(t) CHINA. Kirin. White Metal 7 Mace Pattern or Trial Strike, Year 10 (1884). Kirin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-62.
cf. L&M-504 (silver); K-916Y; KM-Pn7; cf. WS-0353 (same). Listed in Kann as " struck in spelter by way of essay," this TREMENDOUS RARITY would already be a colossal offering, given that the regular issue in silver is virtually never encountered in the marketplace. When one then changes parameters to a trial strike in white metal, it is essentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as such patterns are simply unavailable. As is, a silver example graded PCGS AU Details--Cleaned, and emanating from the collection of Åke Lindén, realized a hammer of $200,000 [!] in April 2014. Given the overall growth of the market since, the fact that this piece is RARER, and the tremendous preservation, with a gunmetal gray tone and no problems whatsoever, the levels to which this pattern could soar are truly unfathomable.
From the KL Collection.

光緒十年吉林機器官局監製廠平柒錢白金屬樣幣。吉林鑄幣廠。
在耿愛德目錄中被標為"以鋅鉛合金試鑄"。普通銀版市面難尋，此枚可説是難逢巨獻，極為罕見。考慮到其是白金屬試鑄，而這種樣幣幾乎不會現身，稱之為一生只有一次機會也不過分。2014年3月拍賣中曾遇一枚出自Åke Lindén集藏的銀質版，獲評 PCGS AU細節-經清洗，落槌價高達200,000美元！與當時相比，目前行情已上漲不少，而且本拍品更為罕見，加之品相無瑕，槍灰色包漿點綴，此拍品的價格難以想象。

Estimate: $100000.00- $200000.00