CNG 106, Lot: 955. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (37.5mm, 12h). Zhílì province. Běiyáng Arsenal (Tiānjīn) mint. Dated RY 25 (AD 1899). Legend in Hànzì characters / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 454; Kann 196; KM (Y) 73. In NGC encapsulation graded UNC Details, surface hairlines.