Catalogue
Canada, silver dollars, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939 Royal visit. Good very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Canada, silver dollars, 1935, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, nickel dollars 1968, 1969, 1970 Manitoba, 1971 British Columbia. Good very fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Canada, Newfoundland commemorative dollar, 1949 specimen issue, (KM.47). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Canada, Olympic Games 1973-1976 ten dollars (14), five dollars (14), sets of the usual issues, (KM.84-114). Uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Chile, Charles IV, two reales 1804FI, Sandiago mint, (KM.59); Peru, Ferdinand VI, one real 1755JD (KM.52); Charles III, silver eight reales, 1789IJ, with chopmarks (KM.78a); Charles IV, silver two reales 1795IJ (KM.95), all Lima mint. Good - nearly very fine, all scarce. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
China, Chou Dynasty, Middle to late period, 'Wu' military series, hollow handle spade, (c.400-250 B.C.), four characters spade money, length 82mm, (33.2 grams), (Coole Vol. 2, 219, cf.Sch.42). Heavy green encrustation, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
China, Chou Dynasty, Middle to late period, 'Wu' military series, hollow handle spade, 'Metallic Currency of Mi', (c.400-250 B.C.), two characters spade money, length 75mm, (30.7 grams), (Coole Vol. 2, 614, Sch.-). Heavy green encrustation, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
China, Chou Dynasty, Middle to late period, 'Wu' military series, hollow handle spade, 'Metallic Currency of Mi', (c.400-250 B.C.), two characters spade money, length 77mm, (34.3 grams), (Coole Vol. 2, 614, Sch.-). Heavy green encrustation, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
China, Chou Dynasty, Middle to late period, 'Wu' military series, hollow handle spade, (c.400-250 B.C.), plain with vertical lines, no characters spade money, length 125mm, (63.0 grams), (Coole Vol. 2, 952, cf.Sch.43). Heavy green encrustation, broken foot, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
China, Chou Dynasty, Middle to late period, (475-221 B.C.), bronze knife money, round head with striated handle with ((o) on blade, various reverses, money for city state of Ch'i, length 135 mm, (cf.Sch.51-61, cf.TFP 342-344). Light dirt adhering to surface and most with a green patination, very fine. (20)
Estimate $300
SOLD $210
China, Eastern Chou Dynasty, Warring State period, 'Chou Tung', round cash with square hole, (475 - 221 B.C.), two characters either side, diameter 28mms, (Coole 8901, Vol.7 p.14, TFP 9, Pl.2). Some green encrustation, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
China, Chou Dynasty (1122-255 B.C.) or earlier, ant-nose money (1), (Coole Vol.2, 95; TFP 4); small size knife money blunt type length 140 mm (Sch 51, cf.TFP 340) (2, one broken), Western Han Dynasty cash (3) (Sch.90, 92, 115), Wang Mang Interregnum (A.D. 9-22) copy of new knife (Sch.116), cash coinage (Sch. 126, 139). One knife broken, very good - very fine, cash all in packets described, several rare. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
China, Chou Dynasty - Northern Sung Dynasty, (1122 B.C. - A.D. 1093), mounted in a glass frame (154 x 218mm), a described collection of knife money (1) (c.450 B.C.), Wang Mang pu-money (1) (7-22 A.D.) and cash (6) from Western Han Dynasty to Northern Sung each from a different dynasty. Fine - very fine, an attractive display. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
China, Han Dynasty, (206-25 B.C.), clay mother mould for casting 'Wu-Chu' cash (cf.Sch.114-115), size 140x100x35mm. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
China, Wang Mang rebel, (A.D. 7-22), gold inlayed key money of value 5000, obv. Yih-tao (in gold) p'ing wu-chien, 'one knife : value five thousand', (Sch.119, cf.TFP 456 & 458). Extremely fine, a very nice example with clear characters and minimal encrustation, very rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
China, Hsin Dynasty, Wang Mang Interregnum, 'Yao pu er pai', square shoulder and square base spade, (c.A.D. 9 -22), four characters spade money, value 200, length 36mms, (Coole 9978 Vol.7 p.188, TFP 468, Pl.53). Some green encrustation, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
