| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40123 Price realized: 310,000 USD (Approx. 291,710 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CHINA. 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), ND (1908). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-64. L&M-11; K-216; KM-Y-14; WS-0029. Wholly captivating and tantalizing to gaze upon, this near-Gem later imperial crown would already possess a great number of accolades on account of its elite, expert level of preservation paired with inviting and somewhat bewitching pastel iridescence. But its manufacture via specimen-quality dies is the aspect that certainly sets it apart from the vast number of others, as the strike is simply on another level. Exceptional precision and razor-sharp crispness tower over its business strike counterparts, with the glistening brilliance in the fields allowing the wondrous strike to stand out merely that much more. A similar, but rather deeply toned, specimen striking of this type realized a total of $1.26 million in our December 2021 CCO (Lot # 42043)--setting the heights to which this type could certainly reach. As such, an IMMENSELY RARE and important opportunity for a titan of the Tientsin mint. Estimate: $400000 - $600000 |  |
