Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2019 Hong Kong Auction 19-21 Aug 2019
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CHINA. Yunnan. 1/2 Tael, ND (1943-44). PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield.
L&M-434; K-941; KM-A1.2; Lec-322; WS-0703. Variety with thick characters on the reverse. According to Lecompte and Bruce this variety was struck on a slightly smaller diameter and slightly underweight planchet. Struck for use in the French Indo-China opium trade. A sharply struck, highly lustrous, and flashy example exhibiting none of the typical design weaknesses.
Estimate: $2000.00- $3000.00
L&M-434; K-941; KM-A1.2; Lec-322; WS-0703. Variety with thick characters on the reverse. According to Lecompte and Bruce this variety was struck on a slightly smaller diameter and slightly underweight planchet. Struck for use in the French Indo-China opium trade. A sharply struck, highly lustrous, and flashy example exhibiting none of the typical design weaknesses.
Estimate: $2000.00- $3000.00