Ca. 264-260 BC. AR 5-shekels or decadrachm.
NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style
(currency bar, 155 x 85 x 15mm, 1578.50 gm). Choice VF.
rulers of the East (37-30 BC). AR tetradrachm.
NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, light scuff
Severus Alexander (AD 222-235). AV aureus (19mm, 11h)
in contemporary gold setting and chain. Choice XF
NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 3/5, brushed
HPV & Cancer Link Discovery"
Award Medal in Physiology/Medicine 2008 MS67 NGC
20 Lei 1868 SP63 Deep Cameo PCGS
"Storage Bar" Bearer Bar Loaded (Unredeemed)
3 Bitcoin (BTC) 2011 Genuine PCGS
Stack’s Bowers Sells “Reversed Dragon” Silver Dollar Pattern For $1.3 M
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio
April 2023 Hong Kong Auction
Coins
26 April 2023
HK-Hong Kong
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio just posted the impressive results from their recently concluded Rarities Night, which presented 253 lots comprising some of the most important and elusive coins within the realm of Chinese numismatics. Prices achieved by the firm in this much-anticipated sale – the starting point for more than a week of Chinese and mostly Asian-related coinage and paper money – indicate that the market is still rather robust and attracts intense attention, as a staggering 28 lots realized prices surpassing the six-figure mark.
Lot 40162
![Lot 40162: China. Silver “Reversed Dragon” Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. Hsuan-t’ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). PCGS SPECIMEN-65. Estimate: $750,000-$1,250,000. Sold: $1,380,000](https://new.coinsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023KW18NB02en_01.jpg "Lot 40162: China. Silver “Reversed Dragon” Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. Hsuan-t’ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). PCGS SPECIMEN-65. Estimate: $750,000-$1,250,000. Sold: $1,380,000")
Lot 40162: China. Silver “Reversed Dragon” Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. Hsuan-t’ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). PCGS SPECIMEN-65. Estimate: $750,000-$1,250,000. Sold: $1,380,000
Lot 40110
Lot 40110: China. Shantung. Gold 20 Dollars Pattern, Year 15 (1926). Tientsin Mint. NGC MS-66★. Estimate: $150,000-$250,000. Sold: $504,000.
Lot 40192
Lot 40192: China. Silver Dollar Pattern, ND (1914). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-63. Estimate: $100,000-$200,000. Sold: $240,000.
Lot 40105
Lot 40105: China. Kweichow. “Bamboo” Dollar, Year 38 (1949). NGC AU Details–Cleaned. Estimate: $100,000-$200,000. Sold: $204,000.
Leading the way was the fabled “Reversed Dragon” Silver Dollar Pattern from 1911, graded PCGS SPECIMEN-65, that sold for $1,380,000. Other impressive totals included a trio of Shantung Gold Patterns from 1926. The two 20 Dollars examples realized $504,000 and $336,000, while the 10 Dollars brought $432,000. A Yuan Shih-kai “Tall Hat” Silver Dollar Pattern realized $240,000, as did the Japanese and English versions of the fabled Sun Yat-sen Silver Dollar Patterns from 1929. Other iconic Dollar types, such as the Kweichow “Bamboo,” Szechuan-Shensi Soviet “Hammer & Sickle,” and Kweichow “Auto” crossed the block, with the first two each selling for $204,000 and the last bringing $168,000.
By the end of this special session, the total prices realized eclipsed $11.5 million, undoubtedly serving as a prelude for the firm’s numerous sessions to follow. Once again, this eminently successful kick-off session proved that Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is the firm that achieves record prices and unrivaled results within the world coin industry.
Stack’s Bowers is now looking ahead to upcoming 2023 Showcase Auctions, including the August 2023 Global Showcase Auction (as an official Auctioneer Partner of the ANA World’s Fair of Money) and the October 2023 Hong Kong Auction. Consignments are also sought for the firm’s ongoing series of Collectors Choice Online events.
View all lots of the finished auction.
For further information, visit the Stack’s Bowers Ponterio website.
