CHINA. Gold 5 Taels Ingot, ND (1949-51). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-62.
L&M-1072. AGW: 4.9768 oz. Dimensions: 70x30mm; Weight: 156.20 gms. The obverse stamp presents the profile head of Sun Yat-sen as appearing on the "junk" coinage from the early 1930's, along with a depiction of spade money, while the reverse relates the serial number (CD27972), the fineness (991.0), and the weight in taels (5.006). Quite brilliant and alluring.
Estimate: $10000 - $15000