| Roma Numismatics Ltd. > E-Sale 115 | Auction date: 21 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1433 Price realized: 60 GBP (Approx. 76 USD / 69 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China, Republic. Birth of the Republic Memento AR Dollar. 1927. Six pointed stars. Uniformed bust of Sun Yat-sen to left; legend above and below / Denomination within wreath; MEMENTO above, BIRTH OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA below. Kann 608; KM Y318a; L&M 49. NGC graded UNC Details, chopmarked (#6768775-002). Estimate: 100 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Hong Kong Signature Sale 3111 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 34070 Price realized: 8,500 USD (Approx. 7,894 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China Republic Sun Yat-sen "Upper Five-Pointed Stars/Dot Below Ear" Memento Dollar ND (1927) MS62 NGC, KM-Y318.1 (1912), L&M-48 (1928), WS-0158 (1927). Five-pointed upper stars variety with dot below ear. Founding of the Republic commemorative. A more collectible type and one found with little frequency compared to its no-dot counterpart. Despite debate and disagreement over the dating of the issue--with both Lin and Ma and NGC dating the issue to 1928, while the Standard Catalog of World Coins and PCGS place it at 1912--more modern scholarship points to 1927 as the date of production, coinciding with the 16th anniversary of the People's Republic, and also marking the first usage of the "Memento" legend on the coins prior to the adoption of the 6-pointed stars design later the same year. https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/china-republic-sun-yat-sen-upper-five-pointed-stars-dot-below-ear-memento-dollar-nd-1927-ms62-ngc-/a/3111-34070.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3111-12092023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Hong Kong Signature Sale 3111 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 34071 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,572 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China Republic Sun Yat-sen "Upper Five-Pointed Stars/Dot Below Ear" Memento Dollar ND (1927) AU58 NGC, KM-Y318.1 (1912), L&M-48 (1928), WS-0158 (1927). Five-pointed upper stars variety with dot below ear. A very appreciable representative of the rarest variety in the Memento series. Confident in its near-Mint State evaluation, an interesting mottled patina of charcoal and sepia adorns the surfaces, adding visual intrigue to piece in hand. Despite debate and disagreement over the dating of the issue, most recent scholarship points to 1927 as the date of production, coinciding with the 16th anniversary of the People's Republic, and also marking the first usage of the "Memento" legend on the coins prior to the adoption of the 6-pointed stars design later the same year. https://coins.ha.com/itm/china/china-republic-sun-yat-sen-upper-five-pointed-stars-dot-below-ear-memento-dollar-nd-1927-au58-ngc-/a/3111-34071.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3111-12092023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 6000-8000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Spink > Auction 392 | Auction date: 14 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 29 Price realized: 10,500 USD (Approx. 9,593 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PCGS MS62 | China, Republic, 'Birth of Republic Commemorative' Dollar, Undated (1912), Nanking, 'Low Stars' Type, uniformed bust left of Sun Yat-sen, rev. Chinese characters within sprays, legend with low five-pointed stars, edge milled, 26.28g*, 12h (L&M 42; KM Y319), a scattering of light bagmarks across the portrait, nevertheless with speckled ochre toning across fields with a handsome cartwheel lustre, practically as struck, ever popular and the scarcer variety of this type, in PCGS holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #46033262) https://www.pcgs.com/cert/46033262 Estimate: 8000 - 12000 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 11 | Auction date: 16 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 237 Price realized: 1,700 GBP (Approx. 2,115 USD / 1,944 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China, Republic, silver Yuan or Dollar, Year 1 (1912), General series, Founding of the Republic commemorative, type 2 obverse, bust of Li Yuanhong centre within inner beaded border dividing floral designs, Chinese inscription 國民華中 above round, 幣念紀國開 below round, rev. denomination 壹圓 on floral wreath centre within inner beaded border, English inscription REPUBLIC OF CHINA and denomination ONE DOLLAR round, edge milled (KM Y.321; Kann 639; L&M 45). Graded by NGC as XF Details, Reverse Scratched. NGC Certification 6944741-007 The Chinese inscription translates as "Founding of the Republic of China commemorative coin." When the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 broke out, the Wuchang mutineers (a militant republican group based in Hubei Province) felt the need for a high-ranking and established military officer to be their figurehead in order to give the movement some legitimacy. Li Yuanhong was selected, against his will, due largely to his support for the Railway Protection Movement, as well as his fluency in English. He was allegedly dragged out of bed one night by mutineers who, at gunpoint, forced him to accept the position of military governor of Hubei Province. Though reluctant at first, Li grew to embrace the revolution once it became clear that public opinion was largely on its side, eventually becoming Vice President of the Republic in 1912. Along with the likes of Sun Yat-Sen, Huang Xin, Tang Jiyao and Cai E, Li is considered one of the founding fathers of the Republic. x This item is subject to 5% import duty. Starting price: 1700 GBP |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 6468 Price realized: 140 USD (Approx. 129 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CHINA, Republic of China. General issues. 1912-1949. AR Yuán – Dollar (38mm, 12h). Struck 1927. Bust of Sūn Yìxiān (Dr. Sun Yat-sen) left / Denomination in wreath; MEMENTO above; two six-pointed stars in margins. L&M 49; KM (Y) 318a.1. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 48448758, graded AU Details, cleaned. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
