Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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Mocha brown in overall color, and with touches of red mint luster peaking through and an overall glossy finish to the surfaces. Very little evidence of contact is seen on the surfaces, though some light deposits are observed in the recesses between characters. Certainly among the most desirable of RARITIES, this type was only ever able to be traced to one auction in the past, a VF-25 example from our 2018 Hong Kong auction. Dwarfing that piece in beauty, this example may well reach a new plateau and establish a new landmark for Kiangsu cash pieces.
Estimate: $8000 - $12000