China, Hsin Dynasty, Wang Mang Interregnum, 'Chuang pu ch'i pai', square shoulder and square base spade, (c.A.D. 9 -22), four characters spade money, value 700, length 47mms, (Coole 10040 Vol.7 p.197, TFP 479, Pl.54). Some green encrustation, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $410
China, Wang Mang Interregnum period, (A.D. 9-22), The 'Pu' currency, introduced A.D. 14, square foot spade money, obv. 'Huo Pao', rev. plain, (Sch. 148); Ghost face money or ant nose money, State of Ch'u Chow dynasty, (770-220 B.C.), obv. several markings, (Opitz p.148-9). very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
China, a small collection house in ornate box as sold to tourists in China, includes knife money (2) from Waring States period (Sch.46, cf.Sch.51-61), shell money (3), Wang Mang 'Pu' spade money (Sch.148), another spade from the Autumn Period 770-470 B.C. (Sch.8), cash from Wang Mang (Sch.122), Ming period Rebel Issues (Sch.1340), Northern Sung (Sch.630, TFP 1062), Ch'ing Dynasties all neatly arranged in prepared places in the ornate felt lined box. Mostly fine - very fine and interesting display item. (12)
Estimate $450
SOLD $600
China, Western Hsia Dynasty, Emperor I Tsung, around 'Fu shing Pao Chien', round cash with square hole, Tangut script, (A.D. 1053-1056), four characters around, diameter 24mms, (Sch. -, cf.TFP 1678, Pl.138, Brahman script). Good very fine, crude style and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
China, Yuan Dynasty or Mongol Dynasty,temple Buddha belly money, around 'Chien Huo Kung Yang', round cash with square hole, (A.D. 1280-1368), four characters around, diameter 15mms, 1.2 grams, (Sch. -, TFP -). Very fine, good style and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
China, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor, Ch'in Tsung (1126), with title Ching-k'ang, 'Ching-Kang tung Pao', round cash value 1, with square hole, (1126), four characters around in seal script writing, diameter 25mms, (cf.Sch. 668, TFP 1136 p.103). Some green patination, good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
China, Multiple cash coins, Northern Sung Dynasty, Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, (A.D. 1102-1861), mounted in a glass frame (218 x 154mm), a described collection of 10 cash from Hui Tsung (1102-6), (Sch.621), Hsi Tsung (1621-7), (Sch. 1220), 100 cash, Wen Tsung (1851-1861), (Sch.1589 type). Very fine, several scarce and a very attractive display. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
China, Southern Sung Dynasty, Ning Tsung, with title Chia-ting, (1195-1224), round copper cash as a pattern of the iron coin, issued 1208-1224, obv. 'Chia-ting Tung Pao', with square hole, four characters around, rev. 'Erh chow', and 'Sam Ju', diameter 31mms, (TFP 1326 p.104). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
China, Nu-chen Tarter Dynasty, ruler Fou-Ch'ang, (1130-1137), legend reading 'Fou-Chang Tung Pao' in orthodox script, round cash with square hole, four characters around, rev. plain, diameter 34mm., (12.7 grams), (TFP 1676). Green patina, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
China, Ch'ing Dynasty, 'Hsien Feng Tung pao', issue of Emperor Wen Tsung, (1851-1861), round one hundred cash, Hupeh province Wuch'ang mint, with square hole, four characters around obverse and reverse, with additional dots in each corner on obverse and crescent in each corner on the reverse, diameter 54mm, (34.6 grams), (KM. -, TFP -). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
China, Ch'ing Dynasty, Tai Peng Rebel coinage, Hung Hsiu-ch'tian (1812-1864), obverse 'T'ien kuo', round large cash with square hole, 'Sheng-pao' on reverse, (issued A.D. 1851-1864), diameter weight 31.3 grams, 37mm., (Sch.1608, TFP 2686). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
China, Ch'ing Dynasty, bamboo 1000 cash token, c.1868; another 200 cash token c.1895; issued by the firm of Guang Da Zhuang in Kiangsu, (See Spink-Taisai Sale 15, 2-3 Sept., 1993, lot 715 illustrates similar examples it realised US$240 + 10%); another smaller example of uncertain status. Extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
China, Chihli Province, under Empire, silver dollar, Pei Yang Arsenal type, year 24 (1898), (KM.Y.65.2). Toned, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
China, Chihli Province, under Empire, silver dollar, Pei Yang type, year 34 (1908), (KM.Y.73.2). Brilliant, uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150