Catalogue
Taiwan, Silver ten cents, undated (1893-1894). (Kann 134, KM Y.247). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Taiwan, Silver Fantasy Dollar, undated. obv. God of Longevity, Chinese legend both sides, rev. sacrifical vase on three legs, Manchu script. Kann (Plate 196), notes as a forgery, but more likely a fantasy. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
Yunnan Province, Imperial and Republic issues, silver fifty cents, not dated (10), (c.1908, 1909-1911), others 1932 (3), twenty cents 1908, 1911, 1932, 1949 (2), ten cents 1911, 1923, (KM. 252, 253, 255, 256.1, 257, 257.1, 257.2, 259, 259.1, 486, 491, 492, 493, Kann 167, 168, 170, 170a, 170b, 171a, 172, 172a, 172b, 172m, 173a, 174, 176, 176b, 771, 771a, 771c, 772, 774, 774a, 820b). Nearly very fine to extremely fine, a few scarce. (22)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Yunnan Province, Imperial issues, silver dollars, not dated, (c.1908), (c.1911) (2) different varieties, (KM. 254, 258.1, Kann 166, 169a, 169c). Fine to good very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Yunnan Province, Imperial issues, silver dollar, not dated, (c.1909-1911), (KM. 260, Kann 175). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $260
Yunnan Province, Republic issues, silver fifty cents, not dated, (c.1916), others (2) (c.1917), brass fifty cash not dated (c.1916), (KM. 478, 479, 480, Kann 673, 674). Fine to good very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
People's Republic, Chinese Soviet Republic, silver twenty cents 1932 (2), copper five cents restrike not dated, (KM. 507a, 508). Fine for first two and nearly uncirculated for last coin. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Japanese Puppet States, East Hopei, Chi Tung Bank, copper fen 1937, chio 1937, (KM. Y.517, 519), Menchiang copper-nickel five chiao 1938 (KM. Y.521), Provisional Government, aluminium issues, fen 1942, chiao 1942, Reformed Government, Hua Hsing Commercial Bank ten fen 1940, (KM. Y.522), Manchukuo (4), fen 1938, 1939 (2, copper and aluminium), chiao 1934, (KM. Y.4, 6, 9). Very fine or better. (12)
Estimate $40
SOLD $50
Kiau Chau, copper-nickel ten cents 1909 (2), five cents 1909, (KM. 1, 2). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $190
Chinese chopmarks on various coins, Mexico eight reales, Mexico City mint, 1889, 1894, Guadalajara mint 1892, Philippines peso 1903, 1903S, Bolivia Ferdinand VII, two reales, Potosi mint, 1821 (holed). Fine to very fine. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Yunnan-Burma and Laos, World War II bullion issues, silver tael, c.1943-1944, obv. stag's head, another with obverse character Fu (wealth), half tael similar, (KM. 1, 2, and 3.1, Kann 939). Very fine to extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Japan, Mameitagin 'Bean' money, low silver, maybe Ei-Ji (1710) issue, 10.5 grams, (KM.30), another Genbun period (1736-1818), 9.0 grams (KM. C.8.1), another Bunsei period (1818-1831), 2.5 grams (KM. C.8.2). Generally very good to fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
Japan, rectangular silver coinage, Isshu Gin 1853-1865 (KM. 12), another 1868-1869 (KM.12a) (2), Nisshu Gin 1824-1830 (KM C13a) (2), Ichibu Gin 1837-1854 (2), 1859-1868 (2), (KM. 16, 16a). Very fine or better. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Korea, charms and amulets, a small collection (14 pieces), most with either enamelled or painted with bright colours, all described fully by H.A. Ramsden book 'Corean Coin Charms and Amulets' (Yokohama, Japan, 1910). (Ramsden numbers 28, 36, 41 (2) varieties, 49, 51, 88, 91, 95, 104, 154, 165, 205, 206). Very fine or better, mostly rare. (14)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Mongolia, various issues, 1925 set to silver tugrik (no ten mongo), 1937 two to twenty mongo, 1945 set to twenty mongo, 1971 tugrik, (KM 1-3, 5-8, 10-20, 34). Very fine to uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Philippines, Isabel II (1833-1868), silver eight reales of Mexico, Zacatecas mint, 1833, with countermark of crowned Y.II. (KM. 129). Coin and countermark fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Thailand, silver baht, not dated (c.1860), obv. elephant to left, another (c.1868), copper four att, silver plated, (1876), (KM.Y.11, 20, 31). Good fine, fine, good very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $170
Thailand, pattern in copper of baht, for Rama V (1868-1910), not dated (c.1868), (KM. Pn.28). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,150
Sino-Tibet Coinage, Early Period (1792-1836), under Chien Lung (1735-1796), silver sho, year 59 (1794), various diameters all with 28 dots, (KM. 72, Kann 1461). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $170
Sino-Tibet Coinage, Early Period (1792-1836), under Chien Lung (1735-1796), silver sho, year 58 (1793), 60 (1795), various diameters, 32 and 24 dots, (KM. 72, 72.2, Kann 1458a, 1462a). Fine to very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Sino-Tibet Coinage, Early Period (1792-1836), under Chia Ch'ing (1796-1820), silver sho, year 25 (1820), various diameters, (KM. 83, Kann 1470). Very good to very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $220
Sino-Tibet Coinage, Early Period (1792-1836), under Tao Kuang (1820-1851), silver sho, year 2 (1822) (4), year 4 (1824), various diameters, (KM. 93, Kann 1472, 1472a, 1474). Fine to very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Local Coinage, Bhatgaon debased silver black Tankas (2), of Jaya Ranajita Malla Deva 842 (Nevar era), AD 1722, another meaningless date, 13-31 (AD 1897), copied from Nepal Pratad Simha issue with retrograde legend, (Kann 1353 and KM.C.27). Fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Local Coinage, Kong-par Tankas, a collection of issues on an album leaf described some varieties, issued 1791-1891, (KM. 60 (2), 60.1 (3), 60.3 (5), YA13 (10)). Fine to very fine. (20)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Suchakra Vijaya (The Victory of the Dharma), silver base tanka issue of Tibet, c.1840, obv. and rev. inscription in Phags-pa (Tibetan seal script), (KM. C.15). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Sino-Tibet Coinage, in the name of Hsuan T'ung (1909-1911), silver two sho, silver sho, and copper skar, all of 1910, (KM. 4, 5, 6). Fine to very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $230
Szechuan-Tibet Trade Coinage, silver quarter rupee and half rupee, not dated (c.1905-1912), (KM. 1, 2, Kann 595, 595b). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Szechuan-Tibet Trade Coinage, silver rupees (15 including 2 billon), not dated (c.1903-1905 (4), 1905-1912 (5), 1910 (6 including billon (2)), with and without collar varieties, (KM. 3, 3.2, 3.3, Kann 597, 588). Fine to very fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Silver Srang, year 1 1909, Dode mint, (KM.9). Cleaned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Silver Srang, year 15-43 1909, Dode mint, 19.26 grams, (KM.12). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400