China
Kiangnan. Kuang-hsü Dollar CD 1899 XF Details (Chop Mark) PCGS, Nanking mint, KM-Y145a.2, L&M-222, Kann-74. Old dragon variety. A highly popular Kiangnan issue featuring the whimsical and endearing "Old Dragon" design for which this issue is instantly recognizable. A deeply patinated example further enhanced by a vivid cobalt tone glistening across the dragon's scales, while the reverse (obverse as holdered) boasts the ever so trivial chop marks indicated by the label insert, one of the more common conditional qualifiers to bound the grade. Regardless, the piece at hand remains a fine example sure to excite any collector.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD