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Auction 38  24-27 Sep 2020
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Lot 1282

Starting price: 60 USD
Price realized: 220 USD
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TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu mint, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu with collar, derived from the British Indian rupee of Queen Victoria // vertical rosette at center, Chinese inscription si chuan sheng zao ("made in Sichuan"), harshly cleaned, PCGS graded EF details, ex Charles Opitz Collection. This type of Sichuan rupee was struck in Chengdu 1911-1916 & 1930-1933 of an alloy of silver ranging from .700 to.740 fine silver. Two varieties exist; an example with 2 obverses and a variety missing the base of the bust.

Estimate: 75-100 USD
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