"(1821)" $1 X-90 K-B11 Fantasy Ag MS(PCGS#232248)

September 2021 Hong Kong Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

21574

Grade

MS64

Price

36,000

Lot Description

Spectacularly Toned First Year Tao-Kwang Fantasy Dollar Once Part of the Famous Irving Goodman Collection CHINA. Fantasy "Emperor Tao-Kwang" Silver Dollar, "Year 1" (1821). PCGS MS-64. K-B11; KMX-95; cf. WS-1349-1. Obverse: Facing portrait of Emperor Tao-Kwang (1820-50) with outer interwoven geometric pattern; Reverse: Facing dragon in center with "The First Year of Tao-Kwang" in Chinese characters around the ornamental legends. Stunningly preserved and beautiful, this silver fantasy displays smooth fields with a mixture of red, yellow, green and blue tone around the edges on both sides. Undoubtedly one of the finest extant for this type and sure to attract even more interest because of its coveted pedigree. Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000. Provenance: From the Stephen K. Scher Collection. Ex: Irving Goodman Collection (Superior - 6/1991) Lot #1290. 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. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins] 包漿光彩奪目道光元年臆造壹圓 曾經是著名的歐文古德曼收藏的一部分 臆造道光元年道光皇帝像壹圓型銀幣。 正面道光帝正面像，外圈為交織的幾何圖案。反面中央龍面朝前，邊緣花飾漢字銘文"道光元年"。品相驚艷的銀版臆造幣。底板光滑，兩面邊緣均有包漿，糅合紅、黃、綠、藍四色。存世品相最佳之一，流傳有序，定能引起激烈競投。