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Kwangtung. Kuang-hsü 10 Cents (7-3/10 Candareens) ND (1889) MS62 NGC, Kwangtung mint, KM-Y195, L&M-126, Kann-19, WS-0934, Wenchao-555 (rarity 3 stars). Denomination written as 7 3/10 CANDAREENS. An extremely rare first-year issue from what would become the gold-standard in late imperial Chinese coin design, the example at hand immediately strikes the viewer with a remarkably imposing gravity for its small size. Struck with needle-sharp precision throughout, even to the point of the obverse rim appearing slightly raised, the devices exude a feel that very much keeps in-line with the fact that these early milled Kwangtung pieces were produced from dies manufactured in Birmingham, while the surfaces have aged softly somewhere between graphite and salt-gray with a notable admixture of golden-champagne backlight. The center of the reverse emerges as slightly more mottled, especially around the characters, while an almost cupric red ring of tone lines the peripheries, without a trace of weakness anywhere in the design. Presently tied for second finest of this circulation series across both NGC and PCGS combined--and tied for the finest Mint State example certified by PCGS--this gorgeous coin kickstarts a four-piece set of phenomenal 1889 Kwangtung coinage stretching through to the Dollar, which stands poised to pique the interests of even the most seasoned connoisseurs of the Chinese series.
From the Henderson Lincoln Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD
Kwangtung. Kuang-hsü 10 Cents (7-3/10 Candareens) ND (1889) MS62 NGC, Kwangtung mint, KM-Y195, L&M-126, Kann-19, WS-0934, Wenchao-555 (rarity 3 stars). Denomination written as 7 3/10 CANDAREENS. An extremely rare first-year issue from what would become the gold-standard in late imperial Chinese coin design, the example at hand immediately strikes the viewer with a remarkably imposing gravity for its small size. Struck with needle-sharp precision throughout, even to the point of the obverse rim appearing slightly raised, the devices exude a feel that very much keeps in-line with the fact that these early milled Kwangtung pieces were produced from dies manufactured in Birmingham, while the surfaces have aged softly somewhere between graphite and salt-gray with a notable admixture of golden-champagne backlight. The center of the reverse emerges as slightly more mottled, especially around the characters, while an almost cupric red ring of tone lines the peripheries, without a trace of weakness anywhere in the design. Presently tied for second finest of this circulation series across both NGC and PCGS combined--and tied for the finest Mint State example certified by PCGS--this gorgeous coin kickstarts a four-piece set of phenomenal 1889 Kwangtung coinage stretching through to the Dollar, which stands poised to pique the interests of even the most seasoned connoisseurs of the Chinese series.
From the Henderson Lincoln Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD