Catalogue
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver boat shaped sycee ingot, similar to type Shandong Province Pure Silver Ingot, twelve taels or twelve ounce type, (435 grams), with two small blocks of Chinese characters as stamps within and a set of four uncuse characters at base, (cf.Cribb 158 [Pl.37] for similar size and type). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver boat shaped sycee ingot, similar to type Shandong Province Pure Silver Ingot, ten taels or ten ounce type, (355 grams), with one large square block of four Chinese characters as stamps within and a set of four uncuse characters at base (similar to the previous lot), (cf.Cribb 158 [Pl.37] for similar size and type). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver boat shaped sycee ingot, similar to type Gansu Province Waisted pure Silver Ingot, two taels or two ounce type, (79.8 grams), with two large square block of Chinese character in the shape of a T, (cf.Cribb 384 [Pl.46] for similar size and type). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver boat shaped sycee ingot, similar to type Gansu Province Waisted pure Silver Ingot, two taels or two ounce type, (70.6 grams), with one large square block of Chinese character and design, (cf.Cribb 384 [Pl.46] for similar size and type). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, from Yunnan Province, 'Yong Chang' (Yongchang or Yung Ch'ang Prefecture) type XL (Cribb), ten taels or ten ounce type, (380 grams), with one large one two character block of stamps, (Cribb Group F, 475 [p,175], M.4048). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, from Yunnan Province, 'Yi Thai Yu' (a shop name) type XL (Cribb), ten taels or ten ounce type, (385 grams), with one large one three character block of stamps, (Cribb Group F, - [cf.p.176-7], cf.M.4049). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver slight boat shaped sycee ingots similar to type Shanxi Province Pure Silver Ingot, two taels or two ounce type, (61.2 and 49.2 grams), both with one rectangular block of Chinese characters as stamps within, (cf.Cribb 543 [Pl.52] for similar size and type). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver slab shaped sycee ingot with curved ends, similar to type Yunnan Province three identical sets of stamps on a slabed silver ingot, three taels or three ounce type, (118,1 grams), (cf.Cribb 1015 [Pl.63] for similar size and type). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
China, Ch'ing Dynasty, brass money tree of five pieces, cast block 88 x 92 mm., (110 grams), with names of five Ch'ing Dynasty rulers and Tong Bao, as obverses and common reverses. Probably a modern copy, very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
China, Post WWII, silver rectangular ingot block 33x24x15 mm., (145 grams) value of five tael, made at the Kumming Mint or Central mint c.1945, obverse spade and 995 and two rows of characters, reverse three rows of five characters arranged horizontally. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
China, Post WWII, silver rectangular ingot 32.3 mm., (19.9 grams) value of one tael, made at the Kumming Mint or Central mint c.1945, obverse spade and KMO 398, 995.0 and characters, reverse three rows of five characters arranged horizontally. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
China, brass cast ingot 67 mm., (24.85 grams), 'Da Song Chun Hua year imperial grant exquisite silver' obverse five characters, reverse four characters arranged vertically. Probably a modern copy, very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
China, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911), forgery of silver kidney shaped sycee ingot, Shandong mint and cast at the Shandong factory, height 45mm., value of five mace, struck 19th-20th century, (18.30 grams), four charactyers and two gragons on obverse, several rows of characters on reverse, (Cribb F51 [Pl.71]. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
China, Fengtien Province, under Empire, silver dollar, year 24 (1898) (KM.Y.87). Lightly toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
China, Kweichow Province, one yuan, 1928 (KM.Y428) 'auto dollar'. Fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $400
China, Republic, Sinkiang Province, cast copper ten cash, nd. (c.1912), Aksu mint, (KM.Y.37.2). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
China, Republic, Central mint, Tientsin, in name under Hsuen Tung (1908-1911), issued in 3rd year(1911), silver ten cents, obv. facing dragon, rev. inscription around and within inner circle, (KM.Y.28, Kann 230). Good extremely fine, and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $330
China, Yunnan Province, five-stamped Remittance Ingot, as a silver sycee, five taels or 5.5 ounce packsaddle type, of five blocks of stamps, c.1880-1900, (about 200 grams), (cf.Cribb 751-1000, cf.pl.61-62). Good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $390
China, Yunnan Province, five-stamped Remittance Ingot, as a silver sycee, five taels or 5.5 ounce packsaddle type, of five blocks of stamps, c.1880-1900, with additional counterstamp on edge (about 192.4 grams), (cf.Cribb 751-1000, cf.pl.61-62). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
China, Yunnan Province, silver dollar, not dated (c.1920-2), obv. facing dragon, rev. legend, (KM. Y.258.1). Brilliant, uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
China, Republic (Taiwan), Chiang Kai-Shek, silver pattern five chiao year 38 (1949) (KM.Y532). Uncirculated, slightly misstruck.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Costa Rica, Royal Mint London, proof set 1937, twenty five, fifty centismos and one colour in cupro-nickel (KM.PS2) (KM 175-7). Light toned, FDC and rare. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $720
Crete, Prince George, silver five drachmai, 1901, (KM9). Good fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Cuba, silver one peso, 1934 (KM.15.2). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Cyprus, Queen Victoria, large half piastre, 1879 (KM.2). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Cyprus, Queen Victoria, silver eighteen piatres, 1901 (KM.7). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Denmark, silver two kroner 1888 (KM.799) France silver ten frans 1967; Hungary, silver five pengo 1938; Spain silver two reales 1812 C. (KM.460.1). good very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Egypt, Muhammed V (1919-14) qirsh, Yrs 3 and 6 (KM.309). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Fiji, George V, silver florin 1934 (3) (KM.5); silver shilling 1935 (KM.4); New Zealand, Elizabeth II, two cents, undated (1967) Bahamas Mule. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $30
SOLD $50
Fiji, 1934 - 1964, halfpenny - florin date sets, missing 1955, 1958 threepence. In a Dansco deluxe album. Very fine - uncirculated. (87)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0