Catalogue
China, Republic, Honan province, copper fifty cash, year 20 (1931) (KM.Y397). Nearly fine.
Estimate $60
Passed in
China, Sinkiang Republic, silver dollar, 1949 (KM.46.2). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $900
China, Sinkiang Republic, silver dollar, 1949 (KM.46.2). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
China, Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollar, 1735 MF (KM.103), with numerous chop marks; Peru, Charles IIII (1788-1808), eight reales, Lima Mint, 1808JP (KM.97), with extensive chop marks. Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
China, C.E.R.A., Nationalist bronze medal by Whitehead Hoag Co. Newark N.J., fob medals in white metal dated 7.2.22 (2), sports fob medal in hard white metal. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $2,600
China, Republic, Ma Jun Wu, Yr 29 (1940) commemorative medal in bronze (26mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $3,200
China, Qing Dynasty, (late 19th century), silver ingot, (197.3g). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $340
China, silver sycee, (83.36g), same punch applied three times similar in style to Cribb A710, could have been filed down from original size. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $650
China, silver sycee (190.79g), two different punches, flower shaped six ounce ingot (cf Cribb 467). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
China, base silver sycee ingot (275g) (Cribb class 20, Shandong Province, local tax ingot), probable old copy. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
China, created fantasies based on similar real issues, a) as an issue of Zhu Yuanzhang, as Prince of Wu (1361-1368) as a ten (10) cash coin (28.75 g), (cf.H.20.55); another Qing Dynasty, Wen Zong (1851-1861), b) as fifty (50) cash Nanchang in Jiangxi mint, (26.38 g); (cf.H.22.931) with additional lines between characters on reverse. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
China, a series of replica silver dollars, Empire (10), Republic, military cap (6); Yuan Shih Kai (6); plumed hat (4); 1924 (3); Sun Yat Sen 'junk' dollars (2), Birds over Junk (5), half dollars Yunnan (4); Japan, yen (4), Trade dollars (2); USA, Trade dollars (3); Mexico, dollar 1857, as collected in Hong Kong in 1970s. Very fine - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $300
Passed in
China, Peoples Republic, mint set of type coins in FDC or PNC type from set 'Coins Sets of World Nations 1981/1982'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
Passed in
China, minors in base metal (17), plus silver ten cents of Kwang Tung. Fine - extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Tibet, Szechuan trade silver rupee (KM.Y3.4). Flattened in strike in part, good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Tibet, Trade coinage, base silver rupees, c.1905-1912, in style of the Szechuan (China) mint, small bust with collar and beaded strap holding on hat, Szechuan rupees of this type were made at the Kangding Mint and were struck in debased silver (billon), (KM.Y.3a). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Tibet, under Tibetan Authority, 'Ga-den' silver or billon tangka coinage, of type petals around lotus centre, Doole mint, Lhasa, dated to period 1912-1925, variant of Seeman's type F (cf.KM.Y13F.7-.15). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Tibet, under Tibetan Authority, 'Ga-den' silver or billon tangka coinage, of type petals around lotus centre, Dodpal mint (Lhasa), a selection, various varieties with various dots around lotus centre, (cf.KM.Y.13 varieties, one illustrated). Mostly very fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Tibet, Theocracy, copper one sho, BE 15-52 (1918), Dode mint, (KM.Y.21). Fine and a rare type coin.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Tibet, Theocracy, copper one sho, Dode mint, BE 15-56 (1922); 15-57 (1923) (2), 15-58 (1924), 15-59 (1925), 15-60 (1926) (3), 16-1 (1927) (dot below O), 16-2 (1928) (2), (KM.Y.21a); Tapchi mint, 16-6 (1932), 16-7 (1933), 16-8 (1934) (2), 16-9 (1935) (4), 16-10 (1936) (2), 16-11 (1937) (10, all varieties, one illustrated)), 16-12 (1938) (2) (KM.Y.23). Fine - nearly uncirculated all in 2x2 described holders. (33)
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
Tibet, Theocracy, copper one sho, Melyi mint, BE 15-52 (1918), 15-53 (1919), 15-54 (1920) (2), 15-55 (1921) (2), 15-56 (1922), 15-57 (1923). 15-58 (1924), 15-59 (1925), 15-60 (1926), 16-1 (1927), 16-2 (1928), (KM.Y.21.1). Fine - nearly extremely fine in 2x2 described holders. (13)
Estimate $350
SOLD $180
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver one and a half (1 1/2) srang, BE 16-10 (1936), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.24). Lightly toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver one and a half (1 1/2) srang, BE 16-11 (1937), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.24). Lightly toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver one and a half (1 1/2) srang, BE 16-11 (1937) (4, one illustrated), 16-12 (1938) (2, one illustrated), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.24). Lightly toned, good fine - good very fine, all in 2x2 packets, scarce. (6)
Estimate $700
SOLD $600
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three srang, BE 16-9 (1935), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26). Toned, very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three srang, BE 16-10 (1936), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three (3) srang, BE 16-11 (1937), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three (3) srang, BE 16-10 (1936) (3, one illustrated), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26); together with a counterfeit cast example in copper. Lightly toned, good very fine or better, scarce. (4)
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Tibet, Sino Tibetan coinage, Tao Kuang (1820-1851) silver sho, yr 16 (KM.93). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Nepal, Lichhavi Period, ca. 576-700, a group lot of 8 copper coins and tokens, including AE 26, a unit c. 576-605, RCV (The Coinage of Nepal, A.1 #1; MNI 197), obv. lion with raised paw to left with legend 'Sri Mananka' above, rev. goddess Lakshmi on lotus facing with legend 'Shri Bhogini' (illustrated); another smaller similar; another of Narendradeva (641-680 A.D.), Pashupati type, AE 21, a unit, obv. bull standing right, rev. sun (RGV 96) (illustrrated); other similar but smaller examples (5); modern era of Nepal including silver 10 rupees 1968 FAO (KM.794) and 25 rupees Virendra Coronation, (KM.838); miscellaneous base metal issues (8) c.1955-1978. Very good - good very fine, several rare. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90