(1890-1908) P Cash CCC-779 DUAN-2235 SP(PCGS#514249)

September 2021 Hong Kong Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

23032

等级

SP63

价格

38,680

详细说明

CHINA. Kwangtung. Brass Cash Pattern, ND (ca. 1890-1908). PCGS SPECIMEN-63. CCC-779; Duan-2235. Tied with just one other specimen for the top spot in the PCGS census, this interesting and perplexing issue is destined to pique the curiosity of the specialist. Overall, it has the "feel" of the multi-millennia of cash coinage to precede it, but its manufacture is instead decidedly modern and polished, though also not with the refinement that an engraver literate in Chinese and Manchu would produce. The surfaces are quite lovely, displaying attractive mottled light golden tone, with some flecks of toning and reflective surfaces. An interesting pattern, the exact origin of which remains unknown. It was certainly not manufactured in China, and most likely produced instead in Europe. The fact that this elusive issue is not listed in many of the references is suggestive of its limited production. Though stylistically a much different product than the Paris mint patterns (CCC-777)--where the characters are larger and more bubbly--this issue also differs from the patterns produced by the Heaton mint in Birmingham (first Kwangtung dragon issues). Until more documentation turns up, its origin will remain a mystery. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 廣東省造光緒通寶一文黃銅樣幣。 "PCGS 評鑒中與另一枚並列最高分，定能引起專業藏家關注。看似有數千年歷史的黃銅錢，但實際上鑄於近代。雕刻家不似認識漢字或滿文。幣面鋥亮，點狀淺金色包漿及片狀包漿迷人。有趣的樣幣，來源至今不明。可以肯定並非鑄於中國，歐洲鑄造的機會較大。由於鑄額有限，多本參考書中都未有收錄。相比之下，巴黎造幣厰的字體更大更圓潤，而伯明翰喜敦造幣厰（首版廣東龍）與此設計風格亦不同。除非有新的資料浮現，否則此版來源仍然是謎。"