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Chihli. Kuang-hsü 50 Cents Year 25 (1899) AU Details (Scratch) PCGS, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, KM-Y72, L&M-455, Kann-197, Shih-C7-17, WS-0625. The key date within the short-lived Chihli 50 Cents series, highly coveted in all conditional states and yet scarcely available above VF. Indeed, across both NGC and PCGS, only a single Mint State piece has been graded, with the next finest being a small group of three AU58's. To date, the nicest we have offered was a VF25, which brought $3600 in our December 2017 HKINF sale. Despite the noted scratch to the left of hsü on the obverse (reverse as holdered) and some minor hairlines, the coin undeniably has only very lightly circulated, champagne luster fully evident over both sides with a satin texture preserved near to the devices.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/chihli-province/china-chihli-kuang-hsu-50-cents-year-25-1899-au-details-scratch-pcgs-/a/3100-34027.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3100-07072022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
Chihli. Kuang-hsü 50 Cents Year 25 (1899) AU Details (Scratch) PCGS, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, KM-Y72, L&M-455, Kann-197, Shih-C7-17, WS-0625. The key date within the short-lived Chihli 50 Cents series, highly coveted in all conditional states and yet scarcely available above VF. Indeed, across both NGC and PCGS, only a single Mint State piece has been graded, with the next finest being a small group of three AU58's. To date, the nicest we have offered was a VF25, which brought $3600 in our December 2017 HKINF sale. Despite the noted scratch to the left of hsü on the obverse (reverse as holdered) and some minor hairlines, the coin undeniably has only very lightly circulated, champagne luster fully evident over both sides with a satin texture preserved near to the devices.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/chihli-province/china-chihli-kuang-hsu-50-cents-year-25-1899-au-details-scratch-pcgs-/a/3100-34027.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3100-07072022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD