Catalogue
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), British administration, copper 1/12 rix dollar, 1815, copper 1/24 rix dollars 1803 another uncertain date, obv. elephant to left, rev. value and legend, (Pr.42, 47, KM.64, 65). Fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), British administration, silver 48 stivers, 1803, obv. elephant to left, rev. value and legennd, (Pr.5, KM.77). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), British administration, silver 48 stivers, 1809, obv. elephant to left, rev. value and legennd, (Pr.11, KM.77). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $270
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), British administration, silver rix dollar, 1821, obv. laureate head to left, rev. elephant to left, (Pr.82, KM.84). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), British administration, silver rix dollar, 1821, obv. laureate head to left, rev. elephant to left, (Pr.82, KM.84), 1802 copper 1/48 rupee (2), 1/196 rupee, 1815 two stivers, one stiver (2), half stiver (2), (KM. 73, 75, 80-82). Very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), British administration, silver fifty cents, 1899, obv. crowned head of Queen Victoria to left, rev. talipot palm, (Pr.105, KM.96). Surface digs on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarcest date.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), George VI, ten cents, 1941. Uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Maldive Islands, silver larins as short lengths of silver wire doubled in two and made like a fish-hook, used from 16th - 19th century, (Quiggin p.194ff text and illustration). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Chile, Charles IV, (1788-1808), silver four reales, 1793, Santiago mint, (KM.60). Very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Chile, a range of issues from 1938 - 1940, ten and twenty centavos issues. Mostly brilliant uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
China, Warring State period, 475-221 B.C., bronze round coin, 29mms, with legend Ch'I Yin (Tung Ch'ang Stantung), (Coole Vol.7 8945, Ting Fu-Pao p.43, #367). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
China, Period of East and West Chou, 314-240 B.C. (Coole) or Ch'in Dynasty, 225 -206 B.C.(Jian Ming), round copper coin, Pan Liang series, 23mms, (Coole Vol.7 9309, Jian Ming coin dictionary p.131). Very fine and rare. `
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
China, Post Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 6, Regent Hsin Wang Mang, A.D. 7-22, round copper coin, value 40, with legend Chuang Ch'uan Ssu Shih, 22mms, (Coole Vol.7 9789, Ting Fu-Pao p.53, #464). Very fine and rare. `
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
China, Post Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 6, Regent Hsin Wang Mang, A.D. 7-22, round copper coin, value 30, with legend Chung Ch'uan San Shih, 20mms, (Coole Vol.7 9777, Ting Fu-Pao p.53, #465). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
China, Post Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 6, Hsin Wang Mang, A.D. 7-22, copper spade money, with flat shoulder and foot, value 300, with legend Yu Pu San Pai, 40mms, (Coole Vol.7 9984-9997, Ting Fu-Pao p.53, #471). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $250
China, a miscellaneous lot of early issues, including ant nose money or ghost head money (4), (Opez p.48), fossil shells (3), knife money mostly doubtful authenticity, (4) ancient round money eight chu c.187-180 B.C. (Schjoth 88); cash (Schjoth 179, modern charms in the style of Pu money (3) or cash (1), with colour photo of most pieces. Mostly fine. (17)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
China, Tang Dynasty, Emperor Kao Tsu, (616-626), cash coins, (cf.Schjoth 312). Mostly fine or better. (20)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
China, Early Tang Dynasty, Northern Chou Cheng State, A.D. 621, round copper coin, 25mms, (Schjoth -, Tung Fu-Pao p.149, 1819). Very fine and rare. `
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
China, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor T'ai Tsu, A.D. 960-976, round copper coin, Sung-yuan t'ung pao series but a variant to usual type, 24mms, (cf.Schjoth 451, Tung Fu-Pao p.84, 853). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
China, Chin Dynasty, Rebel issue of Chang Tsung, A.D. 1201-1208, round copper coin, T'ai-ho t'ung pao series, 24mms, (Schjoth -, Tung Fu-Pao p.136, 1652). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $260
China, Yuan Dynasty, Rebel issue of the Pretender Chang Shi-ch'eng of Chou, A.D. 1353-1367, round copper coin, value 3?, T'ien-yu t'ung pao series, 29mms, (cf.Schjoth 1126, Tung Fu-Pao p.150, 1839). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
China, Ming Dynasty, Emperor Tai Tsu, (1368-1398), cash coins, (Schjoth 1137). Mostly fine -very fine. (17)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
China, Ta Ching Dynasty, Emperor Chien Lung, A.D. 1736-1795, round copper coin, 'Mother coin' Fukien mint, Ch'ien Lung t'ung pao, on large flan, unusually large flan and type, 29mms, (cf.Schjoth 1462/1424). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
China, Empire-General Issue, silver half dollar, issued 1910, rev. dragon over 1/2 Dol., (KM.Y.23). Scratches on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
China, Republic, Yuan Shih Kai, silver dollar, year 3 (1914), (KM. 329). Uncirculated.
Estimate $20
SOLD $30
China, Republic, silver dollars, Yuan Shih-kai year 3(1914), years 8, 9, 10 (1920, 1921), year 23 (1934) (2). Very good-very fine. (6).
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
China, Republic, copper 20 cash, National Commemorative, not dated but issued 1927-8, (Hsu 9, KM p.365-6). Extremely fine with some mint bloom, very scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
China, Hunan Province, silver dollar, issued year 11, 1922, issued to commemorate Provincial Constitution in Hunan Province, (KM.Y.404). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,200
China, Hupeh, Republic, cast brass fifty cash, year 7 = 1918, (KM. Y.405). Very fine, very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
China, Kiangnan, one dollar 1898, with chopmarks. Cuts on field, very good.
Estimate $75
SOLD $80