China
Chihli. Kuang-hsü Dollar Year 23 (1897) UNC Details (Reverse Cleaned) NGC, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, KM-Y65.1, L&M-444. Long horns and round eyes variety. The originality of this 19th century dragon Dollar selection is spectacular. Though the holder notes a cleaning on the reverse, the evidence of this is hard to find. Magnification possibly reveals some light, fine hairlines underneath the patina but any past cleaning done was minor and the retoning has been excellent. This is an issue that is incredibly hard to find with this much detail and this much character.
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Estimate: 8000-12000 USD