Estimated price: 150,000€Poland / Gdańsk. 8 ducats, 1644. Extremely rare. About FDC.Berlin Auction Sale 41810
Estimated price: 100,000€HRE. Frederick of the Palatinate, 1619-1621. 10 ducats,
1620, Prague. Very rare. Very fine +.Berlin Auction Sale 41823
Estimated price: 250,000€Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Christian, 1611-1633.
Gold löser of 20 ducats n.d. (1611-1633), Winsen (Luhe).
Probably unique. About extremely fine.Berlin Auction Sale 41853
Estimated price: 100,000€Albrecht von Wallenstein. 10 ducats, 1631, Jičín. Very rare.
Extremely fine.Berlin Auction Sale 41889
Estimated price: 50,000€German States / Prussia. Frederick William IV, 1840-1861.
Gold medal of 50 ducats, 1851 by F. W. Kullrich,
commemorating the completion of the equestrian statue of
Frederick the Great. Extremely rare. About FDC.Berlin Auction Sale 418152
Estimated price: 75,000€Sweden. Gustav II Adolph, 1611-1632. 1631 gnadenpfennig.
From the collection of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg.Berlin Auction Sale 41813
Estimated price: 100,000€German States / Charles V, 1519-1558. Silver medal, 1521,
by H. Krafft after a draft by Albrecht Dürer as a gift for the
Emperor on the occasion of the planned Imperial Diet in
Nuremberg. Extremely rare. Original strike. Extremely fine.Berlin Auction Sale 418305
Estimated price: 125,000€France. Louis XV, 1715-1774. Pattern for the écu au bandeau,
1740, Paris. Very rare. NGC PF62 CAMEO. Proof.Berlin Auction Sale 418458
Estimated price: 75,000€Russia. Nicholas I, 1825-1855. 1828 gold medal of 50 ducats
by V. Alexeev commemorating the peace with Persia.
Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC.Berlin Auction Sale 418650
Estimated price: 175,000€Switzerland. Basel. 10 ducats, 1741, minted with the dies
of the half taler. Extremely rare. PCGS MS63PL.
Extremely fine to FDC.Berlin Auction Sale 418671
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Stack’s Hong Kong Auction Realizes Over $21 Million

Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio

October 2023 Hong Kong Auction

Coins

12-21 October 2023

HK-Hong Kong

Auction house Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio is reports the results of another successful Hong Kong numismatic and notaphily sale. The firm’s October 2023 auction, featuring over 7,500 lots of coins and medals and 2,800 lots of paper money, realized a total of $21.34 million. This marks the sixth consecutive Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio Hong Kong event to exceed $20 million in total sales, a monumental achievement that solidifies their reputation and highlights the strength of their performance within the Asian numismatic market. (All prices include buyer’s premium.)

Lot 30162: China. Duo of Dollars (2 Pieces), Years 34 & 3 (1908 & 1911). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu) & Hsuan-t’ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). Both PCGS Certified. Estimate: $200,000-$400,000. Sold: $528,000.

Lot 30162: China. Duo of Dollars (2 Pieces), Years 34 & 3 (1908 & 1911). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu) & Hsuan-t’ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). Both PCGS Certified. Estimate: $200,000-$400,000. Sold: $528,000.

Chinese Patterns led Rarities Night, with an Exceedingly Rare and Pedigreed “Dragon & Phoenix” Gold Dollar Pattern taking the lead at $600,000, a record for the type. A Shantung Gold 10 Dollars Pattern and “Reversed Dragon” Pattern Dollar followed closely behind, achieving $444,000 and $432,000 respectively. Other areas of Asia saw strength as well, with a Hong Kong 1941-H 5 Cents and a Choice Mint State Korean 5 Yang each realizing $55,200. From the European continent, an 1847 “Gothic” Crown in Deep Cameo saw a final price of $45,600, while an Unc Details Platinum 12 Rubles brought $33,600.

