(1899)二十五 50C LM-479 Rev of 1898 MS(PCGS#143755)

April 2021 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

53076

Grade

AU55

Price

144,000

Lot Description

The Finest Graded of this Very Rare Fengtien 50 Cents Mule (t) CHINA. Fengtien. 3 Mace 6 Candareens (50 Cents), Year 25 (1899). PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. L&M-479; K-249a; KM-Y-86; WS-0593. Year 25/24 mule. An interesting and VERY RAREvariety with the regnal year 25 in Chinese on the dragon side and year 24 in Manchu on the characters side. A deeply toned minor with a minimum degree of marks, along with strong hues of cobalt and burgundy, although we note a bit of die clashing on the center of the dragon side. Some shimmering hints of brilliance emanate from the protected areas, adding even more charm and appeal. Compare to a similar specimen, a PCGS AU-53 in our May 2020 Hong Kong auction (lot 42097), that realized a total of $48,000. Surmounting that example, this resounding piece stands as the single finest graded specimen in the PCGS census. Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins] 冠軍分稀有奉天混配五角 光緒二十五年奉天機器局造五角銀幣。 二十四/二十五 年混配。非常罕見而又富有趣味的版別。龍面中文年份為"二十五"，字面滿文為二十四年。深色包漿，呈強烈的鈷藍之酒紅色調。留痕極少，龍面中心可見些許衝模。底光閃爍，極具魅力。2020 年香港春拍中一枚類似拍品 (編號 42097)，獲評 PCGS AU-53，以 48,000 美元拍出。此枚評分更高，是 PCGS 評鑒中的冠軍分。