Catalogue
China, an accumulation of cash with much duplication stored on sheets and in an album, mostly from the Qing Dynasty with the dominant rulers Emperors Sheng Zu (1662-1722) and Gao Zong (1736-1795); lot also includes Tang Dynasty (7); Northern Song Dynasty (approx 25); broken straight knife money (300-250 B.C.) (4), a Wang Mang spade (Hartill 9.30), and copies (6) and issues from Japan (approx 15); a few other modern machine made coins and modern cash size charms (11). Many damaged and corroded, mostly very good - fine, only a very few better. (approx 560)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
China, assorted cash coins, includes Northern Song dynasty ten cash and large cash of Hui Zong (Hartill 16.399, 16.437, Sch. 621, 638); large cash of Zhe Zong (2) (Hartill 16.303, 16.335, Sch.593, 604); others (8); Qing Dynasty cash (4) and an Annan cash of Gia Long (1802-1820), (KM.169). Some with green oxidation, mostly fine, several very fine. (17)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), 52mm, five hundred cash coin, Board of Works Mint, old branch issue as a seven stroke 'bei' (Hartill 22.765 [R7], Sch. -, cf.TFP 2446). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), 50mm, one hundred cash coin, Kaifeng and others, Henan Mint, with mint 'Boo He' to left and right on the reverse, (Hartill 22.849 [R10], Sch. -, TFP 2493); Korea, 1742-1891, Treasury Department, value 100, obv. 'San Pyong Tong Bo', rev. 'Ho' value 100 and 'Great' furnace, (Mitchiner 4287-8). Very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), 70mm, one thousand cash coin, Xi'an, Shaanxi Mint, with stamp 'guan' on the rim at the bottom, (Hartill 22.954 [R5], Sch. -, TFP 2503). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong, (1851-1861), 'Guang-Xu Tong Bao', rev. 'su boo', round ten cash, square hole, Suzhou, Jiangsu Mint, diameter 33mm, (Hartill 22.901, TFP -); another ten cash Hangzhou, Zhejiang, rev. 'boo je' (Hartill 22.1031, Sch. 1593). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), issue in name of Hsuan Tsung as Tao Kuang (1821-1850), bronze Palace presentation coin, 46mm, rev. 'Tian Xia Tai Ping', (cf.Hartill 30.34, cf.TFP 2367 but for Jen Tsung [1796-1820]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
Passed in
China, Empire General issue, at Tientsin Central Mint, silver dollar, 'Tai Ching ti Kuo Silver Coin' issue not dated (c1907), (KM.Y.14 a, Kann 216). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
China, Empire General issue, at Tientsin Central Mint, silver dollar, 'Tai Ching Ti Kuo', undated (c1907), (KM.Y.14). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
China, Empire, silver dollars, Year 3 (1911), (KM.Y.31); another Chihli Province, under Empire, silver dollar, Pei Yang type, year 34 (1908) (KM.Y.73.2); another Kiangnan Province, silver dollar, Empire period, 1898, (KM.Y.145a.1). Fine - good very fine or better. (3)
Estimate $180
SOLD $700
China, Empire, brass one cash, nd circular date (1908) obv. 'Kuang hsu', rev. dragon, (KM.Y.7k). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
China, Empire, general issue twenty cash 1909 (KM.Y.21); Hupeh, ten cash 1902-5, another 1906 (KM.Y.122.1, 10j) (2); Honan, ten cash 1905 (KM.108a.4); Fukien, ten cash 1901-5 (KM.100); Kwangtung, one cent, 1900-6, (KM.Y.192); Kiangnan, one cash, 1908 (KM.Y.7k.1); Republic general issues (2) ten cash (KM.Y.302, 303); Hunan, Republic ten cash 1912 (KM.Y.399). Mostly very fine a few better. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
China, Empire, Chihli Province, silver dollar, Pei Yang Arsenal type, year 24 (1898) (KM.Y.65.2) (illustrated); Hupeh Province, dollar, undated (1895-1907) (KM.127.1). First coin fine and rare, second coin once mounted and repaired on the obverse, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
China, Empire, Kiangnan Province, silver fifty cents, undated (1898), with circled dragon (KM. Y.144). Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $15,000
China, Empire, Kiangnan Province, silver ten cents, dated 1898, without circled dragon (KM. Y.142a); Fukien Province, Imperial issue, silver twenty cents cd 1923 (KM.Y381.2) (2); Yunnan, silver twenty cents, dated year 38 (1949) (KM.Y.493), Mostly extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents, undated (1917) obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, (KM.Y.479.1). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
China, Republic, general issue, Sun Yat-sen silver dollar, nd (1912), The Republic of China, One Dollar, (KM.Y.319). Toned, minor marks, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $700
China, Republic, general issue, Yuan Shih-kai silver dollar, year 3, (KM.Y.329). Brilliant, uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
China, Republic, general issue, Yuan Shih-kai silver dollar, year 3, (KM.Y.329). Minor surface marks, brilliant, about uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
China, Republic, general issue, Yuan Shih-kai silver dollar, year 9, (KM.Y.329.6). Minor surface marks, lightly toned, otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
China, Republic, general issue, Yuan Shih-kai silver dollar, year 10, (KM.Y.329.6). Minor surface marks, lightly toned, otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
China, Republic, general issue, Yuan Shih-kai silver dollars, Yr 3 (1914) (KM.329) (7), Yr 9 (1920) (KM.329.6). One cleaned, fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
China, Republic, general issue, silver dollar, not dated (1927), obv. portrait of Sun Yat-sen to left, four characters over, rev. MEMENTO, etc. incuse and raised milling. Weakly struck, extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
China, Republic, general issue, silver dollar, not dated (1927), obv. portrait of Sun Yat-sen to left, four characters over, rev. MEMENTO, etc. incuse and raised milling. Brilliant, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
China, Republic, general issue, copper one cent (fen), year 26 (1939) obv. 'Chung Hua min Kuo 26 nien', rev. large spade coin, value 'one fen' (KM.Y.347). Brilliant uncirculated.
Estimate $150
Passed in
China, Republic, general issue, copper one cent (fen), year 26 (1939) obv. 'Chung Hua min Kuo 26 nien', rev. large spade coin, value 'one fen' (KM.Y.347). Brilliant uncirculated.
Estimate $150
Passed in
China, Republic, mint set 1991; Taiwan, (1965) mint set, Yr 54 (Dr. Sun Yat Sen). In case of issue, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
Passed in
China, silver coin weight for one tael (37.61g), obv. inscribed 'Tael', diameter 32mm. Very fine and apparently unrecorded.
Estimate $100
SOLD $2,000
China, one ounce silver billon coin, vault protector (1990). FDC.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Cook Islands, Perth Mint, proof one dollar, five coin set, 1998, Australian Fauna Silver Coin Series, set No.0399. In case of issue with certificate, FDC.
Estimate $130
SOLD $160