| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40134 Price realized: 380,000 USD (Approx. 357,580 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. Silver "Reversed Dragon" Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. Hsuan-t'ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). PCGS SPECIMEN-63. L&M-31; K-225; KM-Pn308; WS-0042A; Wenchao-115 (rarity: ★★★). Type II; variety with raised veins in outer leaves. Undoubtedly one of the titans of the vintage Chinese series, with a striking, instantly recognizable designs--chief among those reasons is the fact that it marks the end of the line with respect to Ch'ing patterns, and features a "reversed" dragon that coils in an array opposite to that encountered on the eventual business strikes (L&M-36/37) of Hsuan-t'ung's final year. A provocative and stunningly breathtaking RARITY of immense proportions, especially in such a lofty, highly elevated state of preservation as is the case here. The fields of the characters side display glistening steely gray hues, almost as though it was minted only recently, with a tinge of champagne toning surrounding the devices and characters, and an inordinate degree of shimming luster cartwheeling throughout. Meanwhile, the dragon side is fully awash in a burnished amber glow, enlivening all aspects of the surfaces, and seemingly causing the dragon to leap from the planchet, seizing the attention of all who gaze upon it. Easily a more attractive and tantalizingly appealing example than a PCGS SPECIMEN-62 that realized a total of $432,000 in our October 2023 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 30161). Estimate: $300000 - $400000 |  |
