Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2017 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-E 14-16 Aug 2017
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CHINA. Kwangtung. Trial Strike or Experimental Cash, ND (ca. 1890-1908).
43 mm; 38.24 gms. cf.H-22.1335; cf.Duan-3904; cf.Y-190; cf.S-1587; Sun-unlisted; China Numismatic Museum-unlisted. Struck on an unusually large and thick planchet of the adopted design. A highly unusual item not listed in any reference material that we are aware of. Edge bumps and scattered marks from long ago now toned over. Somewhat of an uneven strike, but with clear definition of the characters. Highly interesting and deserving of further research from the specialist. VERY FINE.
From the Sang Lin Collection.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00
43 mm; 38.24 gms. cf.H-22.1335; cf.Duan-3904; cf.Y-190; cf.S-1587; Sun-unlisted; China Numismatic Museum-unlisted. Struck on an unusually large and thick planchet of the adopted design. A highly unusual item not listed in any reference material that we are aware of. Edge bumps and scattered marks from long ago now toned over. Somewhat of an uneven strike, but with clear definition of the characters. Highly interesting and deserving of further research from the specialist. VERY FINE.
From the Sang Lin Collection.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00