(t) CHINA--EMPIRE. Board of Revenue. 5 Taels, 1855 (Yr. 5). P-A11c. PMG Choice Fine 15.
(S/M#H176-22). Year 5. No. 14783. One of just seven examples graded by PMG for this rare variety. We have only handled one other example of this variety, which was also in a Choice Fine 15 grade, and sold in our August 2011 Hong Kong auction for a staggering $19,120. PMG comments "Spindle Holes, Ink."
Estimate: USD 2500-3500
Price realized | 10'000 USD |
Starting price | 1'500 USD |
Estimate | 2'500 USD |