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Fukien. Changchow Military Ration Fantasy Dollar ND AU Details (Damaged) NGC, KM-X Unl., Kann-F5 var., WS-1349-64, Wenchao-1223, SHI-2. Plain edge. Imitated by Ping Yu-lin (Shanghai). A generally scarce, likely Republican-era Fantasy Restrike of this incredibly challenging early military ration Dollar, originally produced around 1844. Showing some heavy scratches to the left of the large character on the obverse, likely to cover an area of peck marks in the field, the piece otherwise exhibits an even antique silver patina that reveals notes of russet backlight when rotated in hand. We would note that although Kann provides a listing for restrikes of the issue, picturing several variants, all those included in his plates are copies of Kann-5, rather than Kann-6 as seen here. Interestingly, while the Goodman Collection contained numerous originals of this issue, a fantasy of the same type was ultimately missing from his holdings, and also was not present in the Chin Family Collection.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/china-fukien-changchow-military-ration-fantasy-dollar-nd-au-details-damaged-ngc-/a/3100-34168.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3100-07072022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
Fukien. Changchow Military Ration Fantasy Dollar ND AU Details (Damaged) NGC, KM-X Unl., Kann-F5 var., WS-1349-64, Wenchao-1223, SHI-2. Plain edge. Imitated by Ping Yu-lin (Shanghai). A generally scarce, likely Republican-era Fantasy Restrike of this incredibly challenging early military ration Dollar, originally produced around 1844. Showing some heavy scratches to the left of the large character on the obverse, likely to cover an area of peck marks in the field, the piece otherwise exhibits an even antique silver patina that reveals notes of russet backlight when rotated in hand. We would note that although Kann provides a listing for restrikes of the issue, picturing several variants, all those included in his plates are copies of Kann-5, rather than Kann-6 as seen here. Interestingly, while the Goodman Collection contained numerous originals of this issue, a fantasy of the same type was ultimately missing from his holdings, and also was not present in the Chin Family Collection.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/china-fukien-changchow-military-ration-fantasy-dollar-nd-au-details-damaged-ngc-/a/3100-34168.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3100-07072022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD