China: Fengtien. Kuang-hsü Dollar CD 1903 XF Details (Cleaned) PCGS,...

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Fengtien. Kuang-hsü Dollar CD 1903 XF Details (Cleaned) PCGS, Fengtien Arsenal mint, KM-Y92, L&M-483, Kann-251. Variety with the Manchu characters in the center of the obverse (reverse as holdered) reversed to read "Fung-Boo." The first Dragon Dollar issue of Fengtien to conform to the "standard layout" of the Provincial Dollars (featuring the Emperor's reign period, as well as English legends around the Dragon), and one of the more challenging emissions within the series. Smoky tones hug these clear devices, drawing the eye to the stunningly detailed dragon.

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 39mm
Weight: 26.4g
ASW: 0.7214oz
Mintage: 262,000

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癸卯（1903年）奉天省造光緒元寶七錢二分銀幣。XF Details (Cleaned) PCGS。
奉天機器局。正面中央帶滿文，背面「奉寶」。此為首款採用與其他省造龍洋相同設計的奉天銀幣，以年號紀年，並以英文銘文包圍飛龍，是較為少見難覓的品種之一。清晰銳利的圖文上包覆著煙灰色包漿，令人不禁駐目於細節精巧入微的騰龍之上。