No Date $1 K-446l, LM-906/918 Mint Sport MS(PCGS#773036)

August 2019 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

52226

等级

UNC Details

价格

595,140

详细说明

Fantastic Yuan Shih-kai Tall Hat/Dragon & Phoenix Dollar Mule CHINA. Silver -- Mint Sport -- Dollar, ND (After 1923). PCGS Genuine--Graffiti, Unc Details Gold Shield. K-Mint sport L; L&M-Mule 906/918 (under mint sports); WS-unlisted; Wenchao-unlisted; China Numismatic Museum-unlisted; Shanghai Museum-Mr. Shi Jiagan's collection-unlisted. An EXCEEDINGLY RAREmint sport mule struck with a Yuan Shih-kai Tall Hat Dollar (1914/16) obverse combined with a Dragon and Phoenix Pattern Dollar (1923) obverse. A truly fascinating piece missing from nearly all advanced collections of Chinese coins such as Edward Kann, Irving Goodman and Wa She Wong just to name a few. While entirely pleasant in hand, this piece received the details designation due to an old institution number "121" that is lightly scratched just to the left of the Phoenix's tail; it however is barely detectable without the aid of magnification and has long since toned over matching with the rest of the coin. Despite its shortcomings, a highly attractive survivor with flashy surfaces displaying lovely old envelope tone that combines golden, russet, blue and purple hues. The opportunity to acquire such a magnificent oddity from the Chinese series does not present itself often and as such, consideration should be taken very seriously from potential bidders. We do note a mint sport of a similar combination that we sold in our Hong Kong auction of the "Q. David Bowers Collection" Lot # 40307, which hammered for an impressive $20,000. More frequently encountered, that issue mated the obverse die of a Yuan Shih-kai Year 3 20 Cents with a Dragon and Phoenix 20 Cents and was struck in copper. We expect to see serious competition from collectors to see who will own this mint sport trophy. The only place we were able to locate just a mention of this type is in Edward Kann's masterpiece "Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins" on page 446 letter L under mint sports, it was one that he had seen, but did not own. Admittedly, Kann states that most of the mint sports are the product of government minting facilities using official dies such as the present example. Since supervision was often lax and discipline of mint employees was poor, this accounts for the illegal manufacture in the minting establishments using genuine steel dies. Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000. Provenance: From the Mas Fera Collection. Click here for certification details from PCGS. 神奇的袁世凱像高帽反面溥儀龍鳳壹圓銀幣混配錯版 袁世凱像高帽混配龍鳳黼黻圖戲作幣。 極其珍罕的混配戲鑄幣。一面為袁世凱高帽款壹圓(1914/16)正面，另一面為龍鳳銀幣壹圓 (1923)正面。幾乎所有專家，包括耿愛德、伊文-古德曼、黃華樞的收藏系列中都沒有這枚錢幣。儘管整體外觀悅目，此枚錢幣因鳳凰尾巴左側的"121"有擦痕而被評爲details。該擦痕非常細微，非放大鏡不能察出，亦因有包漿覆蓋而不顯突兀。除此輕微瑕疵以外，品相不俗。幣面光澤亮麗，包漿呈金、棕紅、藍、紫色四色，十分動人。此枚錢幣幾乎絕跡於市，可謂是中國錢幣中的頷下之珠。此等機會千載難逢，還望藏家珍而重之。本行曾經手過一枚相似的戲鑄幣，出自昆汀-戴維-鮑爾斯收藏系列，拍品編號為#40307並於香港拍賣會上以20,000美元高價拍出。混配戲鑄幣中較常見的是銅製民國三年袁世凱貳角正面配以龍鳳貳角。此枚混配戲鑄幣定能吸引諸多藏家競奪。 此款錢幣僅在耿愛德的鉅作《中國幣圖説彙考》中的第446頁戲鑄幣字母L底下有記載，耿愛德曾見過一枚，但不曾擁有。耿愛德曾指出，大部分戲鑄幣均由官方鑄幣厰使用正式模具鑄造，此枚亦然。由於對鑄幣厰的員工監管寬鬆，因此出現鑄幣厰使用正規鋼製鑄模非法打造出這枚錢幣。