拍品描述： 光绪十年吉林机器官局监制厂平柒钱白金属样币。吉林铸币厂。在耿爱德目录中被标为以锌铅合金试铸。普通银版市面难寻，此枚可説是难逢巨献，极为罕见。考虑到其是白金属试铸，而这种样币几乎不会现身，称之为一生只有一次机会也不过分。2014年3月拍卖中曾遇一枚出自&Aring;ke Lindén集藏的银质版，获评 PCGS AU细节-经清洗，落槌价高达200,000美元！与当时相比，目前行情已上涨不少，而且本拍品更为罕见，加之品相无瑕，枪灰色包浆点缀，此拍品的价格难以想象。<p>(t) CHINA. Kirin. White Metal 7 Mace Pattern or Trial Strike, Year 10 (1884). Kirin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-62.cf. L&M-504 (silver); K-916Y; KM-Pn7; cf. WS-0353 (same). Listed in Kann as <em>struck in spelter by way of essay</em>, this <strong>TREMENDOUS RARITY</strong> would already be a colossal offering, given that the regular issue in silver is virtually never encountered in the marketplace. When one then changes parameters to a trial strike in white metal, it is essentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as such patterns are simply unavailable. As is, a silver example graded PCGS AU Details--Cleaned, <em>and emanating from the collection of &Aring;ke Lindén</em>, realized a hammer of $200,000 [!] in April 2014. Given the overall growth of the market since, the fact that this piece is <strong>RARER</strong>, and the tremendous preservation, <em>with a gunmetal gray tone and no problems whatsoever</em>, the levels to which this pattern could soar are truly unfathomable.<strong>To view all items from the KL Collection, click <a href=https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots?sort=auction_date_lot_number_asc&limit=96&search=From+the+KL+Collection.&lots_range=upcoming> here.</a></strong>From the KL Collection.