nd(1897) Cash XJQ02 MS(PCGS#668480)

April 2018 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

40226

等级

UNC Details

价格

75,663

详细说明

CHINA. Sinkiang. Pattern Cash, ND (1897). Otto Beh Company Esslingen, Germany. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, Unc Details Secure Holder. CCMC-XJQ02; Xinjiang-432; Chinas Geld-pg.89 #6 (For dies only); Ma-Unlisted; CL-Unlisted; Duan-Unlisted; CCC-Unlisted; Y-Unlisted. EXTREMELY RARE. The Manchu inscription appears to be a bungled attempt at the Urumchi mint mark. The discovery of production material in 2011 shed new light on the creation of this coinage. The findings included patterns, dies, hubs and a series of punches from the archives of the Otto Beh company, Esslingen, Germany. Before this, the origin of the dies used to produce coinage for the provinces of Anhwei, Chekiang, Fengtien, Heilungkiang and Sungarei was only speculated upon. Otto Beh was a specialist in the production of seals and dies. From neighboring Goppingen, Louis Schuler received an order for coining presses in 1895 and commissioned Otto Beh to manufacture the dies. In 1897 and 1898, Beh supplied Schuler with over 200 dies for Chinese coins. At the time, this was the largest order that the company had ever received. Schuler, which started as a Locksmith's shop in 1839, had grown to become one of the world's leaders in metal forming and in fact supplied the aforementioned mints with coining presses. Minor encrustation which probably accounts for the "Environmental Damage", though the planchet is a bit porous. Sharply struck, lustrous and lightly toned. Very interesting and sure to excite even the most advance of collectors. Estimate: $700 - $1,000. Provenance: From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Ex: R. B. White. PCGS #668480. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, Unc Details Secure Holder. Click here for certification details from PCGS. 新疆省造光緒元寶十文。樣幣。 極其稀罕。烏魯木齊鑄，滿文並不精準。在2011年前，對安徽、浙江、奉天、黑龍江和新疆等省鑄幣模具模板的來源眾說紛紜，直到該年在德國埃斯林根 (Esslingen) Otto Beh公司資料庫中，人們發現了此版錢幣的樣幣、模具、盤轂、沖床，這才提供了了解該幣種的新角度。1895年，在距埃斯林根不遠的格平根 (Goppingen) 居住的路易斯-舒勒 (Louis Schuler) 收到一筆鑄幣機的訂單，於是他委託Otto Beh製作模具。1897至1898年間，後者為舒勒提供了逾200個中國機制幣模具，是當時該公司的最大訂單。舒勒於1839年開鎖匠鋪起家，後逐步發展為世界最大的金屬加工供應商，為上述省份的鑄幣廠提供模具。本拍品帶有輕微皮殼，或因此而獲"Environmental Damage"評級，坯餅有小孔。深打，光澤充沛，輕微包漿。即使是頂級玩家也會為之心動。