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Auction 39  21-25 Jan 2021
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Lot 1247

Starting price: 280 USD
Price realized: 3250 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"), branches with cusps and flowers around, a feature also derived from the reverse of British Indian rupees, a lovely example! PCGS graded MS62, ex Don Erickson Collection. The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Chengdu mint ranged from .700 to .740 fine silver.

Estimate: 300-500 USD
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