Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
April 2018 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-E 2-4 Apr 2018
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CHINA. Sinkiang. Pattern Cash, ND (1897). Otto Beh Company Esslingen, Germany. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, Unc Details Secure Holder.
CCMC-XJQ02; Xinjiang-432; Chinas Geld-pg.89 #6 (For dies only); Ma-Unlisted; CL-Unlisted; Duan-Unlisted; CCC-Unlisted; Y-Unlisted. EXTREMELY RARE. The Manchu inscription appears to be a bungled attempt at the Urumchi mint mark. The discovery of production material in 2011 shed new light on the creation of this coinage. The findings included patterns, dies, hubs and a series of punches from the archives of the Otto Beh company, Esslingen, Germany. Before this, the origin of the dies used to produce coinage for the provinces of Anhwei, Chekiang, Fengtien, Heilungkiang and Sungarei was only speculated upon. Otto Beh was a specialist in the production of seals and dies. From neighboring Goppingen, Louis Schuler received an order for coining presses in 1895 and commissioned Otto Beh to manufacture the dies. In 1897 and 1898, Beh supplied Schuler with over 200 dies for Chinese coins. At the time, this was the largest order that the company had ever received. Schuler, which started as a Locksmith's shop in 1839, had grown to become one of the world's leaders in metal forming and in fact supplied the aforementioned mints with coining presses. Minor encrustation which probably accounts for the "Environmental Damage", though the planchet is a bit porous. Sharply struck, lustrous and lightly toned. Very interesting and sure to excite even the most advance of collectors. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, Unc Details Secure Holder.
From the Q. David Bowers Collection.
CCMC-XJQ02; Xinjiang-432; Chinas Geld-pg.89 #6 (For dies only); Ma-Unlisted; CL-Unlisted; Duan-Unlisted; CCC-Unlisted; Y-Unlisted. EXTREMELY RARE. The Manchu inscription appears to be a bungled attempt at the Urumchi mint mark. The discovery of production material in 2011 shed new light on the creation of this coinage. The findings included patterns, dies, hubs and a series of punches from the archives of the Otto Beh company, Esslingen, Germany. Before this, the origin of the dies used to produce coinage for the provinces of Anhwei, Chekiang, Fengtien, Heilungkiang and Sungarei was only speculated upon. Otto Beh was a specialist in the production of seals and dies. From neighboring Goppingen, Louis Schuler received an order for coining presses in 1895 and commissioned Otto Beh to manufacture the dies. In 1897 and 1898, Beh supplied Schuler with over 200 dies for Chinese coins. At the time, this was the largest order that the company had ever received. Schuler, which started as a Locksmith's shop in 1839, had grown to become one of the world's leaders in metal forming and in fact supplied the aforementioned mints with coining presses. Minor encrustation which probably accounts for the "Environmental Damage", though the planchet is a bit porous. Sharply struck, lustrous and lightly toned. Very interesting and sure to excite even the most advance of collectors. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, Unc Details Secure Holder.
From the Q. David Bowers Collection.
Ex: R. B. White.
Estimate: $700.00- $1000.00