nd(1897) P$1 LM-467B Aluminum SP(PCGS#513802)

April 2021 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

50002

等级

SP60

价格

708,014

详细说明

Very Rare Aluminum Pattern Manufactured by the Otto Beh Company (t) CHINA. Fengtien. Aluminum 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar) Pattern, ND (1897). PCGS SPECIMEN-60 Gold Shield. L&M-467; K-Unlisted; KM-Unlisted; WS-0579; Wenchao-Unlisted; Chang Foundation-54. Provence name spelled "TENG-TIEN". This EXTREMELY RAREpattern-only issue was very clearly struck in limited quantities, appearing in both brass and aluminum, and is seldom offered for sale in any capacity. An interesting characteristic for this series of coinage is the blundered spelling of the provincial name reading as "Teng-tien" instead of "Feng-tien." This sharply struck, attractive specimen exhibits light signs of handling consistent for the grade and displays an attractive, subtle, soft gray tone with a pale golden sheen that pops out when tilted in the light. This attractive and highly interesting issue offers much originality with good eye appeal and is undoubtedly destined for an advanced collection. The 2012 discovery of production material shed new light onto the creation of this coinage. The findings included patterns, dies, hubs, and a series of punches from the archives of the Otto Beh Company of Esslingen, Germany, specialists in the production of seals and dies. Before this, the origins of the dies used to produce coinage for the provinces of Anhwei (such as the present piece), Chekiang, Fengtien, Heilungkiang and Sungarei were only speculated upon. To date, patterns are known struck in silver, silvered-brass, brass, and aluminum, but this does not include samples of everything that Beh produced, as the number and variety of dies far outnumber the known patterns. 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 supplied the aforementioned mints with coining presses. Estimate: $30,000 - $60,000. Provenance: From the Pinnacle Collection. 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. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins] 珍稀Otto Beh製造奉天鋁製樣幣 奉天省造光緒元寶七錢二分鋁製樣幣。 省名拼寫成"TENG-TIEN"。極罕樣幣，鑄量極少，有黃銅及鋁製 版，鮮少於拍賣中出現。有趣的是，省名拼寫為""TENG-TIEN""而非""FENG-TIEN"。鑄模雕刻精美，設計細節纖毫畢現，僅輕微經手痕跡，與評級相符。柔美灰色主調，燈光下轉動更透現淺金光。賞心悅目，原味十足，絕對是資深藏家的焦點。 隨著對當時的生產工具有新發現，亦為此幣帶來新的亮點。這些發現包括樣幣、模具、二元模及一系列來自德國 Otto Beh 公司的存檔製模冲頭。在此之前，原始模具用於安徽（此枚）、浙江、奉天、黑龍江和新疆的幣製生產僅是猜測。 Otto Beh 為封蠟及模具的生產專家。到目前為止，已知打樣的有銀幣、銀銅幣、黃銅幣和鋁幣，但 Beh 生產的樣幣遠不止此。其模具數量和種類遠遠超過已知的樣幣。1895年，路易斯-舒勒（Louis Schuler）從附近格平根（Goppingen）收到了壓鑄機的訂單，並委託奥托-拜赫（Otto Beh）製造模具。在 1897 年和 1898 年，Beh 為Schuler提供了 200 多個用於中國硬幣的模具，這是當時該公司接到的最大的訂單。 1839 年，舒勒的商店開業，後來發展成為世界上領先的金屬成型企業之一，並為上述所提及的造幣廠提供了鑄幣設備。