Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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CHINA. Silver 50 Cents Pattern, Year 25 (1936). San Francisco Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64.
L&M-116; K-633; KM-Pn170; WS-0155; Shih-D3-27. Reeded edge. Obverse: bust of Sun Yat-sen left; date of the Republic above; all within circular meander pattern; Reverse: Ancient spade money piece; denomination across field; all within circular meander pattern. Another INCREDIBLY RARE and exceptional opportunity for a pedigreed specimen, this near-Gem example--undoubtedly one of the finest known--is exceeded in the PCGS population report solely by the previous lot and is tied with a similar specimen from the family of H. H. Kung, a piece which realized a total of $240,000 in our Fall 2021 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 21535).
From the Family of H. H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi).
Estimate: $25000 - $50000
L&M-116; K-633; KM-Pn170; WS-0155; Shih-D3-27. Reeded edge. Obverse: bust of Sun Yat-sen left; date of the Republic above; all within circular meander pattern; Reverse: Ancient spade money piece; denomination across field; all within circular meander pattern. Another INCREDIBLY RARE and exceptional opportunity for a pedigreed specimen, this near-Gem example--undoubtedly one of the finest known--is exceeded in the PCGS population report solely by the previous lot and is tied with a similar specimen from the family of H. H. Kung, a piece which realized a total of $240,000 in our Fall 2021 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 21535).
From the Family of H. H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi).
Estimate: $25000 - $50000