CNG 99, Lot: 985. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Zhōnghuá Mínguó (Republic of China). Provincial issues. 1912-1949. AR 7.2 Candareens – 10 Cents (17.5mm, 12h). Yúnnán province. Yúnnánfǔ mint. Posthumous issue in the name of Dézōng (Guāngxù), struck 1911. Bao yuan guang xu in Hànzì characters, similar legend in Manchu within; rosettes flanking; additional Hànzì legend around / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around flaming pearl; rosettes flanking. L&M 424; Kann 174; KM (Y) 255. In PCGS encapsulation graded MS 64.