(c.1912) Token Horse Token 23mm Cu, BN MS(PCGS#519203)

August 2018 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

60526

等级

MS63BN

价格

13,093

详细说明

CHINA. Szechuan. 5 Cash Commemorative Token, ND (ca. 1918). PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. CL-Unlisted; Y-Unlisted; CCC-Unlisted; cf. Duan-3627. Struck in copper, reverse blank (not uniface). It is theorized that the production of these pieces was ordered by a high ranking official, thought to be the director of the Tientsin mint, in 1918 the lunar year of the horse to commemorate the birth of his new son. Three denominations were made (5 Cash, 10 Cash and 20 Cash), but due to their intricate high relief designs the reverses were left blank. The dies were produced by die-sinking and hubbing presses rather than the normal coining press. The following year in 1919(Year of the Goat) silver tokens were made to commemorate the birth of a new baby girl(see L&M-1000A). Horse is well struck up with tender detail, both sides deep brown. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500. Provenance: From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Ex: R. B. White. Ex: Lockhart. PCGS# 519203 PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. 四川五文型駿馬代用幣。天津造幣廠。 紅銅鑄，反面空白（非單面）。據說此系列專為某一天津鑄幣廠的上級高官所鑄，以紀念其生於1918農曆馬年的新生兒。共鑄五文、十文及二十文三種面值，因其正面高浮雕設計工序錯綜複雜，反面便保留空白。本套模具利用了铣模和沖模方式，而非普通印鑄模式。於1919，即次年羊年，此高官又定製了銀鑄代幣，紀念其新生女兒。幣中馬圖鑄打精美，細節柔和巧妙，雙面深棕色。