Hsüan-t'ung Dollar Year 3 (1911) AU58+ PCGS, Tientsin mint, KM-Y31, L&M-37, Kann-227. No period, extra flame variety. One of the more trademark issues in Chinese numismatics, offered with significant frequency commensurate with rapidly growing collector interest. Illumination reveals scintillating luster that carries admirably across wholly argent surfaces, as one would expect from a finer certification, while only the most minute cabinet friction likely limits the grade of this virtually Mint State example. Only five specimens out of nearly 8,000 submitted to PCGS have received this covetable designation and will certainly inspire bidders to pay accordingly.

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