| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40169 Price realized: 120,000 USD (Approx. 112,920 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CHINA. 10 Dollars, ND (1916). Tientsin Mint. Hung-hsien (Hongxian [Yuan Shih-kai]). PCGS MS-63. L&M-1027; Fr-3; K-1515; KM-Y-333A; WS-0056. Tied with just four others for the top spot in the PCGS census, this tremendously alluring and Choice gold denomination stands as an EXTREMELY RARE and impressive offering. Featuring on the obverse the familiar side-profile view of Yuan Shih-kai, here styled as the Hung-hsien emperor, and the ever-enchanting flying dragon more commonly encountered on the "tall hat" Dollars of the same year, this stunner radiates with intense brilliance and majesty. Vibrantly golden and sharply struck, with glistening luster noted throughout. Compare to a similar specimen, an NGC MS-62 Prooflike, which realized a total of $156,000 in our April 2023 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 40193). Estimate: $75000 - $125000 |  |
