Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2016 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-D 15-17 August 2016
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CHINA. Reversed Dragon Pattern Dollar (Type II), Year 3 (1911). PCGS SP-63+ Secure Holder.
L&M-31; K-225; KM-Pn308; WS-0042a; Chang Foundation-pg. 86#37; Wenchao-pg. 134#115 (rarity three stars). Struck in silver. Proposed pattern for the 1911 "Dragon in Clouds" Empire dollar of L&M type 37 Type II pattern with dragon reversed from what later became the adopted design with raised veins on leaves. Minor other stylistic variants differ from that of the adopted design, including the general design of the dragon's body and claws. Beautifully struck on a highly lustrous planchet. Lightly toned on the reverse, a magnificent example of this EXTREMELY RARE never adopted pattern coinage. PCGS SP-63+ Secure Holder.
Estimate: $70000.00- $100000.00
L&M-31; K-225; KM-Pn308; WS-0042a; Chang Foundation-pg. 86#37; Wenchao-pg. 134#115 (rarity three stars). Struck in silver. Proposed pattern for the 1911 "Dragon in Clouds" Empire dollar of L&M type 37 Type II pattern with dragon reversed from what later became the adopted design with raised veins on leaves. Minor other stylistic variants differ from that of the adopted design, including the general design of the dragon's body and claws. Beautifully struck on a highly lustrous planchet. Lightly toned on the reverse, a magnificent example of this EXTREMELY RARE never adopted pattern coinage. PCGS SP-63+ Secure Holder.
Estimate: $70000.00- $100000.00