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August 2019 Hong Kong Auction 19-21 Aug 2019
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CHINA. Kweichow. Auto Dollar, Year 17 (1928). PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield.
L&M-610; K-757r; KM-Y-428; WS-1110; Wenchao-pg.664 #1062 (rarity two stars). Three blades of grass Variety. VERY RARE in this state of preservation, with only one graded finer at PCGS. A boldly struck and softly lustrous dollar with even gray toning, near the peak of quality for the type and very desirable as such.
L&M-610; K-757r; KM-Y-428; WS-1110; Wenchao-pg.664 #1062 (rarity two stars). Three blades of grass Variety. VERY RARE in this state of preservation, with only one graded finer at PCGS. A boldly struck and softly lustrous dollar with even gray toning, near the peak of quality for the type and very desirable as such.
Zhou Xicheng was the provincial warlord governor of Kweichow from July of 1927 through April of 1929. Although his time in office was short, Xicheng focused heavily on education and modernizing of the province through public works. This fascinating issue was minted to commemorate the completion of the Kweichow (Guizhou) provincial highway and reportedly features Governor Zhou Xicheng's personal automobile.
Estimate: $40000.00- $60000.00