Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
October 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-8 Oct 2022
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(t) CHINA. Kansu. Dollar, Year 3 (1914). NGC AU-50.
L&M-617; K-759; KM-Y-407; WS-0706. A fairly obvious provincial issue on account of the characters "kan" "su" prominently displayed to either side of the bust of Yuan Shih-kai, this already VERY RARE type is made all the more desirable given the advanced preservation and seemingly never seen lustrous nature of the present offering. The strike is quite well executed, and the level of handling is at a minimum, making this a superb survivor. Compare to a similar piece--a PCGS AU-50--that realized a total of $264,000 in our May 2022 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 51035).
Estimate: $70000 - $100000
L&M-617; K-759; KM-Y-407; WS-0706. A fairly obvious provincial issue on account of the characters "kan" "su" prominently displayed to either side of the bust of Yuan Shih-kai, this already VERY RARE type is made all the more desirable given the advanced preservation and seemingly never seen lustrous nature of the present offering. The strike is quite well executed, and the level of handling is at a minimum, making this a superb survivor. Compare to a similar piece--a PCGS AU-50--that realized a total of $264,000 in our May 2022 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 51035).
Estimate: $70000 - $100000