Catalogue
Kweichow Province, silver dollar, often called the bamboo dollar, issued year 38, 1949, obv. three story pavilion, rev. three stems of bamboo with leaves, (KM Y.433, Kann 758). Darkly toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $2,100
Shanghai coinage, silver liang or tael, issued year 6 of Hsien Feng in 1856, by Wang Yung Sheng, obv. and rev. four lines of inscriptions, (KM & Kann 900). Lightly toned, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $3,000
Sinkiang Province, silver five miscals or five mace, year 1, 1912, (KM. Y.41, Kann 1257). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
Sinkiang Province, silver dollar, 1949, obv. Chinese characters of smaller size, rev. Arabic inscription, with thin pointed base 1, (KM 46.2). Lightly struck, good extremely fine and some mint bloom.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Sinkiang Province, silver dollar, 1949, obv. Chinese characters of smaller size, rev. Arabic inscription, with thin pointed base 1, (KM 46.2). Lightly struck, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $160
Szechuan Province, silver dollar, dated year 1 (1912), rev. large flower in centre, (KM. Y.456). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Szechuan-Shensi Soviet, copper two hundred cash 1934, (KM. Y. 511). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Szechuan-Shensi Soviet, copper five hundred cash 1934, (KM. Y. 512, 512.1). Good fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
Szechuan-Shensi Soviet, copper five hundred cash 1934, (KM. Y. 512.2). Good fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Szechuan-Shensi Soviet, silver dollar, 1934, obv. hammer and sickle over globe, rev. value within beaded circle, (KM. Y. 513.1, Kann 808d). Lightly toned, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $950
Szechuan-Shensi Soviet, silver dollar, 1934, obv. hammer and sickle over globe, rev. value within beaded circle, (KM. Y. 513.1, Kann 808). Dark tone, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $550
SOLD $800
Szechuan-Tibet Trade Coinage, silver rupees (3), not dated c. 1903-1912, with and without collar and small head variety, (KM. Y.3.1, 3.2), China Japanese Puppet State, East Hopei, chiao (K.519). Extremely fine to uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Taiwan, old man silver dollar, not dated but. c.1837-1845, obv. old man facing, rev. sacrificial vase, (K.1, KM. C.25.3). Profusely chopmarked, small flan, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,600
Taiwan, old man silver dollar, not dated but. c.1837-1845, obv. old man facing, rev. sacrificial vase, (K.1a, KM. C.25.3). Five chopmarks, large flan, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $7,500
Taiwan, silver dollar (ration silver dollar), not dated but. c.1853, obv. vase containing branches with leaves, two Chinese characters on both sides, rev. crossed lotus flowers, two chinese characters on both sides, (K.2, KM. C.25.4). Eight chopmarks, large flan, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $5,100
Yunnan Province, silver dollar, not dated (c.1908), rev. facing dragon, (KM. Y.254). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $130
Yunnan Province, silver dollar, not dated c.1911, rev. facing dragon, (KM. Y.258.1). Uncirculated with full mint bloom.
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
Yunnan Province, silver dollar, not dated (c.1909-1911), rev. facing dragon, (KM. Y.260). Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Yunnan Province, silver half dollar, not dated c.1917, 0bv, General T'ang Chi-yao, rev. two flags, (KM. Y.479), Republic-General, silver dollar, c.1927 obv. bust to l., Sun Yat-sen, (KM. Y.318a.1). Good very fine, extremely fine with some mint bloom. (2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Yunnan Province, silver fifty cents nd. c.1916 (KM. Y.480), twenty cents 1932 (KM. Y.491, Kann 772). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Yunnan Province, silver twenty cents, 1949, rev. building in Provincial Capitol, (KM. Y.493, Kann 774). Extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Yunnan Province, silver tael nd, c.1943, (KM. Y.496, Kann 940), fifty cents, c.1917, (2), (KM. Y.479, Kann 673). Good very fine-good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, small group of recent issues 1981 to five jiao, one yuan (Y.27), another 1986 year of Peace, Republic of China silver fifty and one hundred dollars 1965 (KM. Y.539, 540), another (2), silver and copper medals. Uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $30
SOLD $90
Various issues, a few in silver mostly late Empire to 1950, also a few large copper. Mostly fine or better. (83)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
China collection of ten cash Imperial and Republic issues, mostly different issues. Fine-very fine. (43)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Peoples Republic, 1980 proof piedfort Olympic commemorative cased set, silver thirty yuan (2), twenty yuan and fifteen yuan, (KM. P.10-13). FDC. (4)
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Peoples Republic, 1980 proof Olympic commemorative cased set, silver thirty yuan (2) and twenty yuan, (KM. Y.18-20). FDC. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Peoples Republic, 1980 proof Olympic commemorative cased gold two hundred and fifty yuan, (KM. Y.22). FDC
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Imperial Issue, Fantasy silver dollar of Emperor Kuang Hsu (1875-1908), commemorating his marriage to Lun Yu, not dated, obv. facing bust of Emperor, rev. dragon to left surrounded by eight happiness symbols, (Kann B13). Toned, uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,200
Imperial Issue, Fantasy silver dollar of Empress Lun Yu, 1885, obv. bust of Kuang Hsu's wife the empress Lun Yu, facing, rev. Phoenix within inner circle, surrounded by eight happiness symbols, (Kann B14). Lightly toned, uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,450