Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43314

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


KOREA. 1/4 Yang, Year 2 (1898). Incheon Mint. Kojong (as Emperor). NGC MS-66.
KM-1117; KC-36.1. Exceedingly captivating, this Gem minor is charmingly lustrous, with strong eye appeal and stunning luster thorughout. Crisply struck and most appealing, this Gem is certain to capture the attention of many who seek a premium example from the Korean series.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Match 1:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43313

Price realized: 2,400 USD   (Approx. 2,258 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KOREA. 1/4 Yang, Year 501 (1892). Incheon Mint. Kojong (as King). NGC MS-64.
KM-1109. Incredibly beautiful and appealing, this near-Gem exemplar delivers rich luster, with limited signs of actual handling and a crisp and well executed strike. Entirely pleasing, and an example fully deserved of many excited bids.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Match 2:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > December 2023 World CCO AuctionAuction date: 7 December 2023
Lot number: 31463

Price realized: 1,500 USD   (Approx. 1,390 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KOREA. 1/2 Won, Year 9 (1905). Incheon Mint. Kojong (as Emperor). PCGS MS-63.
KM-1129; K&C-32.1. This beautiful 1/2 Won delivers a rich luster, with soft golden luster throughout. An appealing example that should certainly capture the attention of specialists in Korean coinage.



Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Match 3:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43317

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


KOREA. 10 Chon, Year 10 (1906). Incheon Mint. Kojong (as Emperor). PCGS MS-63.
KM-1127; K&C-34.1. This beautiful Choice Mint State minor delivers entrancing luster, with strong color and a soft supple eye appeal throughout. An example that will capture the attention of many prospective bidders.

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Match 4:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43316

Price realized: Withdrawn
Lot description:


KOREA. 20 Chon, Year 11 (1907). Incheon Mint. Kojong (as Emperor). PCGS MS-64.
KM-1134; K&C-33.2. This stunning near-Gem glitters with entrancing underlying luster that is topped by some charming and pleasing tone throughout. Limitedly marked and altogether impressive, this 20 Chon will captivate many prospective bidders.

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Match 5:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > December 2023 World CCO AuctionAuction date: 7 December 2023
Lot number: 30122

Price realized: 55,000 USD   (Approx. 50,974 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


(t) CHINA. Anhwei. 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), Year 24 (1898). Anking Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC MS-64.
L&M-204; K-53A; KM-Y-45.2; WS-1081. Variety with small rosettes and flat "si". A towering and monumental example, this type is RARELY encountered so enchanting and problem-free, with its stunning near-Gem state of preservation only making it that much more unfathomable. Mostly a light gunmetal gray in color, this piece provides some delightful champagne and olive hints at the extremes of the peripheries, serving as a way to envelope its exceptional character. Undoubtedly a show-stopping specimen, and one that should easily soar to impressive heights on account of all that it has to offer.

Estimate: $50000 - $100000