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May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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(t) CHINA. Silver Medallic Dollar, Year 10 (1921). Tientsin Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details.
L&M-956; K-676b; WS-0102; Chang-CH235. Variety with reeded edge and without legend at bottom of reverse. Ever so slightly cleaned, this impressive and RARER variant of the popular "pavilion" Dollar, so-called on account of the presence of the facade of the Peking Union Medical College on the reverse, features no evidence of actual handling, all while sporting an enticing burnished tone around the devices. Given the paucity of this specific type on the market, the heights to which the present piece could soar are dizzying to comprehend.
L&M-956; K-676b; WS-0102; Chang-CH235. Variety with reeded edge and without legend at bottom of reverse. Ever so slightly cleaned, this impressive and RARER variant of the popular "pavilion" Dollar, so-called on account of the presence of the facade of the Peking Union Medical College on the reverse, features no evidence of actual handling, all while sporting an enticing burnished tone around the devices. Given the paucity of this specific type on the market, the heights to which the present piece could soar are dizzying to comprehend.
An incredibly popular and desirable type believed to have been a pattern issue, it now appears that these were, in fact, more medallic in nature, and meant to be given out upon the opening of the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC). Initially designed with a blank field below the pavilion for recipients' names to be engraved, the design was altered to contain the three struck characters instead, as the engraving proved difficult on the initial batch.
Estimate: $60000 - $80000