Empire General Issues

Finest Certified 1907 Pattern Gold K'uping Tael

(t) CHINA. Gold K'uping Tael Pattern, CD (1907). Tientsin Mint. NGC MS-64.

L&M-1024; Fr-2; K-1541; KM-Pn302; Wenchao-pg.49 #11 (rarity four stars); Chang Foundation-pg.26 #7; WS-0009. The single finest certified of the type on either the NGC or PCGS population reports, none finer. A fantastic representative of this seldom encountered and VERY RARE type, this lovely large size gold coin exhibits a bold strike with good definition of the fine details and crisp legends. The smooth surfaces offer much brilliance, but are slightly subdued and very original looking. Close inspection of the fields and devices reveals a slight surface roughness indicative of a later die state of this issue. Clearly struck in limited quantities, these pattern only issues are highly coveted by collectors commanding strong prices whenever they appear on the market. This near-Gem example is sure to catch the attention of quality conscious collectors with fine cabinets. Struck on an experimental basis as patterns only and never released into circulation. The plans to issue gold coinage in units of one teal for circulation, unfortunately, never materialized. This was largely due to China's lack of gold reserve combined with the current currency being based on the silver standard. Hence a limited number of pattern Taels were struck in gold.

Estimate: $ 100000.00 - 150000.00

評級最佳丁未年造大清金幣庫平一兩樣幣

光緒丁未年造大清金幣庫平一兩樣幣。天津造幣廠。

PCGS及NGC中最高分的孤品。具代表性的一枚，鮮少面市，細節出眾，圖文纖毫畢現。光澤幣面，金光若隱若現，原廠品相。仔細檢閱，底版及圖文可見有些粗糙感，應為較後期鑄製時原模所出現的特徵。鑄額稀少，每次面市成交價均再創新高。GEM品相傑作，世界級珍藏。 沒有發行的試造樣幣。清政府計畫推行一兩為單位的金本位制幣，不幸未能實現。主要是中國當時缺乏黃金儲備，且使用的通貨是以銀為本位。僅試製極少數量的金質樣幣。