拍品描述： 广东省造光绪元宝七钱三分反版银币。 CHINA. Kwangtung. 7 Mace 3 Candareens (Dollar), ND (1889). Kwangtung Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC AU Details--Obverse Scratched. 珍稀度：★★★★。 广东钱局最初生产的样币，发行这种含银较多的新币时，是希望藉以取代当时在中国境内流通的外国银元。认为将标准的七钱二分加重为七钱三分，可促使公众接受并替代最通行的墨西哥鹰洋。当时此设计亦并未受广大民众所接受，人们对英字铭文围绕中字的设计有微言，最后标准制式的含银量下降，英字亦转换于龙面之上。因此，此系列被钱币界称为"七三反版"。由于从英国伯明翰市的喜敦造币厂进口的模具和生产机械非常顶尖，此版以其迷人的精细工艺而闻名。极罕呈献，虽龙面有刮痕，但它们并未出现于设计的中央，对整体图文无甚影响。同时，经手痕迹微乎其微，通体深灰色泽，字面淡淡的虹彩色包浆。总体而言，过往十馀年我司仅呈献过寥寥数枚，此为一次千载难逢的入藏机会。 L&M-123; K-16; KM-Y-198; WS-0931; Wenchao-552 (rarity: ★★★★). The initial output from Kwangtung, this slightly heavier format, weighing a single Candareen higher than what would become standard in a failed attempt to drive out lesser-weight foreign coins , also features a design that proved rather unpopular with the populace. The pairing of the English legends with that of the Chinese was off-putting, leading not only to the dropping in weight, but also the swapping of the English legends to the dragon side. As such, the name for this type has become known as the "Seven Three Reversed Pattern." Quite elegant on account of the dies and machinery for production being imported from the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, this towers with its charming refinement and craftsmanship. An EXTREMELY RARE offering, it is not held back by the scratched notation for the dragon side, as these aspects occur near the edge and do not impact the design elements. Meanwhile, the level of handling is held to a minimum, with a deep gray tone throughout, along with some subtle iridescence upon the characters side. Overall, a tremendous opportunity for a type that we have offered only sparingly in the past decade-plus.