1866 $1 KM-10 Reeded Edge PR(PCGS#322322)

March 2019 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

62007

等级

PR62

价格

161,729

详细说明

An Immensely Desirable Proof Dollar of Queen Victoria HONG KONG. Dollar, 1866. Hong Kong Mint. Victoria. NGC PROOF-62. KM-10; Mars-C41; Hong Kong Coins-pg. 55#94. Reeded edge, coin axis variety. A VERY RARE proof issue of this beloved type, preserved with designs that display ultimate crispness and fields that possess moderate and consistent reflectivity. Light copper gold tone appears over both sides and further accents the appearance, while all instances of handling remain rather trivial. In this presentation quality, a coin that will surely retain intense demand for ages to come. Produced at the Hong Kong Mint on Sugar Street in Causeway Bay. The mint conducted coining operations for a brief period of only about two years. From 1866-1868 a total of 2,109,000 Hong Kong Dollars were struck for circulation. Their acceptance in circulation was hindered by a few factors. First, the Dollar denominations were not consistent in weight, with inconsistencies varying well over half of a gram per coin. Second, Chinese merchants were accustomed to chop marking silver coins after they had been authenticated. Rumors began to spread that defacing the portrait of Queen Victoria would be considered offensive and hence this detoured people from using the Hong Kong Dollar. The exact number of proof Hong Kong Dollars that were minted is unknown today, but the number of surviving examples today suggests the amount is relatively small. Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000. Click here for certification details from NGC. 備受追捧維多利亞女皇樣幣 1866年香港壹圓銀幣。 齒邊，旋背，非常罕見的精製幣，設計極為清晰細緻，鏡面底板光滑閃亮。兩面均有淺銅金色包漿，外觀耀目，經手痕跡不明顯。品相優異，永不落俗。 此幣由坐落於銅鑼灣糖街的香港造幣廠鑄造，該廠的造幣業務僅開展了兩年。1866年至1868年間，共有2,109,000枚香港壹圓鑄成并流於市面，其接受度受幾個因素所累：首先，壹圓港幣重量不一，差異在0.5克至1克不等；其次，中國商人習慣在銀幣獲認證后打上戳記，後有傳言稱，這種做法是對維多利亞女王頭像的冒犯，致使人們避而不用港幣。精製港幣的確切發行量至今未可知，但由於流傳至今的數量極少，可推測其發行量相對較小。