Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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(t) CHINA. Wei Yuanbao. Imitation Principal Ingots. Gold 1 Tael Presentation Ingot, ND. Graded MS62 by Zhong Qian Ping Ji Grading Company.
cf. BMC-Class XXXIII Group C # 362. Weight: 31.2 gms. Obverse: "Chi Jin" (Pure Gold), "Tian Jin Wan Bao" (Tianjin, Wan Jeweler), "Chi Jin" (Pure Gold); Sides: "Yi Liang" (One Ounce); Reverse: "Jia Liang Jin Liao" (Refined Gold). This interesting little ingot is bright and lustrous with more stamps than normally encountered. The obverse stamps are well applied, though the central stamp is slightly over the edge. The side and reverse stamps are unevenly applied with parts of some characters obscured or not struck up on uneven surfaces.
Estimate: $1800 - $2200
cf. BMC-Class XXXIII Group C # 362. Weight: 31.2 gms. Obverse: "Chi Jin" (Pure Gold), "Tian Jin Wan Bao" (Tianjin, Wan Jeweler), "Chi Jin" (Pure Gold); Sides: "Yi Liang" (One Ounce); Reverse: "Jia Liang Jin Liao" (Refined Gold). This interesting little ingot is bright and lustrous with more stamps than normally encountered. The obverse stamps are well applied, though the central stamp is slightly over the edge. The side and reverse stamps are unevenly applied with parts of some characters obscured or not struck up on uneven surfaces.
Estimate: $1800 - $2200