable late Qing rarity. Tied with two others graded mint state by NGC, but also numerically tied with one other graded proof by NGC and one other in specimen grade at PCGS. Only two examples graded finer, one at NGC and one at PCGS. NGC MS-63.
Ex: Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Hong Kong Coin Auction Sale 17 featuring the Ng Yin Boon Collection of Chinese Coinage Lot #92, June 11, 1994.
W&B Capital Collection.
Estimate: $80000.00- $100000.00