China
Kuang-hsü gold Proof Pattern Restrike "Kuping" Mace Year 29 (1903)-Dated PR65 NGC, L&M-1021, cf. Kann-930 (for original silver issue), WS-0004. Plain edge. 5.46gm. A flashy Gem offering of this restrike issue displaying highly-reflective surfaces with impressive crispness from the precise, sound strike. One can admire the scintillating die-polish lines amply visible throughout the champagne surfaces. Despite its status as a later production, the type--struck from the original Osaka mint dies in Switzerland in the 1970s--is both rare and coveted by collectors, seeing significant attention when (infrequently) located at auction.
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD