Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
October 2020 Hong Kong Auction 5-7 Oct 2020
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(t) CHINA. Chihli (Pei Yang). Dollar, Year 24 (1898). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield.
L&M-449; K-191; KM-Y-65.2; WS-0616. Variety with dragon's eyes in relief. The single finest certified of the date on the PCGS population report. A fantastic representative of this early type exhibiting a sharp strike with brilliant fully lustrous fields and light golden tone around the edges. A rare and popular type in any grade especially so in this state of preservation and as such should be considered VERY RARE. Clearly this survivor was plucked from circulation early on and kept with the utmost care certain to catch the attention of the connoisseur of Imperial Chinese treasures.
Ex: Newton/Bressett Collection.
Estimate: $40000.00- $60000.00
L&M-449; K-191; KM-Y-65.2; WS-0616. Variety with dragon's eyes in relief. The single finest certified of the date on the PCGS population report. A fantastic representative of this early type exhibiting a sharp strike with brilliant fully lustrous fields and light golden tone around the edges. A rare and popular type in any grade especially so in this state of preservation and as such should be considered VERY RARE. Clearly this survivor was plucked from circulation early on and kept with the utmost care certain to catch the attention of the connoisseur of Imperial Chinese treasures.
Ex: Newton/Bressett Collection.
Estimate: $40000.00- $60000.00