April 2024 Hong Kong (SAR) Auction – 15 - 22 April 2024
Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau & World Banknotes
Part 2: Tu, 16.04.2024, from 4:00 AM CEST
Part 3: We, 17.04.2024, from 4:00 AM CEST
Part 4: Th, 18.04.2024, from 4:00 AM CEST
Part 5: Fr, 19.04.2024, from 3:00 AM CEST
Part A: Fr, 19.04.2024, from 4:00 AM CEST
Part B: Fr, 19.04.2024, from 11:00 AM CEST
Part 6: Sa, 20.04.2024, from 3:00 AM CEST
Part C: Sa, 20.04.2024, from 4:00 AM CEST
Part 7: Su, 21.04.2024, from 3:00 AM CEST
Part D: Su, 21.04.2024, from 3:00 AM CEST
Part 8: Mo, 22.04.2024, from 3:00 AM CEST
Part E: Mo, 22.04.2024, from 3:00 AM CEST
Description
(t) CHINA. Chihli (Pei Yang). 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), Year 23 (1897). Tientsin (East Arsenal) Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS AU-50.
L&M-444; cf. K-186C; KM-Y-65.1; WS-0611. Variety with dragon's eyes as triangles. Featuring an engaging design, this alluring survivor presents an almond-gray tone that deepens slightly around the devices and nearer the rims. The details remain quite clear, owing to a solid strike and very little time spent in commerce. Furthermore, one notes an interesting cross (+) located just above the tail, before the longer spines begin. This "secret" mark, along with an incuse cross right below it, centrally located on the tail, are an interesting aspect, especially when compared to the cross composed of five pellets (below the swirl on the fiery pearl) that appears on many of the issues from this year as well.
光緒二十三年北洋機器局造壹圓銀幣。天津鑄幣廠。
三角眼龍。設計栩栩如生，圖文間杏灰色包漿，延至幣緣更深。鑄工規整，細節清晰，流通痕跡不多。龍脊尾上方有一饒有趣味的"+", 而龍尾中央亦有一交叉凹痕， 令人聯想到同年的眾多發行五瓣花中亦有十字（龍珠陽旋的下方）。
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00
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| Price realized | 16'500 USD |
| Starting price | 6'000 USD |
| Estimate | 17'800 USD |
