1867 $1 N1 认证号32771852, PCGS号322325

British Hong Kong Dollar from 1867, Queen Victoria obverse. These dollars were one of many attempts to unseat the dominant trade currency in China, the Mexican 8 Reales. Obviously unsuccessful, this design lasted only three years from 1866-1868 with a total of 2,109,000 produced for circulation. Their acceptance in circulation was hindered by a few factors. First off they were not consistent in weight, with coins varying by over half of a gram per coin. Another reason, Chinese merchants were accustomed to chopmarking silver coins as a form of authentication. Rumors spread that it would be considered offensive to deface the portrait of Queen Victoria, which resulted in a hesitance to use them for trade. These coins are overall somewhat scarce, but it is not uncommon to find chopmarked examples when they do surface. This example has overall nice original eye appeal with one interesting obverse chopmark (notably NOT on the portrait of Queen Victoria).

Hong Kong dollars featuring Queen Victoria were issues from 1866-1868.

Pedigree: Stack's Bowers November 2015 Baltimore Lot 39254.