Triton XX, Lot: 1165. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (36mm, 12h). Zhílì province. Běiyáng Arsenal (Tiānjīn) mint. Dated RY 34 (AD 1908). Legend in Hànzì characters / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 465; Kann 208; KM (Y) 73.2. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 61.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.