(1904)三十 Tael LM-180 K-933 Sml Chars MS(PCGS#115698)

May 2022 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

51030

等级

AU58

价格

1,793,082

详细说明

Wholesome and Alluring Hupeh Tael CHINA. Hupeh. Tael, Year 30 (1904). Hupeh Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS AU-58. L&M-180; K-933; KM-Y-128.2; WS-0878. Small characters variety. This ever-popular type, hotly contested and endlessly enthralling, exhibits just the slightest degree of gentle handling and the most honest degree of wear. Meanwhile, a subtle violet-lilac nature enchants the eye on the dragons side, with argent brilliance wholly emanating throughout. An excellent surviving example of this SCARCE and difficult emission. 648,000 Hupeh Taels were originally minted, inclusive of both large and small character types; however, it is unknown exactly how many of each were struck. This Tael was introduced as part of a projected coinage reform based upon the traditional Chinese weight standard rather than the Dollar system. In the initial proposal to produce these coins, it was also suggested to produce smaller denominations in the values of 1, 2, and 5 Mace. However, no such pieces have surfaced (even in pattern form), and it is unlikely they were ever produced. The general populace found it complicated to convert two distinctly different coinage systems, especially when making change. Estimate: $50,000 - $75,000. Provenance: Ex: Ponterio 133 (1/2005) Lot # 2048. 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. 鑄打精美誘人湖北雙龍壹兩 湖北省造雙龍一兩小字。 小字版。經久不衰的版別。經手痕跡柔和，磨損輕微。紫羅蘭至丁香色包漿點綴龍面，銀光透現。珍罕 版別，難得一遇。包括大小字兩種的湖北一兩製作額僅648,000枚，兩版各別的數量不明，但大字版非常的稀少。湖北一兩是按照中國傳統計重單位的銀兩制度進行，而非以圓為單位。原來的計劃也有五錢、二錢及一錢等面值，然而並未出現過，由連樣幣形式的也未曾得見來看，應是從未製作過。在實際使用時，民眾發現兩種制度間的兌換十分複雜，尤其是在找零錢的時候。