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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 25

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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-400
Session B | 14:00 PDT | Lots 401-882
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 883-1219
Session D | 14:00 PDT | Lots 1220-1689
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
Session E | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1690-2105
Session F | 14:00 PDT | Lots 2106-2680
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MING: Da Zhong, 1361-1368, AE 10 cash (24.87g), Jinan mint. F801MING: Da Zhong, 1361-1368, AE 10 cash (24.87g), Jinan mint. F
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MING: Da Zhong, 1361-1368, AE 10 cash (24.87g), Jinan mint, H-20.54, 45mm, ji above and shi below on reverse, Fine, R, ex Jiùjinshan Collection...
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold for (160.00 + 28.00BP) = 188.00
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (32.11g). F802MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (32.11g). F
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MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (32.11g), H-20.111, 46mm, shi above, yi liang at right on reverse, Fine. Photo size reduced.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (31.94g). VF803MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (31.94g). VF
Stephen Album Rare Coins
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (31.94g), H-20.111, 47mm, shi above and yi liang at right on reverse, VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection. Pho...
Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for (280.00) = 280.00
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (35.45g). F-VF804MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (35.45g). F-VF
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MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (35.45g), H-20.111, 45mm, shi above and yi liang at right on reverse, Fine to VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection...
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for (260.00) = 260.00
MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (20.98g). VF805MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (20.98g). VF
Stephen Album Rare Coins
MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (20.98g), H-20.228, 48mm, shi (ten) above, dot below on reverse, VF. Photo size reduced.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (34.64g). VF806MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (34.64g). VF
Stephen Album Rare Coins
MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (34.64g), H-20.229, 48mm, shi (10 ) above, yi liang (one ounce) at right on reverse, VF, ex Wéiduolì...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (32.04g). VF807MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (32.04g). VF
Stephen Album Rare Coins
MING: Tian Qi, 1621-1627, AE 10 cash (32.04g), H-20.229, 47mm, shi (10 ) above, yi liang (one ounce) at right on reverse, VF, ex Shèngbidé...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
MING: Nurhachi, 1616-1626, AE cash (9.94g). F808MING: Nurhachi, 1616-1626, AE cash (9.94g). F
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MING: Nurhachi, 1616-1626, AE cash (9.94g), H-22.4, with his regnal name tian ming in Chinese script, one-dot tong, this type much rarer than the Manc
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00 + 22.75BP) = 152.75
NAN MING: Yong Li, 1646-1659, AE cash (5.16g). VF809NAN MING: Yong Li, 1646-1659, AE cash (5.16g). VF
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NAN MING: Yong Li, 1646-1659, AE cash (5.16g), H-21.81, seal script, VF.
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold for (130.00 + 22.75BP) = 152.75
NAN MING: Yong Li, 1646-1659, AE cash. VG-F810NAN MING: Yong Li, 1646-1659, AE cash. VG-F
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NAN MING: Yong Li, 1646-1659, AE cash, H-21.81, seal script, Very Good to Fine, ex Jiùjinshan Collection ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
NAN MING:811NAN MING:
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NAN MING:LOT of 4 coins, Xing Chao AE 10 cash H-21.13 (2), AE 5 cash H-21.11, Yong Li AE 10 cash H-21.79, average VF quality, retail value $250, lot o
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. VF812QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.709, 49mm, South Branch mint, cast March 1854 to July 1855, brass (hu&#...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (160.00 + 28.00BP) = 188.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. F-VF813QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. F-VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.710, 49mm, West Branch mint, cast March 1854 to July 1855, brass (hu...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (85.00 + 14.88BP) = 99.88
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 1000 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. VF814QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 1000 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 1000 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.715, 61mm, North Branch mint, cast March to August 1854, brass (hu...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (850.00 + 148.75BP) = 998.75
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. VF-EF815QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. VF-EF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking, H-22.759, 55mm, Old branch mint, cast November 1853 to March 1854, large size, br
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (325.00 + 56.88BP) = 381.88
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. VF816QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking, H-22.762, 49mm, New branch mint, cast March 1854 to July 1855, brass (huá...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. VG-F817QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. VG-F
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking, H-22.764, 55mm, New branch mint, cast March to August 1854, brass (huáng ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (425.00) = 425.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province. VF818QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.782, 58mm, cast 1853-55, copper (tóng) color, one chopmark on revers...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (650.00 + 113.75BP) = 763.75
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Wuchang mint, Hubei Province. F819QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Wuchang mint, Hubei Province. F
Stephen Album Rare Coins
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, H-22.868, 55mm, cast 1854-56, brass (huáng tóng) color, Fine. Pho...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. VF820QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, H-22.905, 50mm, cast 1854-56, brass (huáng tóng) color, VF. Photo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (260.00) = 260.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. VF821QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, H-22.905, 53mm, cast 1854-55, brass (huáng tóng) color, VF. Photo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. VF822QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, H-22.917, 60mm, cast 1854-55, brass (huáng tóng) color, VF. Phot...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (120.00 + 21.00BP) = 141.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. F-VF823QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. F-VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, H-22.917, 59mm, cast 1854-55, brass (huáng tóng) color, cleaned Fi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00 + 22.75BP) = 152.75
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. F-VF824QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. F-VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, H-22.919, 58mm, cast 1854-55, brass (huáng tóng) color, Fine to VF...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Nanchang mint, Jiangxi Province. VF825QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Nanchang mint, Jiangxi Province. VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Nanchang mint, Jiangxi Province, H-22.931, 52mm, cast 1855-60, brass (huáng tóng) color, chopmark ...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (85.00 + 14.88BP) = 99.88
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Xi'an mint, Shaanxi Province. F-VF826QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Xi'an mint, Shaanxi Province. F-VF
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Xi'an mint, Shaanxi Province, H-22.950, 50mm, cast in 1854, brass (huáng tóng) color, 6.30mm ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (220.00) = 220.00
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Chengdu mint, Sichuan Province. F827QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Chengdu mint, Sichuan Province. F
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QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Chengdu mint, Sichuan Province, H-22.981, 54mm, cast 1853-54, brass (huáng tóng) color, Fine. P...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (80.00 + 14.00BP) = 94.00
QING: AE charm (29.25g). VF828QING: AE charm (29.25g). VF
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QING: AE charm (29.25g), CCH-982, 54mm, chang ming fu gui (longevity, wealth and honor) in seal script, dragon & phoenix on reverse, VF, ex W...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
QING: AE charm (27.22g)829QING: AE charm (27.22g)
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QING: AE charm (27.22g), 44mm, Lei Ting Daoist (Taoist) Curse Charm, with tai shang lao jun above and sha gui jiang jing below, ex Wéiduol...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (85.00 + 14.88BP) = 99.88
QING: AE charm (18.05g). F830QING: AE charm (18.05g). F
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QING: AE charm (18.05g), CCH-178 volume II, hong hua tong bao / zhao cai shun li, Fine, ex Shèngbidébao Collection.
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
QING:831QING:
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QING:LOT of 4 coins: Xian Feng 1851-1861, iron 10 cash Board of Revenue mint, Fine; AE 50 cash Board of Revenue mint, F-VF; AE 50 cash Board of Works
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
CHINA: AR love token (2.00g). VF832CHINA: AR love token (2.00g). VF
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CHINA: AR love token (2.00g), hand-engraved on what was likely a ten cent Chinese coin or a foreign coin of unknown type, as the undertype design has
Estimate : 90.00 - 110.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
CHINA:833CHINA:
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CHINA:LOT of 4 silver crowns: Empire issue, Y-31, dollar, year 3 (1911) (F-VF); Kiangnan, Y-145a.12, dollar, CD1904 (VF); Sinkiang, Y-7, sar, ND (VG);
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (800.00 + 140.00BP) = 940.00
CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1912). VF834CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1912). VF
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CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1912), Y-321, L&M-45, portrait of Li Yuan-hung, Founder of the Republic, VF.
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (700.00 + 122.50BP) = 822.50
CHINA: Republic, AR 50 cents, year 3 (1914). NGC EF835CHINA: Republic, AR 50 cents, year 3 (1914). NGC EF
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CHINA: Republic, AR 50 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-328, L&M-64, light scratches on reverse, NGC graded EF details.
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
CHINA: AR dollar, year 22 (1933). NGC MS63836CHINA: AR dollar, year 22 (1933). NGC MS63
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CHINA: AR dollar, year 22 (1933), Y-345, L&M-109, Sun Yat Sen, 'junk' type, NGC graded MS63.
