Republic Yuan Shih-kai silver Specimen Pattern "L. Giorgi" Dollar Year 3 (1914) SP63 PCGS, Tientsin mint, KM-Pn33, L...

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Exquisite Three-Quarters Facing, Signed "L. Giorgi" Pattern

Republic Yuan Shih-kai silver Specimen Pattern "L. Giorgi" Dollar Year 3 (1914) SP63 PCGS, Tientsin mint, KM-Pn33, L&M-73, Kann-643a, WS-0167. With "L. Giorgi" signature. One of the most hotly contested Yuan Shih-kai portrait Dollars, a proposed design by chief engraver L. Giorgi that has a vastly different persona than the adopted circulating type. Rather than the familiar left-facing profile portrait, this issue presents the general-turned-president in a three-quarters facing pose, lending the design a heightened sense of depth and realism that can be attributed to Giorgi's European artistic training. An unsigned version and a signed version of this proposed design are known to us; this example corresponds to the latter, with Giorgi's signature discreetly placed to the right of the bust along the inner rim. Signed specimens are encountered with far more infrequently than their unsigned counterparts. Of the limited examples available to collectors, this is the best grade PCGS can presently offer and in this cataloger's opinion, has the best visual appeal out of any example offered in recently memory. Visible die polish lines produce impenetrable luster that invigorates Yuan Shih-kai's personable portrait, which, despite the low-relief execution, has endured expertly chiseled and crisp. Soft grey patination mixes with vibrant oil spill toning of lime green, hot pink, and aqua blue, a color palette that is rarely seen on Chinese Dollars. Certainly a highlight in this auction's Peh offerings.

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 39mm

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冠軍分「L. Giorgi簽字版」袁像七分臉樣幣

民國三年（1914）袁世凱像壹圓銀樣幣「L. Giorgi簽字版」。SP63 PCGS。
天津造幣廠。「L. Giorgi」簽字版。這枚樣幣堪稱最為矚目火熱的袁大頭品種，乃造幣廠首席雕刻師L. Giorgi提出的設計方案，與最終選定發行的版本大相徑庭。不同於面朝左方的常見設計，此幣呈現著袁世凱的七分臉龐，輔以Giorgi的歐式審美功底，大大突出了清晰的肖像。此樣幣分成有簽字和無簽字兩款版別，兩款皆存世數量極少，此例則屬有簽字者，Giorgi的簽字位於內圈的袁像右方。簽字版遠比無簽字版稀罕難得，可供藏家入手者有如鳳毛麟角，更遑論當前這枚擁有PCGS記錄之冠軍分數。圖錄編者指此幣乃近年所曾經手之最佳品相者。袁世凱肖像上泛映起一抹耀目無瑕的光澤，圖文精雕細琢，線條分明俐落。淡灰色的包漿與油亮的綠色、粉紅和水藍交錯相融，形成了中國錢幣上鮮有一遇的繽紛色彩，無疑將會是白家集藏系列中耀眼的明珠。

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