Triton XIV, Lot: 1240. Estimate $3000. Sold for $26000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xuāntǒng (Hsüan-T’ung). 1908-1912. AR Pattern Yuán – Dollar. Imperial Dragon type. Tiānjīn Central (Tientsin) mint. Undated issue, struck 1909-1911. “Silver coin of the great Qīng dynasty,” in Manchu script/“yì yuán,” (1 yuán) in Hànzì, “yín bì dà qīng,” (Silver coin of the great Qīng dynasty); floral spray to left and right / “zào nián tǒng xuān,” (Made during the reign of Xuāntǒng)/$I between two floral scrolls, flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds; rosette to to left and right. L&M 24; Kann 219; KM -. In NGC slab graded MS 62, attractively toned with mirror surfaces.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.