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September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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CHINA. Silver Dollar Pattern, Year 25 (1936). San Francisco Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65+.
L&M-115; K-632; KM-Pn174; WS-0154; Chang-CH208; Shih-D3-26; Shanghai Museum/Mr. Shi Jiagan's Coll.-p. 136, 628. Reeded edge. Composition: 73% silver, 27% copper. Obverse: bust of Sun Yat-sen left; date of the Republic above; all within circular meander pattern; Reverse: Ancient spade money piece; denomination across field; all within circular meander pattern. A TREMENDOUS RARITY from American-influenced China, this alluring example is, without a doubt, about as attractive and unblemished as one can possibly hope to encounter. Standing as the finest of seven graded in the PCGS census, the present piece offers dazzling brilliance, vibrant steely gray surfaces, and some hints of champagne-olive toning mixed charmingly throughout. A show-stopping specimen with seemingly endless eye appeal.
From the Family of H.H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi).
Estimate: $40000 - $60000
L&M-115; K-632; KM-Pn174; WS-0154; Chang-CH208; Shih-D3-26; Shanghai Museum/Mr. Shi Jiagan's Coll.-p. 136, 628. Reeded edge. Composition: 73% silver, 27% copper. Obverse: bust of Sun Yat-sen left; date of the Republic above; all within circular meander pattern; Reverse: Ancient spade money piece; denomination across field; all within circular meander pattern. A TREMENDOUS RARITY from American-influenced China, this alluring example is, without a doubt, about as attractive and unblemished as one can possibly hope to encounter. Standing as the finest of seven graded in the PCGS census, the present piece offers dazzling brilliance, vibrant steely gray surfaces, and some hints of champagne-olive toning mixed charmingly throughout. A show-stopping specimen with seemingly endless eye appeal.
From the Family of H.H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi).
Estimate: $40000 - $60000