Estimated price: 25,000 €Denmark. Christian IV. 4 speciesdalers 1624, Copenhagen.
Very rare. Very fine.Summer Auction Sales 408-40914
Estimated price: 4,000 €Austria. Franz Josef I. 1857 double vereinstaler, Vienna.
Commemorating the completion of Austria’s
Southern Railway. Only 1,644 specimens minted.
About FDC in Proof quality.Summer Auction Sales 408-409470
Estimated price: 10,000 €Mainz. Lothar Franz von Schönborn.
2 ducats n.d. (1696), Nuremberg.
Very rare. Extremely fine to FDC.Summer Auction Sales 408-4092227
Estimated price: 15,000 €Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Heinrich Julius.
Löser of 4 reichstalers 1612, Zellerfeld.
From the Preussag Collection Very rare. Extremely fine.Summer Auction Sales 408-409622
Estimated price: 7,500 €Wismar. 1668 reichstaler (32 schillings).
Very rare. Extremely fine.Summer Auction Sales 408-4091052
Estimated price: 3,000 €German Empire. Saxe-Meiningen. George II.
2 marks 1915D. Very rare. About FDC in Proof quality.Summer Auction Sales 408-4092743
Estimated price: 20,000 €China. Republic. 1 dollar n.d. (1916),
commemorating the beginning of the Hung Hsien period.
Very rare. NGC MS64. About FDC.Summer Auction Sales 408-409372
Estimated price: 200,000 €France. Louis XIII. Huit louis d’or à la tête laurée 1640, Paris.
Extremely rare. Extremely fine.Summer Auction Sales 408-4091573
Estimated price: 25,000 €Great Britain. Oliver Cromwell. Gold medal n.d.
(2nd half of the 17th century), commemorating his death.
Extremely rare. Extremely fine +.Summer Auction Sales 408-4091646
Estimated price: 150,000 €Austria. Charles I. 20 kronen, 1918, Kremnica.
Probably the only specimen on the market. Extremely fine.Summer Auction Sales 408-4092052
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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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