(1909) 1 5 Sho Y-8 MS(PCGS#411245)

May 2022 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

51105

等级

AU53

价格

134,481

详细说明

Enchantingly Toned & Barely Handled Tibetan Minor CHINA. Tibet. 1/2 Srang (5 Sho), CD 1 (1909). Dode Mint. PCGS AU-53. cf. L&M-657 (Srang); KM-Y-8; WS-0279; Zhengmin-388. One of the premier RARITIES of the entire Tibetan series, this beautiful example perfectly displays Tibetan Buddhist culture with the decorative obverse featuring the Eight Auspicious symbols of Buddhism. This example is one of four to have ever been certified by PCGS, with this piece being tied with one other for the finest graded of the type. Some edge defects from the striking process are noticed, but otherwise the devices are well formed and struck. Light mint luster can even still be seen to shimmer and glow. The only record of another example of this type that this cataloger was able to find was a piece offered in 2009, making it quite likely that this lot will be the only chance in years to acquire a specimen. Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 包漿誘人幾無經手西藏銀幣 西藏宣統桑康果木半兩銀幣。 西藏系列中數一數二的罕見版別，藏傳佛教文化表露無遺。正面為佛教如意八寶。PCGS 評鑒中僅有四枚，此為其中之一，與另一枚並列最高分。可見鑄打過程中造成的幣邊缺陷，但圖文飽滿深峻。淺原廠光仍然耀眼。編者翻查記錄發現上一枚同版幣現身拍賣已是 2009 年，相信一旦錯過此枚，需等待多年才會重遇。