434, Lot: 469. Estimate $200.
Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Pǔyí (Xuāntǒng). AD 1908-1911. AR Yuán – Dollar (39mm, 26.67 g, 12h). Imperial Dragon type. Tiānjīn Central mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 1911).
Silver coin of the great Qīng dynasty, in Manchu script above,
nián sān xuān tǒng (Year 3 of Xuāntǒng) in Hànzì below,
yín bì dà qīng in Hànzì (
silver coin of the great Qīng dynasty); floral spray to left and right / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled rightward around
yì yuán (
1 yuán) in Hànzì, and surrounded by stylized clouds; below, fireball above ONE DOLLAR·. L&M 36; Kann 227a; KM (Y) 31.1. Good Fine, toned, chopmarks and some graffiti, edge bump.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
