China: Republic Sun Yat-sen silver Specimen British Pattern "Junk" Dollar Year 18 (1929) SP63 PCGS,...

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Choice British Pattern Dollar of the Famed "Junk" Series

Republic Sun Yat-sen silver Specimen British Pattern "Junk" Dollar Year 18 (1929) SP63 PCGS, Hangchow mint, KM-Pn99, L&M-94, Kann-615, Shih-D3-11, Chang-CH196 (Scarce), WS-0138, Wenchao-909 (rarity 2 stars), Shi Jiagan Collection-604. Struck from British mint-made dies. A behemoth Pattern of the entire Chinese series, coveted by all advanced collectors and rarely witnessed coming to market, especially in this exceptional state of preservation. One in a series of proposed Dollars featuring a venerated Sun Yat-sen, the "Father of China," produced by the Austrian, British, American, Japanese, and Italian mints after the failure of the "Mausoleum" Dollar to be adopted for use two years prior. A general design was submitted to each mint by Chinese officials resulting in five similar designs, with slight variation in the rendering of characters, treatment of Yat-sen's bust, and wave design to the reverse; the most distinguishing feature of these British-made dies is the wave and its likeness to that of a spectral hand. Laden with die polish populating the steely expanses and tinged with pastel hues, the example at hand endures as both a conditional and aesthetic outlier, all contributing to what is sure to be substantial collector interest and thus a highlight of this sale.

From the Ta Han MCC Collection

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 39mm

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珍罕「英國版」孫像三帆樣幣

民國十八年（1929）孫中山像背三帆壹元銀樣幣。英國版。SP63 PCGS。
杭州造幣廠。珍稀度二星。大漢藏泉書中原物。此幣以英國製模具鑄造，是中國錢幣系列中的名譽品之一，於市場上難得一遇，每每都能引起資深收藏家的熱切關注，更遑論此例具備著出類拔萃保存狀態。這套樣幣於「陵墓」銀幣設計失敗後兩年問世，並刻有孫中山肖像。當時模具由奧地利、英國、美國、日本及意大利的造幣廠製造，由中國官方轉交至各大造幣廠，最終導致五款相似品種問世，在銘文、孫像的加工方式和背面的波浪紋理上均有所不同。英國版最為明顯的特徵是波浪紋理及其所泛起的光澤。此枚鐵灰色幣面滿佈模具拋光痕跡，散發著柔和餘光。此例不論品相還是設計都卓絕非凡，定必會引來有力買家的注意，並成為拍賣會上的焦點。
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