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Auction: CSS123B - China Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1293

(x) China, Qing Dynasty, Peking Mint, restrike silver dollar, Geng Zi (1900), "Ex-Goodman 1991 lot 398", stylised dragon in an unusual design at centre,
(LM-6A, Kann-233), uncirculated, NGC no decision, PCGS Authenticity Unverifiable. According to Kann the Peking Mint was destroyed during the Boxer Rebellion but a worker managed to preserve four master dies. These subsequently landed in the hands of a Hong Kong numismatist along with 8 sets of essay 5, 10, 20, 50 cents and $1 essay coins. Goodman added that he bought 3 sets from this Hong Kong numismatist with 2 sets been sold privately in Japan. The remaining 1 set then sold in auction with this silver dollar as part of the set.


庚子年京局造光緒元寶庫平七分二釐，後鑄版，UNC品相，原Goodman古德曼1991年第398項拍品，NGC無定論，PCGS真偽無法驗證。據德愛耿記載，京局造幣廠在義和團運動期間被摧毀，但一名工人設法保存了四套鋼模。後來錢幣收藏家王守謙利用這批鋼模私製數套模具，並曾同時收藏了8套面值分別為五分、一角、二角、五角及一圓的樣幣，但後製模具卻已經損壞而無法使用。 美籍藏家Goodman在香港從王氏遺孀購得3套後鑄樣幣，其中2套在日本私下售出。剩餘的1套樣幣後來在拍賣會上售出，這枚銀元也包含在其中。京局龍幣經理歲月的洗禮而一直充滿神秘色彩，從未發行且鑄量稀少，其龍形獨樹一幟，龍首威嚴，雙目如炬，體態矯健有力，龍鬚飄逸靈動，王者風範表露無遺，是清代龍銀登峰造極之作

Estimate
HK$200,000 to HK$300,000