Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 42320

Price realized: 420 USD   (Approx. 395 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CHINA. Birmingham, England. Taylor & Challen Minting Machinery Bronze Advertising Token, ND (ca. 1900). PCGS Genuine--Corrosion Removed, AU Details.
CCC-783. Diameter: 39mm. Obverse: Coining press; Reverse: Chinese legend. An advertising piece for minting machinery produced by the Diyashi Company. Lightly worn and damaged from corrosion, but quite SCARCE as a type and desirable for its numismatic theme.

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Match 1:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 42319

Price realized: 1,300 USD   (Approx. 1,223 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CHINA. Birmingham, England. Taylor & Challen Minting Machinery Bronze Advertising Token, ND (ca. 1900). PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, Unc Details.
Reeded edge. Diameter: 37mm. Featuring a coining press on one side and a bilingual (in English and Chinese) legend on the other, this advertising issue has great crossover appeal and stands as a fairly RARE and enticing type, no matter the noted environmental damage.

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Match 2:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43200

Price realized: 480 USD   (Approx. 452 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Aluminum Advertising Token, ND (ca. early 20th Century). PCGS MS-61.
Diameter: 23mm. Displaying a coining press on one side and a script "C" on the other, this fairly RARE advertising piece radiates with an abundance of luster.

Estimate: $700 - $1000