(1921) ($1) LM-957 K-676a Plain Edge SP(PCGS#406870)

October 2022 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

51203

等级

SP40

价格

677,983

详细说明

Steely and Handsome "Pavilion" Dollar without Reverse Legend (t) CHINA. Silver Medallic Dollar, Year 10 (1921). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-40. L&M-957; K-676A; WS-0103. Variety with plain edge and without legend at bottom of reverse. A lovely gunmetal gray example of the popular type, with an elevated level of RARITY given this is the more elusive no bottom legend variety. Softly lustrous, and still attractively detailed, this example does show some evidence of handling and circulation, a somewhat uncommon occurrence for the type. Nevertheless, this circulation does not come across as unsightly and the piece remains charmingly problem free. 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). Initially designed with a blank field below the pavilion for recipients' names to be engraved, the design was altered to contain the three struck characters instead, as the engraving proved difficult on the initial batch. Estimate: $15,000 - $30,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. 品相俊美無銘文仁壽同登紀念樣幣 民國十年徐世昌像紀念銀樣幣。天津造幣廠。 光邊，底部無銘文。槍灰色澤，無銘文版中的罕見美品。光澤柔美，細節動人，有經手及流通痕跡，此版中較少見。雖有流通，但不顯醜陋，無瑕迷人。