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Hong Kong Signature Sale 3084 12-13 Jul 2020
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Hsüan-t'ung silver Specimen Pattern "Long-Whiskered Dragon" Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP61 PCGS, Tientsin mint, KM-Pn305, Kann-223a, L&M-28, WS-0040, Wenchao-105 (rarity 3 stars), Chang Foundation-33. Pointed petals variety. Perhaps the most instantly recognizable proposed pattern for the final dragon dollar of Hsüan-t'ung's reign, stemming from a program by the Emperor to unify the national currency that employed an Italian die-cutting firm to work with the Central Mint in designing a new dollar coin. Delicately patinated across the surfaces with a medallic strike rendering an exquisite level of detail, and few of the pesky hairlines that so often plague the type, this charming specimen expresses a clarity often missing from even finer examples. One of just 20 pieces of this variety that have been certified by PCGS to-date, it remains a necessary emission from the late imperial series so often missing from even advanced collections.
Ex. Zhu H.J. Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/china-hsuan-t-ung-silver-specimen-pattern-long-whiskered-dragon-dollar-year-3-1911-sp61-pcgs-/a/3084-30151.s?type=CoinArchives3084
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 100000-120000 USD
Hsüan-t'ung silver Specimen Pattern "Long-Whiskered Dragon" Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP61 PCGS, Tientsin mint, KM-Pn305, Kann-223a, L&M-28, WS-0040, Wenchao-105 (rarity 3 stars), Chang Foundation-33. Pointed petals variety. Perhaps the most instantly recognizable proposed pattern for the final dragon dollar of Hsüan-t'ung's reign, stemming from a program by the Emperor to unify the national currency that employed an Italian die-cutting firm to work with the Central Mint in designing a new dollar coin. Delicately patinated across the surfaces with a medallic strike rendering an exquisite level of detail, and few of the pesky hairlines that so often plague the type, this charming specimen expresses a clarity often missing from even finer examples. One of just 20 pieces of this variety that have been certified by PCGS to-date, it remains a necessary emission from the late imperial series so often missing from even advanced collections.
Ex. Zhu H.J. Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/china-hsuan-t-ung-silver-specimen-pattern-long-whiskered-dragon-dollar-year-3-1911-sp61-pcgs-/a/3084-30151.s?type=CoinArchives3084
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 100000-120000 USD