CHINA. Sinkiang. Mace (Miscal), ND ("1910"). NGC MS-61.
cf. L&M-826 (for prototype); cf. K-1025 (same); cf. KM-Y-3 (same); cf. WS-1306 (same). Later collector's forgery. Quite alluring and pleasing, this Mint State specimen is a later 19th century issue meant to fulfill the numismatic demand for the popular prototype. Lustrous and shimmering, with some violet-rose toning on each side.
From the Hobart Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000