Stack's Bowers Galleries Offers Rare Chinese Coins Graded by NGC and Banknotes Graded by PMG

Impressive Chinese numismatic rarities are among hundreds of coins certified by NGC® and banknotes certified by PMG® that are being offered in a series of auction sessions presented by Stack's Bowers Galleries this month. The sessions include Session A and Session B, which are focused on paper money and conclude on June 22, 2026, and Session 2, which is focused on coins and concludes June 24.

With an estimate of $100,000 to $200,000, the top NGC-certified lot is a China (1916) Gold Dollar - Hung Hsien graded NGC MS 61 (Session 2, lot 41057). These were struck for the brief period in late 1915 and early 1916 when President Yuan Shih-kai attempted to re-establish imperial rule in China as Emperor Hung Hsien. The coin's submitter tells NGC she inherited it from her father's estate about a decade ago and finally brought it to a coin show recently in order to ask that NGC authenticate and grade it. (You can learn more about its background here.)

Meanwhile, the PMG-certified highlights include a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1936-39 100 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (Session A, lot 30131), with an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. This high-denomination note is one of only a dozen examples of this catalog number in the PMG Population Report, with none graded higher.

Additional NGC-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a China 1987 12-ounce Gold 1,000 Yuan Panda graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (Session 2, lot 41264), with an estimate of $60,000 to $70,000
• a China 1981 Brass Pattern 700 Yuan - Bronze Age graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 41347), with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000
• a Vietnam YR16(1835) Annam Gold 3 Tien graded NGC MS 61 (Session 2, lot 41493), with an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000
• a China 1990 2-ounce Gold 200 Yuan - Dragon & Phoenix graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (Session 2, lot 41318), with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II 359-336 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (Session 2, lot 41482), with an estimate of $4,000 to $6,000

Additional PMG-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1935 10 Dollars graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (Session A, lot 30356), with an estimate of $2,000 to $3,000
• a Hong Kong 1972 100 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Session A, lot 30179), with an estimate of $2,400 to $3,600
• a Hong Kong 1979 1,000 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Session A, lot 30143), with an estimate of $4,000 to $6,000
• a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank 1957-59 500 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Session A, lot 30132), with an estimate of $3,500 to $6,000
• an India / British Administration ND (1917-30) 100 Rupees graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (Session A, lot 30294), with an estimate of $4,000 to $7,000
• a Hong Kong 1913-23 10 Dollars graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Session A, lot 30147), with an estimate of $4,000 to $7,000
• a Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking, Corp. 1900-02 10 Dollars graded PMG 12 Fine (Session A, lot 30145), with an estimate of $4,000 to $7,000
• a Pakistan, Government of Pakistan ND (1948) 100 Rupees graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (Session A, lot 30336), with an estimate of $5,000 to $8,000
• an India / British Administration 1910-12 10 Rupees graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Session A, lot 30288), with an estimate of $5,000 to $8,000
• a Canada, Bank of Canada 1954 5 Dollars with a Solid-8 Serial Number graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session A, lot 30266), with an estimate of $5,000 to $8,000
• a Hong Kong 1916-23 5 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (Session A, lot 30146), with an estimate of $6,000 to $8,000
• a China, Banque Sino-Francais 1919 10 Dollars Printer's Model graded PMG 62 Uncirculated (Session A, lot 30091), with an estimate of $6,000 to $8,000
• a China, Bank of China 1912 1 Dollar graded PMG 15 Choice Fine (Session A, lot 30017), with an estimate of $6,000 to $8,000
• a pair of India / British Administration ND (1917-30) 100 Rupees, each graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Session A, lot 30295), with an estimate of $6,000 to $9,000
• a China, Hupeh Government Mint 1899 1 Dollar = 7 Mace 2 Candareens graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Session A, lot 30098), with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a Hong Kong, Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. 1941 10 Dollars graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine EPQ (Session A, lot 30203), with an estimate of $12,000 to $18,000
• a Viet Nam - South ND (1962) 500 Dong graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Session B, lot 31158), with an estimate of $2,400 to $3,600
• a French Indo-China, Banque de l'Indo-Chine 1925 100 Piastres graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Session B, lot 31002), with an estimate of $4,000 to $7,000

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.