Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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CHINA. Dollar, ND (1916). Tientsin Mint. PCGS MS-64.
L&M-942; K-663; KM-Y-332; WS-0097. Variety with reeded edge, no signature, and horizontal on dragon's right wing visible. Struck for the inauguration of Hung Hsien (Yuan Shih-kai) as emperor. This popular type features Yuan Shih-kai in full military attire along with a tall plumed shako on the obverse, while the reverse displays an elegant imperial flying dragon. This bright and lustrous example exhibits bold frosty devices with satiny surfaces and faint delicate patina near the upper rims adding a bit of contrast. A handsome representative of this popular type that is pleasing to the eye sure to be a welcome addition to the next collection it enters.
From the Hobart Collection.
Estimate: $30000 - $40000
L&M-942; K-663; KM-Y-332; WS-0097. Variety with reeded edge, no signature, and horizontal on dragon's right wing visible. Struck for the inauguration of Hung Hsien (Yuan Shih-kai) as emperor. This popular type features Yuan Shih-kai in full military attire along with a tall plumed shako on the obverse, while the reverse displays an elegant imperial flying dragon. This bright and lustrous example exhibits bold frosty devices with satiny surfaces and faint delicate patina near the upper rims adding a bit of contrast. A handsome representative of this popular type that is pleasing to the eye sure to be a welcome addition to the next collection it enters.
From the Hobart Collection.
Estimate: $30000 - $40000