Lot 30224: China. Gold Dollar Pattern, Year 12 (1923). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62+. Estimate: $200,000-$400,000. Sold: $600,000.

Lot 30224: China. Gold Dollar Pattern, Year 12 (1923). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62+. Estimate: $200,000-$400,000. Sold: $600,000.

Currency saw consistently strong prices, with a total realization of $3.29 million. A consecutive run of (4) People’s Bank of China 1953 10 Yuan was the highlight of the paper money sale selling for $432,000. Other standout banknotes included a Hong Kong 1935 Mercantile Bank $50 Color Trial in PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ that brought $33,600, and a rare uniface duo of Straits Settlements Archival Production Proof 10 Dollars that realized $28,800.

Other World Coin Highlights:

Lot 21057: China. People’s Republic. Lot of (4). Peoples Bank of China. 10 Yüan, 1953. P-870. S/M#C283-14. PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ. Estimate: $500,000-$900,000. Sold: $432,000

Lot 21057: China. People’s Republic. Lot of (4). Peoples Bank of China. 10 Yüan, 1953. P-870. S/M#C283-14. PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ. Estimate: $500,000-$900,000. Sold: $432,000

  • Lot 30162: China. Duo of Dollars (2 Pieces), Years 34 & 3 (1908 & 1911). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu) & Hsuan-t#ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). Both PCGS Certified. Sold for $528,000.
  • Lot 30112: China. Kweichow. “Bamboo” Dollar, Year 38 (1949). NGC EF-45. Sold for $318,000.
  • Lot 30114: China. Manchurian Provinces. Silver Dollar Pattern, Year 18 (1929). PCGS AU-53. Sold for $240,000.
  • Lot 30223: China. Silver Dollar Pattern, Year 12 (1923). Tientsin Mint. PCGS MS-65+. Sold for $228,000.
  • Lot 30147: China. Gold K’uping Tael Pattern, CD (1906). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC MS-61. Sold for $192,000.
Lot 30110: China. Kweichow. Auto Dollar (7 Mace 2 Candareens), Year 17 (1928). PCGS EF-45. Estimate: $80,000-$120,000. Sold: $132,000.

Lot 30110: China. Kweichow. Auto Dollar (7 Mace 2 Candareens), Year 17 (1928). PCGS EF-45. Estimate: $80,000-$120,000. Sold: $132,000.

  • Lot 30110: China. Kweichow. Auto Dollar (7 Mace 2 Candareens), Year 17 (1928). PCGS EF-45. Sold for $132,000.
  • Lot 30238: China. Copper-Zinc 20 Cash Pattern, Year 13 (1924). Kalgan Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64. Sold for $78,000.
  • Lot 30256: China. Chekiang. Fantasy Silver 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), ND (ca. early 20th Century). Imitating Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC MS-62. Sold for $38,400.
  • Lot 30016: China. Chihli (Pei Yang). 7.2 Candareens (10 Cents), Year 22 (1896). Tientsin (East Arsenal) Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC MS-63. Sold for $19,200.
  • Lot 32025: China. Taiwan. 7.2 Candareens (10 Cents), ND (1893-94). Uncertain Mint, likely near Foochow. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS VF-35. Sold for $15,600.
  • World Paper Money Highlights:
  • Lot 21031: China –People’s Republic. Peoples Bank of China. 100 Yüan, 1949. P-835a. S/M#C282. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Sold for $49,200.
  • Lot 23228: China –People’s Republic. People’s Bank of China. 500 Yuan, 1951. P-857a. S/M#C282-70. PMG Choice Fine 15 Net. Sold for $38,400.
  • Lot 23001: China –Empire. Yuan Dynasty. 2 Kuan, 1264-1341. P-Unlisted. PMG Choice Fine 15 Net. Restoration. Sold for $33,600.

View complete prices realized for the Stack’s October 2023 Spring Hong Kong Auction.

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