China: Kweichow. Kuang-hsü Dollar (Silver Cake) Year 16 (1890) MS61 PCGS,...

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Ex. Kann Kweichow Silver Cake

Kweichow. Kuang-hsü Dollar (Silver Cake) Year 16 (1890) MS61 PCGS, L&M-606 (this coin), Chang Foundation-97 (this coin), Kann-12 (this coin). An incredibly important yet seldom-known type, this being the cataloger's first instance of even seeing a "Dollar" silver cake of Kweichow outside of the ubiquitous "Auto" and "Bamboo" issues, relatively speaking. While quite crude and in-line with the quality one expects from some of the interior provinces with primitive milling technology, the offering exudes charm and an attractive neon blue tone endures, embellishing its Mint State preservation. This, coupled with an undeniably alluring pedigree, its status as the lone certified example, and its generally mysterious nature, will surely propel this rare "Chien Pao" to the cabinet of an early Chinese specialist.

Ex. Chang Foundation Collection; Kann Collection (Hans Schulman, June 1971, Lot 25)
From the Peh Family Collection, Part III

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 40mm

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唯一入評、源自Kann耿愛德舊藏之貴州「黔寳」銀餅

光緒十六年（1890）貴州官爐造「黔寳」壹兩銀餅。MS61 PCGS。
此幣之歷史地位非同凡響，然而知曉其過人身份的伯樂少之又少。此例為美國著名錢幣藏家E.Kann耿愛德之舊藏，亦是敝司首次經手這款黔寶銀餅。此銀餅產自內陸貴州官爐，並於1888年開始鑄幣，當時鑄造工藝原始，所鑄之幣面無紀值或記重，其鑄造方式也與新式機器所鑄銀元不同。黔寳銀餅屬於打製銀幣，外觀古樸，設計別樹一格。此例表面呈獨特的霓虹藍包漿，營造出賞心悅目的原廠品相，為至今貴州黔寳之中品相最爲完美，甚爲珍罕，其源流顯赫有序，同時是成功入盒評分的唯一一例。貴州黔寶存世量極爲稀少，因此一直深受中國錢幣收蔵家的重視，實為頂級集藏不可或缺的超凡逸品。

來源：鴻禧美術館舊藏；Kann耿愛德舊藏（1971年6月Hans Schulman拍賣，拍品號25）
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Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000.

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