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China, Empire, Kuang Hsu, (1875-1908), copper five cash, (3.88 g), Tianjin Central (Tientsin) mint, dated CD issue 1907, rev. imperial dragon left in clouds, Tai Ch'ing T'ung Pi legend (KM.Y.9.1). Very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, Empire, Kuang Hsu, (1875-1908), copper one cash, (1.50 g), Tianjin Central (Tientsin) mint, CD dated 1905, rev. imperial dragon left in clouds, (KM.Y.8). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
Passed in
China, Empire, Kuang Hsu, (1875-1908), copper one cash, (1.22 g), Tianjin Central (Tientsin) mint, CD dated 1908, rev. imperial dragon left in clouds, (KM.Y.7); another not dated with central hole issued 1909, (1.41 g), (KM.Y.25). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
China, Empire, ten cash, various issues 1890-1912 (44) also British large pennies (23). Several very worn, poor - good very fine. (67)
Estimate $70
SOLD $180
China, Empire and Republic, Manchurian Provinces, twenty cents, c.1912, (KM.Y213a.6) (illustrated); Kwang-Tung Provinces, twenty cents year 10 (1921), (KM.Y423); Kiang-Nan Provinces, ten cents (2), 1898, 1899, (KM.Y142a, Y142a.2); Fukien Province, ten cents 1896-1903, (KM.Y103). Very good - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
China, Empire and Republic, assorted ten cash, Hu-Peh (7), Kwang-Tung (1), Kiang Nan (1), Hu Poo (1), Foo-Kien (1), TAI CHING TI KUO, (3), China Republic c.1912 (KM.Y301) (6), c.1914-1917 (KM.Y309) (2), cent 1916 (KM.Y324), Szechuan Province year 1 (KM.Y447a). Mostly fine - very fine. (24)
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
China, Empire and Republic, Yunnan silver fifty cents year 21 (1932), (KM.492); silver twenty cents, Fukien Province, (1896-1903) (KM.Y.104); Hupeh Province, (1895-1907) (KM.Y.125.1); Kiang Nan Province, cd 1901 (KM.Y.143a.6); Manchurian Provinces, c.1910 (Km.Y.213), another c.1914-5, (KM.Y.213a.1); together with Malaya and British Borneo, five cents 1961KN (KM.1). Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
China, Republic, ten cash, c.1920 (KM.Y306.1); others c.1912 (KM.Y301) (4); one cent year 25 (1936) (KM.347); Hunan, twenty cash c.1919 (KM.Y400), Honan, ten cash c.1913-4, (KM.YA392); Kwang-Tung, c.1900-1906 (KM.Y193); ten cash Chingkiang, ten cash c.1909 (KM.Y20); Yunnan Province, brass fifty cash, nd (1919), (KM.Y.478). Fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Republic, Birth of the Republic, nd (1912), (KM.Y317); Yuan Shih kai, silver ten cents year 3 (1914), (KM.Y326); Sinkiang Province, silver five miscals nd (1905), (KM.Y6). Last with hoard patination, otherwise fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, memento dollar nd(1927), (KM.Y.318a.1); Tunisia, silver twenty francs, AH 1353, (KM.263). Second coin toned, both very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $650
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen dollar (1912) 39.5mm, (27.00 g), (KM.Y.319; L&M 42). A specimen-like strike, with raised rims, extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,700
China, Republic, Yuan Shih Kai, copper trial dollar, year 3 (1914), 38mm, (17.34 g), (KM.Y322 type, KM.Pn38). Trace of milling, with mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,200
China, Republic, Yuan Shih-kai, silver dollar or yuan, dated year 3 (1914), 39mm, (26.82 g), obv. Yuan Shih-kai bust to left, rev. "one yuan" within wreath of barley, (KM.Y.329, Kann 645). Uncirculated, brilliant.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
China, Republic, Yuan Shih-kai, silver fifty cents (2), year 3 (1914), (KM.Y328); twenty cents (6), year 3 (1914) (KM.Y327); ten cents (7), year 3 (1914) (KM.Y326). Very fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $300
SOLD $3,600
China, Republic, general issue dollars, Yuan Shih Kai, Year 9 (1920), (KM.Y.329.5). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
China, Republic, Yuan Shih-kai, silver dollar or yuan, dated year 9 (1920), 39mm, (26.82 g), obv. Yuan Shih-kai bust to left, rev. "one yuan" within wreath of barley, (KM.Y.329.6, Kann 666). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
LOT WITHDRAWN. China, Republic, Yuan Shih-kai, silver dollar or yuan, dated year 8 (1919), 39mm, obv. Yuan Shih-kai bust to left, rev. "one yuan" within wreath of barley, (KM.Y.329.6, Kann 665). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $250
Passed in
China, Republic, General Issue, silver dollar, not dated (1916), 39mm (26.60 g), obv. Yuan Shih-kai facing with plumed cap, and military uniform, rev. dragon to left, commemorating inauguration of Hung Hsien regime, (KM. Y.332 Kann 663). Trace of light golden tone, otherwise good extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
China, Republic, unadopted design of National Emblem, silver ten cents, year 15 (1926), (KM.Y334), (one illustrated). Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,200
China, Republic, unadopted design of the National emblem, silver twenty cents, year 15, 1926, (KM.Y.335). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
China, Republic, silver ten cents, year 16, 1927, death of Sun Yat-sen, milled edge, (KM.Y.339). Good extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
China, Republic, General Issue, silver dollar, dated year 21 (1932), 39mm, (26.72 g), obv. Sun Yat-sen bust to left, rev. Junk to right with three birds flying above, (KM.Y.344, Kann 622). Brilliant, nearly extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, silver dollar or yuan, Year 23 (1934), 39mm, (26.74 g), obv. Sun Yat Sen to left, rev. Junk to right, (KM.Y.345, Kann 624). With original mint bloom, light dusty tone, minor surface marks, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $450
SOLD $400
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, silver dollar, year 23 (1934) (KM.Y345). Brilliant, uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, silver dollar, year 23 (1934) (26.48 g), (KM.Y345). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, silver dollar or yuan, Year 22 (1933), 39mm, (26.25 g), obv. Sun Yat Sen to left, rev. Junk to right, (KM.Y.345, Kann 623). With some patination, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, pattern "junk" silver dollar, (1929) Austrian production, (Kann 617; KM.Pn.101). Extremely fine or better and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,800
China, Republic, pre WWII issues in copper, cents 1936-1937 (KM.Y347) (40); half cents 1936 (KM.Y346) (17); nickel 1936-1939 issues, five cents (12), ten cents (38), twenty cents (27), (KM.Y248-350); aluminium issues, five cents (108) 1940 (KM.Y356); one cent (18) 1940 (KM.Y355). Many of the nickel and aluminium issues extremely fine, copper issues fine - extremely fine. (260)
Estimate $250
SOLD $310
China, Republic, General Issue, President Tsao Kun, one dollar (1923) struck in gold (37.38g) (Kann 1572/677; Ma 1126). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $25,000
Passed in
China, Republic, General Issue, President Tsao Kun, silver dollar, undated but (1923), obv. President Tsao Kun facing partly to left in military dress, rev. two crossed flags, (KM.K678 & Kann 678). Light grey with attractive patina, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,600