Two NGC-certified Vintage Chinese Coins Each Realize Over $300,000

Gold and silver vintage Chinese rarities certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) were among the top coins in the Stack’s Bowers Hong Kong Auction Rarities Night on October 12, 2023. In all, seven NGC-certified coins each realized six figures in the sale.

The top NGC-certified lot was a China 1926 Shantung Gold 10 Dollars graded NGC MS 65 (lot 30116), which sold for $444,000. This coin, along with its larger 20 Dollars counterpart, was commissioned by Zhang Zongchang, a colorful figure known as the "Dogmeat General." For a brief time in the 1920s, he ruled Shantung, a coastal province halfway between Beijing and Shanghai. He was driven from power in 1928 and later assassinated. Only six of these rarities are recorded in the NGC Census, with only one graded higher.

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Also finishing strong was a China YR38(1949) Kweichow Bamboo Dollar graded NGC XF 45 (lot 30112), which realized $318,000. The highly desirable Bamboo Dollar gets its name from the bamboo stalks featured on the reverse side. NGC has certified fewer than 30 of these rare coins, and only five are graded higher in the NGC Census.

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Other NGC-certified coins sold in this sale include:

• a China 1906 Gold Tael - Plain Edge graded NGC MS 61 (lot 30147), which realized $192,000
• a China 1921 Gold Dollar - Hsu Shih-Chang graded NGC MS 61 (lot 30219), which realized $144,000
• a China 1923 Gold Dollar graded NGC MS 61+ (lot 30227), which realized $132,000
• a China 1906 Tael Restrike graded NGC MS 61 (lot 30149), which realized $114,000
• a China 1914 Pattern Silver Dollar graded NGC PF 61 (lot 30191), which realized $102,000
• a China Gold L&M-1023 pedigreed to the Wa She Wong Collection graded NGC UNC Details (lot 30148), which realized $96,000
• a China (1901-08) Szechuan Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 65 (lot 30121), which realized $78,000
• a China 1993 Lunar Series 12-ounce Gold 1,000 Yuan Rooster graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 30280), which realized $72,000
• a China 1889 Kwangtung Silver Dollar graded NGC AU Details (lot 30096), which realized $66,000
• a China 1982 Pattern 100 Yuan Panda - Great Wall, Brass graded NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo (lot 30277), which realized $60,000
• a China 1982 Pattern 100 Yuan Panda - Temple of Heaven, Brass graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (lot 30276), which realized $57,600

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