Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1692. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $3200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KOREA. Yi Hyong. 1864-1897. AR 5 Yang (- gm, 6h). Dated Local Era 501 (1892 AD). "Tae Cho Son"•"Kae Kuk 501 Year" • 416•5 Yang•900 •, two flying dragons with pearl / "Five Yang" all within wreath. JNDA 18-5; Davenport 278; KM 1114. EF, lightly polished. In NGC slab, graded AU55. The most common Korean silver crown, still excessively rare. ($3000)