THE HONG KONG COIN AUCTION 51 - NOTHING SUCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS Baldwin’s celebratetheir 25th year of trading in the Orient with a record breaking result.
EMPIRE, GENERAL ISSUES. General Issues: Pattern Silver Mace, Kwan Ping, ND (c.1858), Obv denomination within wreath of tea branches, Rev the Ying-yang symbol at centre, two dragons chasing each other in the outer circle, reeded edge, 20mm, 3.625g (Kann 926II; L&M 598). Rim nick on the reverse, otherwise prooflike mint state, in PCGS holder graded SP62 and exceedingly rare. ex Farouk collection, Sotheby’s, Cairo (Egypt), 24 February – 3 March 1954 Kann thought these pieces were struck in England by the Royal Mint, London, but this cannot yet be confirmed.
Estimate: US$10,000-15,000
Hammer: US$44,000
351 COINS. CHINA – PROVINCIAL ISSUES. Chekiang Province : Silver Pattern 5-Cents, ND (1902), by Heaton Mint, Birmingham, England (Kann 123I; L&M 280; J O Sweeney The Birmingham Mint CN2p). In NGC holder graded SP67, rare. ex Dr Norman Jacobs collection, Hong Kong Coin Auction, Baldwin - Ma Tak Wo, August 2008, lot 74 ex Spink-Taisei Singapore Auction 8, 22 February 1990, lot 695B
Estimate: US$70,000-80,000
Hammer: US$110,000
429 COINS. CHINA – PROVINCIAL ISSUES. Hupeh Province : Silver Tael, Year 30 (1904), small central characters (KM Y128.2; L&M 180). In PCGS holder graded MS64.
Estimate: US$20,000-25,000
Hammer: US$60,000
517 COINS. CHINA – PROVINCIAL ISSUES. Kwangtung Province : Copper 10-Cash, ND (1900-1906) (CCC 6). Nearly uncirculated with much lustre.
Estimate: US$100-150
Hammer: US$2,000
533 COINS. CHINA – PROVINCIAL ISSUES. Kwangtung Province : Silver 20-Cents, ND (1891) (KM Y201; Kann 28; L&M 135). In NGC holder graded SP66.
Estimate: US$2,200-2,800
Hammer: US$28,000
558 COINS. CHINA – PROVINCIAL ISSUES. Shensi Province : Silver Pattern 20-Cents, ND (1898) (Kann 157; L&M 375; J O Sweeney The Birmingham Mint CN35p). In NGC holder graded SP67, very rare. ex Dr Norman Jacobs collection, Hong Kong Coin Auction, Baldwin - Ma Tak Wo, August 2008, lot 380 ex NASCA Wayte Raymond “Mintmaster” Auction, December 1977, lot 944
Estimate: US$45,000-55,000
Hammer: US$90,000
650 COINS. CHINA – PROVINCIAL ISSUES. Kwangtung Province : Brass struck Pattern 10-Cash, machine made, (Guang Xu Zhong Bao), Rev (Guangdong Mint) in Manchu (KM Pn3; CCC 778). Brilliant uncirculated, very rare.
Estimate: US$10,000-15,000
Hammer: US$22,000
691 COINS. CHINA – GENERAL ISSUES. Sun Yat-Sen : Pattern Silver 50-Cents, Year 18 (1929), made in Vienna (Austria), Obv bust left, Rev sailing junk (KM Pn96; Kann 617I; L&M 98). In NGC holder graded MS62, extremely rare. only two pieces retained by the mint, the rest were melted ex Kann collection, March 1972, lot 2061 ex Dr Norman Jacobs collection, Hong Kong Coin Auction, Baldwin - Ma Tak Wo, August 2008, lot 568
Estimate: US$100,000-120,000
Hammer: US$160,000
722 COINS. CHINA – GENERAL ISSUES. Sun Yat-Sen : Pattern Silver Dollar, Year 18 (1929), made in Italy, Obv bust left Rev sailing junk (KM Pn97; Kann 614; L&M 92). In PCGS holder graded SP63.
Estimate: US$6,000-8,000
Hammer: US$42,000
840 COINS. CHINA – GENERAL ISSUES. Yuan Shih-Kai : Gold Dollar, ND (1916), on the installation of Yuan Shih-Kai as the Emperor Hung Hsien, Obv ¾-facing bust, Rev dragon (KM Pn44; Kann 1560; L&M 1114). In NGC holder graded
