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September 2021 Hong Kong Auction  27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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Lot 22326

Starting price: 1200 USD
Price realized: 6000 USD
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(t) CHINA. Kiau Chau. 10 Cents, 1909. NGC MS-67.
KM-2; K-872; Hsu-38; J-730. The single finest certified on either the NGC or PCGS populations, none finer. A glistening superb Gem, featuring immaculate surfaces and crisp devices displaying lovely patina with rose hued sheen.

According to Kann, the Kiau Chau 5 and 10 Cents entered circulation in October of 1909. The German involvement in World War I found the port of Kiau Chau under British and Japanese siege on August 27th, 1914, and ended on November 7th and Kiau Chau remained under Japanese control until returned to China in 1922.

Estimate: $2000 - $3000

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