No Date $1 X#855 Lenin MS(PCGS#797923)

April 2023 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

40239

等级

AU Details

价格

101,697

详细说明

Extremely Early Hunan Soviet Fantasy Lenin Dollar CHINA. Fantasy Silver Dollar, ND (ca. 1931). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. K-Unlisted; KMX-855; WS-Unlisted. A very unusual and RARE Fantasy piece that features a portraiture of Vladimir Lenin with an idealized handlebar mustache. Very little is known about the origin and history of the type, though it is doubtlessly rather old, and is perhaps contemporaneous with circulating Soviet issues. An example of this type, rather likely from the same dies, is plated in the March 1937 edition of THE CHINA JOURNAL Vol. XXVI. No 3. The author of that publication relays: "The description of the above coin is necessarily sketchy as so far I have not been able to obtain a specimen, even for examination, and the photograph of the rubbing which is all I have been able to get up to the present is unfortunately poor. This coin, known as the "Lenin" dollar, was issued by the Communists in 1931, and is reputed to be the first Soviet coin struck in China. It is extremely rare and only a few specimens are reported to be in existence." This information suggests that these pieces were either all legitimate issues of the Hunan Soviet Government, or all very early and contemporary fantasies. Whatever the case, these pieces are doubtlessly RARE, with the example we sold in our August 2016 Hong Kong Auction being the last example of the type we can find trading. The Dollar delivers an expressive strike, with essentially no signs of handling and the cleaning that PCGS mentions is hard to see and blends well with the toning. The color on this piece ranges from lavender, to blue, to yellow; delivering much appeal. A Dollar deserved of much attention from anyone seeking something different to add to their holdings. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000. 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. 極其早期的中國蘇維埃列寧像臆造幣 中國蘇維埃造列寧像壹圓臆造幣。 版式稀少且別樹一格的發行，以帶鬍鬚弗拉基米爾-列寧像為題。關於此版的起源和歷史知之甚少，但肯定是相當古老的發行，並可能與流通的蘇聯發行有關連。 1937 年 3 月出版的《中國雜誌26卷3號》曾記錄同版，很可能源出相同的模具。該出版的編者轉述道："關乎上述錢幣的描述無可避免較為粗略，因為迄今為止我尚未能親身檢閱此版，而現存的照片質素亦參差。這枚被稱為"列寧"銀元的發行是1931年由共產黨所鑄，更被譽為中國鑄造的第一枚蘇聯硬幣，極為罕見。據說，鑄量絕無僅有。" 此描述表明，此銀元可能是湖南蘇維埃政府的合法發行，又或是是非常早期和當代的臆造幣。無論如何，這些珍品無疑是鳳毛麟角的存世之作，我們於 2016 年 8 月香港拍賣會上曾最後一次呈獻同版。 鑄打工藝高超，不見任何經處理痕跡，PCGS 所指的清洗痕跡亦難以洞悉，並已與包漿融和。通體五彩斑斕，淡紫、藍、黃色色澤瑰麗，誘人出眾。令人愛不釋手的一枚，值得躋身高端集藏。