| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 43001 Price realized: 3,000 USD (Approx. 2,823 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ANNAM. 7 Tien, Year 14 (1833). Minh Mang. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, AU Details. KM-195; Sch-182. Weight: 26.42 gms. Some tooling is noted among the characters, but this robust "walking dragon" issue stands with very little evidence of any handling, and with some hints of color emerging nearer the peripheries. Estimate: $2000 - $3000 |  |
Match 1:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > December 2023 World CCO Auction | Auction date: 7 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 31010 Price realized: 3,100 USD (Approx. 2,873 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ANNAM. 7 Tien, Year 14 (1833). Minh Mang. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. KM-195; Sch-182. Weight: 26.83 gms. Crisp and rather well manufactured, this example does exhibit some evidence of minor cleaning as noted, but nevertheless impresses and should generate great enthusiasm. Estimate: $2000 - $3000 |  |
Match 2:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 42094 Price realized: 2,600 USD (Approx. 2,447 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), ND (1908). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. L&M-11; K-216; KM-Y-14; WS-0029. Some light cleaning is noted, but this crown otherwise stands with very little in the way of handling, all while offering some elegant color beginning to reappear nearer the edges. Estimate: $1500 - $2000 |  |
Match 3:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > December 2023 World CCO Auction | Auction date: 7 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 30611 Price realized: 23,000 USD (Approx. 21,316 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CHINA. Dollar, Year 10 (1921). Tientsin Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. L&M-864; K-676; WS-0101; Chang-CH234. Variety with reeded edge and with legend at bottom of reverse. Emanating from a popular and highly sought-after type, this example, featuring the bust of Hsu Shih-chang and the facade of the Peking Union Medical College (from which the type garners the name "pavilion"), displays some light cleaning in the fields. Nevertheless, a great deal of robust brilliance remains, and some appealing color is beginning to reappear. An incredibly popular and desirable type believed to have been a pattern issue, it now appears that these were, in fact, more medallic in nature, and meant to be given out upon the opening of the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), the facade of which is displayed upon the reverse. Initially designed with a blank field below the pavilion for the intended recipient's name to be engraved, the reverse was altered slightly to contain the characters "紀念幣" between two rosettes, as the engraving proved difficult on the initial batch. Estimate: $10000 - $20000 |  |
Match 4:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40233 Price realized: 13,000 USD (Approx. 12,233 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CHINA. Chang Hsun Silver Medal, Year 1 (1912). Tientsin Mint. PCGS Genuine--Repaired, Unc Details. L&M-941; K-pl. 191 (for a first class example); KMX-528; cf. WS-0128A/B (for first & second class examples). Reeded edge. Variety with class erased. Obverse: Capped bust of Chang Hsun (Zhang Xun) facing slightly left in military attire; Reverse: Two Five-Colored Flags of the Republic of China, crossed in saltire and bound together with ribbon; all within wreath; in lower field, erased characters pertaining to the award's class. A VERY RARE and highly desirable medallic issue, this specimen bears the signature of the celebrated Luigi Giorgi and displays some noted repair. This, however, is rather common for the emission, and appears to have been done officially during the post-minting process. Lightly cleaned, but with some color beginning to reappear. Rather interestingly, this type (in KMX) has also been referred to featuring General Chang Hsi-luan (Zhang Xiluan), though Chang Hsun is listed in all other references. To view all items from the Nine Dragons Collection, click here. From the Nine Dragons Collection. Estimate: $15000 - $30000 |  |
Match 5:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong Auction | Auction date: 15 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 40130 Price realized: 32,000 USD (Approx. 30,112 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (t) CHINA. Silver Dollar Pattern, ND (1910). Tientsin Mint. Hsuan-t'ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details. L&M-24; K-219 = KM; WS-0036; Wenchao-98 (rarity: ★★). A classic pattern issue, this highly interesting and artistic design features a somewhat spartan characters side, with only a sparse use of Chinese characters and Manchu script, along with two branches in the margins. Meanwhile, the obverse employs much more action, with the coiled imperial dragon seemingly springing out from the planchet. Unlike many other designs of the period, no English is to be found, with its sole indication of the value emanating from the use of a "1" paired with a stylized dollar sign. Lightly cleaned as noted in the fields, but without any evidence of handling and with a charming tone beginning to take hold. Estimate: $40000 - $60000 |  |
