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All auctions / Coins & Banknotes / (t) CHINA. Silver Dollar ("Sun") Pattern, Year 21 (1932). Philadelphia
The Fabled "Birds under Junk" Pattern Sun of 1932 (t) CHINA. Silver Dollar ("Sun") Pattern, Year 21 (1932). Philadelphia Mint (or Shanghai Mint struck with Philadelphia Mint dies). NGC MS-62. L&M-104; K-628 corr. (reverse legend reading 壹圓, in error); KM-Pn133; WS-0140. Reeded edge. Part of a series of denominations meant to put China upon the gold standard, this pattern "Sun," or Dollar, weighed less than the contemporaneous "birds over junk" Dollar by over 25%, and featured some modifications within the reverse design. Most notably, the geese that are famously above the junk on the regular Dollar have been moved to an area below the junk, with them gliding just above the tranquil waters. Also, the legend was modified, removing the two characters that flanked the junk, and replacing them with a peripheral upper legend reading "Gold Standard Currency, One Dollar." Nevertheless, the denomination did not meet local approval, as the gold standard was simply a system which never gained traction, just as attempts had failed during the 29th year of Kuang-hsu in 1903. All that remains from this intriguing period and design concept are EXTREMELY RARE patterns, with the present lot standing as just one of two with a reeded edge seen across either NGC or PCGS. For the connoisseur who has built the most advanced of cabinets with respect to patterns and elusive rarities from the vintage Chinese series, the present specimen provides a near-UNIQUE opportunity for an unrivaled icon. Estimate: $400,000 - $500,000. Provenance: Ex: Champion (1/2011) Lot # 258 @ $276,000. Ex: Chang Collection. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion. 名譽品二十一年金本位下三鳥樣幣 民國二十一年孫中山像帆船金本位幣壹圓銀樣幣。金本位下三鳥。 齒邊。作為推行金本位制系列貨幣之一，此版樣幣重量較同期"上三鳥"壹圓輕逾25%，背面設計亦有改動。最顯著之處為帆船上方之三鳥移至船下水面滑翔。此外，帆船兩側文字移除，改於上緣環鑄"金本位幣壹圓"。然而，金本位制未能推行，一如光緒二十九年之失敗。此段歷史僅留極罕樣幣見證。此枚齒邊版，NGC及PCGS合計僅見兩枚。對於致力於構建頂級中國機製幣收藏的鑑賞家而言，此枚近乎孤品的樣幣，實為千載難逢之入藏良機。
Estimate:£179,171.28
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MYNT, 2 ST, 1/6 RIKSDALER GUSTAV IV ADOLPH, 1808 & 1 RIKSDAL, GUSTAV
09/29/2026
£241.03
Est: £227.23
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BRONSMYNT, 18 st, senromerska, 200-400 e Kr.
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£150.75
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