NGC Highlights From the Champion Summer Auction

The Champion Summer Auction was held August 23, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, China. The sale featured coins from the Bowker East Asian collection, the Chinese Family Kirin Collection and the J.C. Lee Kirin Collection. Below is a list of some of the following NGC-graded highlights:

Howard Bowker Collection

• Lot 0017 (shown below) - CHINA-CHIHLI 1896 One Dollar Silver, L&M439, NGC MS 63. H.F. Bowker East Asia Collection. Realized $300,000 USD

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• Lot 0028 (shown above) - CHINA-CHIHLI 1899 50 Cents Silver, L&M455, NGC MS 64. Highest graded by grading service, H.F. Bowker East Asia Collection. Realized $50,000 USD
• Lot 0032 - CHINA-FENGTIEN 1898 One Dollar Silver, fireball larger and tail-end wider, L&M471, NGC MS 65. Highest graded by grading service, H.F. Bowker East Asia Collection. Realized $46,000 USD
• Lot 0033 (shown below) - CHINA-FENGTIEN 1898 50 Cents Silver, Large-mouthed dragon, L&M473, NGC MS 65. Highest graded by grading service, H.F. Bowker East Asia Collection. Realized $70,000 USD

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• Lot 0093 (shown below) - CHINA-KWEICHOW 1928 Auto Dollar Silver, 2 blades of grass, L&M609, NGC MS 63. Highest graded by grading service, H.F. Bowker East Asia Collection. Realized $115,000 USD

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Other Auction Highlights

• Lot 0306 - CHINA-KWEICHOW 1928 Auto Dollar Silver, a car door with a dot, Y428, L&M609, K757, NGC MS 61, Highest graded coin of this variety. Realized $70,000 USD
• Lot 0342 (shown below) - CHINA-REPUBLIC 1929 Sun Yat Sen One Dollar Silver Pattern, globe with 2 crossed flags, L&M88, K610, KM-Pn 106, NGC MS 65. Highest graded. NC Collection. Realized $400,000 USD

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• Lot 0343 - CHINA 1929 Sun Yat Sen 20 Cents Pattern NGC MS62. Realized $55,000 USD
• Lot 0455 - CHINA 1984 Rat 150 Yuan 8g Gold Proof NGC PF69 UC. Realized $15,500 USD
• Lot 0511 - CHINA 2010 Tiger $10000 1 Kg Gold, NGC PF69 UC. Realized $120,000 USD

For more information about the auction, visit cghka.com.

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