| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40208 Price realized: 65,000 USD (Approx. 61,165 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 "Mausoleum" Dollar Pattern, Year 16 (1927). Nanking Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details. L&M-85; K-609; KM-Unlisted; WS-0130; Wenchao-898 (rarity: ★★★). Mintage: 480. Engraved by Richard Placht of the Vienna Mint. Though some minor cleaning is noted, this eminently desired issue remains exceptionally enchanting and attractive. A mostly argent nature is observed in the central portions of the obverse, while some champagne hues intensify as ones moves outward toward the edges. Meanwhile, the reverse is more evenly patinated, with the rising sun seemingly casting its warming rays all throughout the fields. A great opportunity for this ever-popular pattern. This heavily demanded and EXCESSIVELY RARE type is ceaselessly desirable on account of the miniscule mintage and elegant design. Despite the wonderful engraving work undertaken by the Austrian engraver, this piece was destined to fail on account of its design elements. Placht had never seen the mausoleum in question, and may also have never even seen a person of Chinese descent, making his rendering of Sun Yat-sen rather distinct from Sun's actual appearance. Kann reports a Chinese Mint official's comment that the portrait bore a much stronger resemblance to German military leader-turned-president, Paul von Hindenburg, instead of the intended Chinese hero. Estimate: $75000 - $125000 |  |
