1868年香港壹圆银币。香港造币厂。出自香港造币厂的罕见版别。香港币资深藏家万勿错过，机会一失，不可再得。精制铸打，镜面底板锃亮，肖像及图文呈哑光质感。寥寥几处轻微触碰痕迹，与评级相符。铭文及头髮与皇冠可见白鑞色包浆，正面仍然亮丽。反面可见灰蓝色沿边缘包围图文，同样惊艳。无疑能成为集藏中的主角的一枚，同集藏其他钱币亦与有荣焉。<em>该带盒精制套装的部分钱币首现于 2007 年斯宾克拍卖 #7023，拍品编号为 #236。该套装由一家族于香港购入后收藏逾 100 年。当时此枚壹圆由英国皇家造币厂位于香港的分厂所铸。同年，该厂不再铸币，器材亦被出售并运往日本。所有 1868 年后的香港钱币均铸于英格兰，大部分出自伯明翰的喜敦造币厂。因此，此币可説是见证了 19 世纪英国尝试在香港设立造币厂的失败。
(t) HONG KONG. Dollar, 1868. Hong Kong Mint. Victoria. NGC PROOF-62.KM-10; Mars-C41; Prid-3 (unlisted as Proof); Mars-C41. A marvelous and RARE emission of the Hong Kong Mint, this Dollar offers the specialist in Hong Kong coinage the opportunity to own an example that may not be repeated soon. This coin exhibits all of the traits expected of a proof striking, with highly reflective fields accentuating the matte finish on the portrait and devices. A few light handling marks consistent with the assigned grade. Pewter colored tone is evident in the legends and protected areas of the hair and tiara, with the balance of the obverse remaining bright and fresh. The reverse is equally impressive, with shades of gunmetal blue highlighting the decorative design along the periphery. A coin that will no doubt become the centerpiece of the collection it enters, and which will add tremendous prestige to other coins housed alongside it.<em>A constituent part of a cased proof set that first appeared in September of 2007 at Spink Auction #7023 as lot #236. The unique set had previously remained within the same family for more than 100 years, originally having been acquired in Hong Kong. At the time this dollar was produced in Hong Kong, the facility was a branch mint of the British Royal Mint, an arrangement that ended the same year this piece was struck with the minting machinery being sold and shipped to Japan. All subsequent coinage after 1868 intended for Hong Kong was struck in England, much of it at the Heaton Mint in Birmingham. Hence, the coin offered here represents the last of a failed British attempt to establish a mint in Hong Kong during the 19th century.</em>
