拍品描述： 北洋三十四年造光绪元宝七钱二分银币 & 宣统三年大清银币壹圆。天津造币厂。两枚。 (t) CHINA. Duo of Dollars (2 Pieces), Years 34 & 3 (1908 & 1911). Tientsin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu) & Hsuan-t ung (Xuantong [Puyi]). Both PCGS Certified. 1) 北洋三十四年造光绪元宝七钱二分银币。年份不变，普通四。 2) 宣统三年大清银币壹圆。天津造币厂。"DOLLAR"后无点，多火焰。字面使用样币模具打铸。 举世无双的组合，天津造币厂铸造，极可能源自同一时期。 北洋"普四"版"年份不变"，意味著北洋三十四年的铸造在 1908 年末光绪去世仍然继续，该版别很可能一直铸造至随后的宣帝统治时期。由此可见，北洋版与普通的大清宣帝版理应沿用1911年同一时期相似的铸制方法。凭藉观察＂云中龙＂壹圆极其纤细和精确的打铸，尤其是字面，即能断定是以样币模具铸制。而北洋的一枚，铸压有力，工艺高超，各方面均精美绝伦。 除却两枚钱币历史上可能有相连之处以外，各自均展现出独特风范，环形虹彩包浆，悦人眼目，宣统的壹圆相对下色泽更艳。两枚均为PCGS评鑑中寥寥无几的高品相珍品之一，北洋的一枚仅得八枚更高分，而宣统的一枚与另外两枚并列评鑑最佳。状态顶级且可能潜藏相连的钱币渊源，为资深藏家提供了万中无一的集藏良机。 1) Provincial, Chihli (Pei Yang) . 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), Year 34 of Kuang-hsu (1908). PCGS MS-65+. L&M-465; cf. K-208 (for type); KM-Y-73.2; WS-0642. Frozen date issue with plain 4. 2) Empire . Dollar, Year 3 of Hsuan-t ung (1911). PCGS MS-67. L&M-37; K-227; KM-Y-31; WS-0046B. Variety without dot after "DOLLAR" and with extra flame. Characters side struck with SPECIMEN dies. A wholly remarkable pairing of glistening Gem crowns emanating from the Tientsin Mint, and very likely from the same time period as well. The "frozen date" nature of the Chihli "plain 4" types means that the striking of the Year 34s continued after the death of Kuang-hsu late in 1908, with the type likely struck all the way through the ensuing reign of Hsuan-t ung. As such, it becomes very easy to see that the Chihli-designated example and the general imperial type could have shared a similar method of manufacture from the same period in 1911. One only need to observe the immense care and precision that can be seen on the "Dragon in the Clouds" Dollar, especially upon the characters side, to see that it was undoubtedly struck from specimen dies. Turning to the Chihli example, a robust strike and a simply sublime form of craftsmanship highlight seemingly every aspect. In addition to their possible linked past, each specimen presents a staggering degree of enticing eye appeal, with iridescent toning populating the peripheries upon each, with the general imperial Dollar offering a deeper aspect in this regard. Further, each example stands as one of the finest seen at PCGS, with the Chihli specimen merely exceeded by eight pieces, and the imperial specimen tied with just two others upon the apex of the census. Given their tantalizing eye appeal and status as potential sibling strikings, this lot presents the advanced collecting community with an opportunity like no other.