Watch List notes:

CHINA. Silver Tael Pattern Restrike, CD (1906). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-63 Gold Shield.
L&M-16; K-934; KM-Pn300; WS-0021; Wenchao-85 (rarity four stars). An appealing and exceptionally alluring design, this vibrant and unrivaled pattern issue presents a light burgundy tone shimmering throughout, only augmenting its character. One of the better examples extant, this piece deserves the utmost focus and attention from the most serious of collectors, as its destined for a first rate collection. The most recent offering of this type which we presented, emanating from the Mas Fera Collection, realized a hammer of $85,000 in our August 2019 Hong Kong auction (lot # 52123, also a PCGS SPECIMEN-63).

As outlined in Chang Foundation and Wenchao, these are easily identifiable as restrikes from original dies due to the apparent light die rust. A short lived issue that never made its way into full production, but would influence the eventual standard design of the 1908 Imperial issues with only slight modifications to the reverse design of the Tael. By order of Imperial decree of the 9th Moon of the 34th Year of Kuang Hsu states that the Tael coin and its subsidiaries were to prevail over the 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar). Due to dissenting provinces and the Emperor dying a month after the Imperial order, this new Tael series failed to take a foothold and the limited pieces that made their way into circulation had to be withdrawn.

From the MBMY Collection.

Estimate: $60000.00- $80000.00