Lot 2380
Sale 85 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Hong Kong - China, British Trade dollar, silver imitation, 1908, the mint letter replaced by an incuse dot, and the value in English replaced by FOR JEWELLERY (Pr 31). Good very fine and rare.
Ex W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 61 (lot 1505) and previously from the F. Pridmore Collection (lot 346) and the Inveruglas Collection (lot 943). Believed by Pridmore to have been produced in Canton to deceive Chinese and Malays as only the English value one dollar was removed.
- Estimate
- $300
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $650