(1885) $1 X-116 K-B13 Fantasy Au MS(PCGS#232278)

September 2021 Hong Kong Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

21577

Grade

MS62

Price

96,000

Lot Description

Regal Emperor Kuang-hsu Fantasy Dollar in Gold (t) CHINA. Fantasy "Emperor Kuang-hsu" Gold Dollar, CD ("1885"). PCGS MS-62. K-B13; KMX-116; cf. WS-1349-6 (silver). This incredibly appealing and intricately engraved design--struck in high relief--exhibits a young, expressive portrait of Emperor Kuang-hsu in traditional garb, while the reverse displays an ornate border consisting of the characters "Xixi," or double happiness with a coiled dragon in the center. Rather dazzling and brilliant, this VERY RAREtype is the finer of just two certified by PCGS--the other being the Pinnacle specimen, a PCGS MS-61 that realized a total of $84,000 in our April 2021 Hong Kong auction (lot # 50017). Traditionally attributed to the penultimate Qing emperor, it is, in fact, uncertain which male figure is represented on this type. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 光緒皇帝壹圓臆造金幣 臆造光緒皇帝像乙酉光緒年造壹圓金幣。 極致誘人、繁複雕刻的設計-浮雕打鑄-展現出一個年輕且栩栩如生的光緒皇帝身穿傳統服裝的肖像，反面繁複邊框造成囍字，盤龍居中。此版非常稀有，相當耀眼輝煌，PCGS僅評兩枚，此校分數更高--另一枚是 Pinnacle 收藏系列，PCGS MS-61，在我們 2021 年 4 月香港拍賣的總成交價為 84,000 美元（拍品編號 50017）。傳統認為肖像是清朝倒數的第二位皇帝，事實上，不完全確定男性肖像的身份。