The August 2012 Hong Kong Auction

Pre-Bidding Ends: 8/18/2012 6:00:00 PM PST
Live Floor and Internet Bidding Begins: 8/18/2012 7:00:00 PM PST

Lot #50037. CHINA. Long Whisker Dragon Pattern Dollar Struck in Silver, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SP-63+ Secure Holder.

EXTREMELY RARE Long-Whisker Pattern Dollar "Ordinary Obverse" Type
Description: L&M-29; Kann-223a; KM-Pn305; H.Chang-CH28. EXTREMELY RARE. Ordinary obverse with large characters. Missing from most major collections, including the famous collection of Irving Goodman. A similar example graded MS-65 by NGC sold for $431,250.00 in our December 2010 auction as part of the Wa She Wong Collection, Lot#27. This example is lightly toned, lustrous and very attractive. Sharp struck, displaying semi-proof like surfaces.

PCGS SP-63+ Secure Holder.
Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000


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