(t) CHINA. Fantasy "Empress Long Yu" Gold Dollar, CD ("1885"). PCGS MS-61.

K-B14; KMX-191; cf. WS-1349-10 (silver). Tied with just one other example as the only gold examples certified by PCGS, this enchanting issue presents alluring quality and a bit of a mystery. Traditionally referred to as the "Long Yu" type, this fantasy begs the question as to whom she was. This type undoubtedly pairs with the corresponding male version ( with dragon on the reverse, in contrast to this type's peacock, indicating a marriage connection ), given as Kuang-hsu. It may be more likely that this is intended to be the Empress Dowager Cixi, who chose Kuang-Hsu's successor, Puyi, with these fantasies being more related to the ultimate Qing dynast rather than the penultimate. In any event, VERY RARE and desirable, with the Pinnacle specimen realizing a total of $108,000 in our April 2021 auction (lot # 50018).

Estimate: $30000.00 - $50000.00

臆造乙酉光緒年造隆裕皇后像壹圓型金幣。

PCGS僅評兩枚，分數相同。驚人品相，神秘感十足。傳統上認為此為隆裕皇后的臆造幣，但肖像確實的身份無從稽考。此版無疑是與另一枚相配，（另一枚盤龍居中，此枚孔雀居中，喻意締結婚姻），應是光緒。更有可能此枚所描繪的是慈禧太后，她選擇了光緒的繼任者溥儀，令人聯想這些臆造幣關係清末人物而非清朝倒數的第二位皇帝。無論如何， 非常罕見 並且令人嚮往，Pinnacle 系列的同版在我們 2021 年 4 月的拍賣（拍品編號 50018）中成交了 108,000 美元。