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China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver dollar, undated (1908 [Kann], but actually made 1911-1915 [KM]), 39mm, (26.83 g), obv. Chinese characters, "Kuang-hsu Yuan-pao", rev. dragon with pearls at side, (KM.Y.258, Kann 169). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $750
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver dollar, undated (1908 [Kann], but actually made 1911-1915 [KM]), 39mm, (26.59 g), obv. Chinese characters, "Kuang-hsu Yuan-pao", rev. dragon with pearls at side, (KM.Y.258, Kann 169). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $550
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver dollars, undated (1908 [Kann], but actually made 1911-1915 [KM]), 39mm, obv. Chinese characters, "Kuang-hsu Yuan-pao", rev. dragon with pearls at side, (KM.Y.258, Kann 169). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,700
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver dollars, undated (1908 [Kann], but actually made 1911-1915 [KM]), 39mm, obv. Chinese characters, "Kuang-hsu Yuan-pao", rev. dragon with pearls at side, (KM.Y.258, Kann 169). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $350
SOLD $2,200
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver dollars, undated (1908 [Kann], but actually made 1911-1915 [KM]), 39mm, obv. Chinese characters, "Kuang-hsu Yuan-pao", rev. dragon with pearls at side, (KM.Y.258, Kann 169). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $350
SOLD $2,000
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1917), 33mm, (13.26 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, rev. crossed flags, without circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.479, Kann 673). Bright, good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1917), 33mm, (13.43 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, rev. crossed flags, without circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.479, Kann 673). Bright, extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $260
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1917), 33mm, (13.45 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, rev. crossed flags, without circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.479, Kann 673). Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $360
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1917), 33mm, (13.27 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, rev. crossed flags, circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.479.1, Kann 673). Lightly toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $420
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1917), 33mm, (13.31 g and 13.35 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, rev. crossed flags, circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.479.1, Kann 673). Lightly toned, good very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $550
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1917), 33mm, (13.19 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao facing, rev. crossed flags, circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.479.1, Kann 673). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents or half dollar, undated (1916), 33mm, (13.23 g), obv. General T'ang Chi-yao to right, rev. crossed flags, without circle in flag to left, (KM.Y.480, Kann 674). Bright, with tone spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $850
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver twenty cents, dated (1932), 24mm, (5.31 g), obv. Chinese characters, "Chung Hua Min Kuo", "twenty cents silver coin", rev. crossed flags, date above, (KM.Y.491, Kann 772). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents, dated (1932), 33mm, (13.79 g), obv. Chinese characters, "half dollar silver coin" and "Chung Hua Min Kuo", rev. crossed flags, date above, (KM.Y.492, Kann 771). Bright, about uncirculated with mint bloom.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents, dated (1932), 33mm, (13.16 g), obv. Chinese characters, "half dollar silver coin" and "Chung Hua Min Kuo", rev. crossed flags, date above, (KM.Y.492, Kann 771). Bright, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents, dated (1932), 33mm, (13.06 g), obv. Chinese characters, "half dollar silver coin" and "Chung Hua Min Kuo", rev. crossed flags, date above, (KM.Y.492, Kann 771). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents, dated (1932), 33mm, (13.22 g, 13.32 g and 13.57 g), obv. Chinese characters, "half dollar silver coin" and "Chung Hua Min Kuo", rev. crossed flags, date above, (KM.Y.492, Kann 771). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
Passed in
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver twenty cents, dated year 38 = 1949, 24mm, (5.55 g), obv. Chinese characters, "Made in Yunnan Province", "twenty cents silver coin", rev. A Yamen = Provincial capital or Governor's building, (KM.Y.493, Kann 774). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver twenty cents, dated year 38 = 1949, 24mm, (5.36 g), obv. Chinese characters, "Made in Yunnan Province", "twenty cents silver coin", rev. A Yamen = Provincial capital or Governor's building, (KM.Y.493, Kann 774). Lightly toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Burma or Indo China, silver tael, c.1943-4, possibly made in Hanoi, 40mm, (37.12 g), obv. in Burmese and Chinese, "Genuine silver one tael", rev. Chinese character "Fu" (wealth), (Kann 940). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $500
Burma or Indo China, silver half tael, c.1943-4, possibly made in Hanoi, 34.5mm, (18.59 g), obv. in Burmese and Chinese, "Genuine silver one tael", rev. Chinese character "Fu" (wealth), (Kann 940). Good extremely fine with mint bloom.
Estimate $120
SOLD $800
Burma or Indo China, silver half tael, c.1943-4, possibly made in Hanoi, 34.5mm, (18.64 g, 18.91 g), obv. in Burmese and Chinese, "Genuine silver one tael", rev. Chinese character "Fu" (wealth), (Kann 940). Good extremely fine, with mint bloom. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,800
Burma or Indo China, silver tael, c.1943-4, possibly made in Hanoi, 40mm, (37.78 g), obv. in Burmese and Chinese, "Genuine silver one tael", rev. Chinese character "Fu" (wealth), (Kann 940). Extremely fine, reverse scratch.
Estimate $120
SOLD $650
China, Empire, forgery of the Kwan-Ping silver tael coin, 39mm, (36.67 g), obv. outer ring 'Chinese-Foreign Circulating Coin', 'one silver tael' in centre' rev. two dragons, centre of a linear ring, the Yin-Yang symbol and 8 trigrams, (Kann F925 [same dies]). Extremely fine with a dull blue grey tone with peripheral golden tone on reverse, rare as a Kann noted forgery.
Estimate $200
SOLD $750
China, Empire, forgery of the Sinkiang Province, Kashgar silver tael coin, 40mm (36.32 g), c.1907 type, obv. Kashgar above, below one tael, Turki legend with partial date, rev. dragon, with wreath around, [the letters are poorly written and of wrong style], edge with meandering pattern, (cf.Kann 1120 but a forgery, cf.KM.Y.26.1). Extremely fine with flat toned field, not noted in Kann as a forgery.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
China, Empire, forgery of the Pei-Yang silver tael coin, 42.5mm (35.43 g), with date 1907, obv. outer ring 'Valuable coin [of the] Kuang Hsu', rev. dragon, around 33rd year of Kuang Hsu, Pei Yang below, (Kann F938 [same dies]). Extremely fine with a brilliant proof-like field, rare as a Kann noted forgery.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,900
China, Empire, forgery of the Sinkiang silver tael coin, 40mm (36.30 g), c.1905 type, obv. one tael Sin-Kiang', rev. dragon, around four Turki words [these are incorrectly written and of wrong style], (cf.Kann 1011 but a forgery, cf.KM.Y.7.1). Extremely fine with a brilliant proof-like field, not noted in Kann as a forgery.
Estimate $200
SOLD $950
China, Republic, forgery of Yuan Shih-Kai dollar (1914) 39mm, (26.44 g), (cf.KM.Pn.32; cf.Kann 643). Toned, extremely fine, with stylistic variations (no star on epaulet) from genuine examples.
Estimate $200
SOLD $2,000