| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 42261 Price realized: 11,000 USD (Approx. 10,351 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CHINA. Dollar, Year 21 (1932). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-61. L&M-108; K-622; KM-Y-344; WS-0144. "Birds over Junk" type. Wholly untoned and awash with flowing satiny luster, this charming Mint State example offers little to complain of. Scattered hits are evident over the high points, in line with the assigned grade, but no wear is present. Some slight ghosting is apparent on the reverse, a result of the metal flowing to fill the large obverse portrait of Sun Yat-sen. Estimate: $8000 - $12000 |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40215 Price realized: 16,000 USD (Approx. 15,056 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. Dollar, Year 21 (1932). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-63. L&M-108; K-622; KM-Y-344; WS-0144. "Birds over Junk" type. Incredibly dazzling and brilliant, this enchanting Dollar over immense cartwheeling luster upon each side, with the surfaces almost entirely awash in an inviting argent nature. Only some champagne yellow tinges present an effervescent break to the otherwise blast white canvas. Estimate: $12500 - $17500 |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40214 Price realized: 20,000 USD (Approx. 18,820 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. Dollar, Year 21 (1932). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-64. L&M-108; K-622; KM-Y-344; WS-0144. "Birds over Junk" type. Essentially devoid any color or toning, this frosty, fully argent near-Gem offers intense luster glistening throughout along with a rather well executed strike. The surfaces themselves seemingly provide just as much opulent brilliance as the day upon which this piece departed the mint. A great offering of an endlessly popular and hotly contested type. Estimate: $20000 - $25000 |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 42259 Price realized: 13,000 USD (Approx. 12,233 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. Dollar, Year 21 (1932). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-62. L&M-108; K-622; KM-Y-344; WS-0144. "Birds over Junk" type. Exhibiting fresh detail and a lovely satiny finish, this popular and SCARCE Dollar is a true survivor. The great strike was spared from any distracting wear or cleaning, allowing one to admire its charming original appearance. A hint of champagne tone elevates its allure. Estimate: $8000 - $12000 |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40216 Price realized: 15,000 USD (Approx. 14,115 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CHINA. Dollar, Year 21 (1932). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-63. L&M-108; K-622; KM-Y-344; WS-0144. "Birds over Junk" type. Emanating from the first year of a brief three-year series, this Choice crown, presenting a trio of avian additions not featured in the other two years, radiates with immense lustrous brilliance that abounds throughout both sides. Though largely lacking any toning, some delightful almond tinges near the top of both obverse and reverse are observed. To view all items from the Nine Dragons Collection, click here. From the Nine Dragons Collection. Estimate: $12500 - $17500 |  |
Match 5:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40213 Price realized: 28,000 USD (Approx. 26,348 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. Dollar, Year 21 (1932). Shanghai Mint. PCGS MS-64. L&M-108; K-622; KM-Y-344; WS-0144. "Birds over Junk" type. The always-popular first year of the brief three-year series, this near-Gem delights the eye through a rather intense degree of bullseye toning on the obverse. Meanwhile, the reverse is more subtle in its color gradient, ranging from almond-argent in the central areas to a deep cobalt-violet hue at the edges. Assured to generate interest among the fans of coins with character. Estimate: $20000 - $25000 |  |
