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Stack’s Bowers’ Largest Hong Kong Auction

In what has already been a banner year for Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio, the auction house announces their fall Hong Kong sale – always the market-maker and trend-setter within Chinese numismatics and beyond. Comprising 8,064 lots of coins, medals, tokens, currency, and other forms of exonumia, the Fall 2021 Auction will be the firm’s largest for the venue to date. Sessions will run seemingly nonstop for over a week, beginning on 27th September and running through 7th October 2021 (U.S. dates: 26th September – 6th October 2021), with all sessions beginning at 9AM HKT. This monumental sale is sure to attract great enthusiasm and seems destined to join the ranks of the company’s recent high performing sales, such as this year’s January NYINC sale, April Hong Kong auction, and August ANA (the latter two being record-setting sales for the firm). Higher-end estimate expectations surpass $17 million, an overall level that is becoming a company trademark.

Lot 21433: China. Gold Presentation Dollar, Year 10 (1921). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64. Ex Bloomfield Collection. Stunningly rare with legend “Pavilion” Dollar in gold. Estimate: $500,000-$750,000.

The vintage Chinese coins section is highlighted by a trio of gold coins, with a pair of impressive off-metal “Pavilion Dollars” – with reverse legend and without – each bearing an estimate of $500,000-$750,000, and a K’uping Tael Pattern estimated at just a little less. Any one of these three would be a showstopper, and yet this incredible sale contains all three.

Lot 22022: China. Chihli (Pei Yang). Tael, Year 33 (1907). PCGS Genuine–Tooled, Unc Details. Exceptionally rare year 33 Tael. Estimate: $250,000-$350,000.

Among Chinese provincial coins, a Chihli Tael leads the way, with two other very high grade Kiangnan “Dragon Dollars” following close behind: a 1905 Gem and an 1897 near-Gem. A seldom-encountered and always popular “Bamboo Dollar” from Kweichow will attract great attention from connoisseurs.

Lot 20558: China. 10000 Yuan (Kilo), 2004. Panda Series. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Immense kilo-weight gold panda issue. Mintage of just 68 pieces. Estimate: $50,000-$60,000.

The modern Chinese and other world highlights include a 10000 Yuan Kilo Panda in gold, a Korean 1/2 Won issued during the brief period of Russian domination, and a very rare Japanese Trade Dollar featuring an additional bud on the wreath and a larger paulownia.

Lot 10242: China. People’s Republic. Lot of 2: People’s Bank of China. 10,000 Yuan, 1951. P-858As1 & 858As2. Front & Back Specimen. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 & About Uncirculated 50. Estimate: $17,500-$25,000.

The currency portion of the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio Fall 2021 Hong Kong Auction features two particular standout lots from the early years of the Republic: a two-piece lot featuring front and back specimens of the 10,000 Yuan issue from 1951, along with an attractive and very popular 10 Yuan from 1953.

 

View the auction catalog on Stack’s Bowers website.

The entire Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio Fall 2021 Hong Kong Auction is available for viewing and bidding, featuring high-resolution images, Coins In Motion animations and the firm’s user-friendly bidding platform. For more information about the auction of if you have questions about bidding, please call 800-458-4646 (CA) or 852.2117.1191 (HK), or email Stack’s Bowers. If you are interested in consigning to an upcoming sale, call 800-458-4646 or write an email.