Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2020 Hong Kong Auction 4-6 May 2020
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CHINA. Silver "Reversed Dragon" Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Gold Shield.
L&M-31; K-225; KM-Pn308; WS-0042a. Type II; variety with raised veins in outer leaves. An immensely majestic and excessively RARE type, this fabled pattern offers an alluring rendition of the coiled dragon while also possessing lustrous surfaces that are both nearly impeccable and pleasantly toned. This wondrous near-Gem offers quality that is difficult to exceed and, rather accordingly, PCGS has certified just three examples finer.
L&M-31; K-225; KM-Pn308; WS-0042a. Type II; variety with raised veins in outer leaves. An immensely majestic and excessively RARE type, this fabled pattern offers an alluring rendition of the coiled dragon while also possessing lustrous surfaces that are both nearly impeccable and pleasantly toned. This wondrous near-Gem offers quality that is difficult to exceed and, rather accordingly, PCGS has certified just three examples finer.
Proposed pattern for the 1911 "Dragon in Clouds" Empire Dollar of L&M type 37 Type II pattern with dragon reversed from what later became the adopted design with raised veins on leaves. Minor other stylistic variants differ from that of the adopted design, including the general design of the dragon's body and claws.
Estimate: $100000.00- $150000.00