The January 2012 Collectors Series Sale
1308
Empire, Chihli Province, Kuang-hsü (1875-1908), Dollar, year 23 (1897), Peiyang Arsenal mint, facing dragon, rev. outer Chinese, inner Mongol legend around value in center (Kann 186, Y.65.1), contact marks, slightly bright, extremely fine. Est. 200-300
1309
Empire, Chihli Province, Kuang-hsü (1875-1908), Dollar, year 23 (1897), Peiyang Arsenal mint, facing dragon, rev. kuang-hsü yuan-pao (Kann 208, Y.73.2), light slate gray, extremely fine. Est. 100-150
1310
Empire, Chihli Province, Kuang-hsü (1875-1908), Dollar, year 23 (1897), Peiyang Arsenal mint, facing dragon, rev. kuang-hsü yuan-pao (Kann 208, Y.73.2), neatly applied single chopmark (two characters in incuse frame), soft golden highlights, extremely fine. Est. 100-150
1311
Empire, Fukien Province, Hsieng-feng (18511861), 100 Cash, Hsieng-feng Yüan-pao, rev. value and Fu (Cr.10-18), about very fine with light deposits and flashing on rim, also Chinese Amulets (6), 41-61 mm - eight trigrams with wrath of thunder god legend, Hsing-kuan, deer, etc, generally very fine. [7] Est. 90-120
1312
Empire, Kiangnan Province, Kuang-hsü (18751908), Dollar, 1904, facing dragon, rev. kuang-hsü yuan-pao, HAH-CH (Kann 99, Y.145a.12), nice strike, pleasing old toning, extremely fine. Est. 100-150
1313
China - Kiangnan. ND (CD 1901) 10 Cents, Kuang-hsu. Uncirculated. KM-Y142a.7 - Large rosettes. White on the obverse and reverse with toning along the rims. Likely dipped at one point with soft luster in the fields. Est. 150-250
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Empire, Kwangtung Province, Kuang-hsü (18751908), Medallic Tael, 1907, 37.1 g, kuang-hsü legend within circle flanked by two elongate dragons and Chinese date, rev. ‘One Tael’ flanked by dragons, mule of Kann B34 - obverse, B31 - reverse (Cf. Bruce X# M65), some small edge tics typical of such thick strikes, pleasing old tone, extremely fine. (photo) Est. 250-350
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Empire, Szechuan Province, Kuang-hsü (18751908), Dollar, nd (1901-8), facing dragon, rev. kuang-hsü yuan-pao, (Kann 150, Y.238), light gray, good very fine. Est. 100-150
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Empire, Szechuan Province, Kuang-hsü (18751908), Pattern 5 Cents in Aluminum, nd, 15.5 mm, types as Y.234, Kuang-hsü Yuan-pao, rev. facing dragon, SZECHUEN PROVINCE 3.6 CANDAREENS around, Very rare, a few tiny edge nicks and obverse scratch, peripheral iridescent hues, about uncirculated. (photo enlarged) Est. 1,500-2,000
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Republic, Medallic Dollar, year one (1912), Chang Hsi-luan issue, Hsi-luan in military uniform ¾ left, engraver’s name ‘GIORGI’ lower right, rev. crossed flags, the lower legend has been removed (“First” to “Third Class Memorial”) so that it could be passed as a regular Dollar coin at the time (Bruce X# M520), hairlines in fields, extremely fine. (photo) Est. 150-200
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Republic, Dollar, nd (1912), Founding of the Republic - Li Yüan-hung, uniformed bust of General Li Yüan-hung ¾ left, rev. Chinese characters ‘One Yuan’ within open wreath, English legend around (Kann 639, Y.321), toned over small scuff left obverse margin, extremely fine. Est. 225-275