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (700.00 + 122.50BP) = 822.50
CHINA: AR junk dollar, year 23 (1934). NGC MS63837CHINA: AR junk dollar, year 23 (1934). NGC MS63
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CHINA: AR junk dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, L&M-110, NGC graded MS63.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00 + 28.00BP) = 188.00
CHINA: AE medal, ND (1945)838CHINA: AE medal, ND (1945)
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CHINA: AE medal, ND (1945), 24mm x 40mm, Nationalist WWII victory issue, jiang (from personal shop of Chiang Kai-shek) on the obverse, shèngl&#...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (140.00) = 140.00
CHINA: AV tael (liang), (37.38g). UNC839CHINA: AV tael (liang), (37.38g). UNC
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CHINA: AV tael (liang) (37.38g), "donut" type sycee with central hole, zhou dà fú zhu bao jin xíng --- you xiàn gong s...
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
CHINA: AV tael (liang), (37.33g). EF840CHINA: AV tael (liang), (37.33g). EF
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CHINA: AV tael (liang) (37.33g), "donut" type sycee with central hole, zhou dà fú zhu bao jin xíng --- you xiàn gong s...
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,600.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,880.00
CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar (26.83g), Pei Yang, year 25 (1899). VF841CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar (26.83g), Pei Yang, year 25 (1899). VF
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CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar (26.83g), Pei Yang, year 25 (1899), Y-73, few thin scratches in the reverse field, nicely toned, VF.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (325.00) = 325.00
CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 26 (1900) Y-73.1, L&M-459, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, F-VF842CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 26 (1900) Y-73.1, L&M-459, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, F-VF
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CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 26 (1900), Y-73.1, L&M-459, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, F-VF
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (650.00 + 113.75BP) = 763.75
CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 34 (1908). EF843CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 34 (1908). EF
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CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 34 (1908), Y-73.3, L&M-465A, Pei Yang Arsenal mint, with short center tail-spine, EF.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (220.00 + 38.50BP) = 258.50
CHIHLI: LOT of 20 silver dollars of the Pei Yang Arsenal mint844CHIHLI: LOT of 20 silver dollars of the Pei Yang Arsenal mint
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CHIHLI: LOT of 20 silver dollars of the Pei Yang Arsenal mint, 34th year of Kuang Hsu (1908), including type with long central tail-spine (19 pcs, Y-7
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (3,250.00 + 568.75BP) = 3,818.75
FUKIEN: AE charm (7.63g), fujian tong bao, VF, ex Wéiduolìya Collection845FUKIEN: AE charm (7.63g), fujian tong bao, VF, ex Wéiduolìya Collection
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FUKIEN: AE charm (7.63g), fujian tong bao ("Fujian currency") / er wen sheng zao ("two cash, provincial manufacture"), VF, RRR, ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (600.00 + 105.00BP) = 705.00
FUKIEN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 20 cents, ND (1901). NGC EF45846FUKIEN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 20 cents, ND (1901). NGC EF45
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FUKIEN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 20 cents, ND (1901), Y-104.2, L&M-296A, five Chinese characters at top, no dots, NGC graded EF45, S.
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
HONAN: AE 10 cash, ND (1920). NGC VF35847HONAN: AE 10 cash, ND (1920). NGC VF35
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HONAN: AE 10 cash, ND (1920), Y-A392.2, "S" of CASH backwards, rare variety, NGC graded VF35 BR.
Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
HUNAN: 10 cash, ND (ca. 1920). NGC MS63848HUNAN: 10 cash, ND (ca. 1920). NGC MS63
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HUNAN: 10 cash, ND (ca. 1920), Y-306.2, dot on either side of obverse upper legend, chysanthemum above flags, Changsha mint, NGC graded MS63 RB.
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
HUPEH: LOT of 2 silver dollars849HUPEH: LOT of 2 silver dollars
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HUPEH: LOT of 2 silver dollars: Kuang Hsu (1875-1908), Y-127.1, L&M-182 (with 1 small chopmark), and Hsuan Tung (1909-1911), Y-131, L&M-187 ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (280.00) = 280.00
KIRIN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 50 cents, CD1906. VF-EF850KIRIN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 50 cents, CD1906. VF-EF
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KIRIN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 50 cents, CD1906, Y-182.3, L&M-563, rosette & large dot flanking both sides of date, choice VF to EF.
Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for (325.00) = 325.00