(1931) 100 Csh CL-HON.67 Y-398, BN MS(PCGS#146746)

April 2018 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

40136

Grade

MS63BN

Price

8,400

Lot Description

CHINA. Honan. 100 Cash, Year 20 (1931). PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. CL-HON.67; Duan-2668; CCC-557; Y-398. Single finest graded at PCGS with the next finest being four grades lower (AU-58). EXTREMELY RAREin this state of preservation. An absolutely outstanding example of this usually well worn issue far and away superior to the AU-58 example we sold in our 2012 August Hong Kong auction Lot # 51235. Well struck with lovely matte surfaces that display rich chocolate patina throughout with just a hint of original mint red peaking out from the devices. Truly an exceptional example sure to excite the connoisseur of Chinese copper coins. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000. Provenance: From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Ex: R. B. White. PCGS #146746. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. Click here for certification details from PCGS. 民國二十年河南省造百文。 獲PCGS最高分，無同分，第二高分為AU-58。極其珍罕的款式，如此品相更為少見，遠優於我們2012年8月香港拍賣拍品編號為51235的同款。鑄打精美，啞光底板誘人。深厚巧克力色包漿，圖文透出原厰紅光。定能激起中國銅幣藏傢的興趣。