民国二十一年孙中山像帆船金本位币壹圆银样币。金本位下三鸟。齿边。出自原想将中国改为金本位制的面值系列。金本位壹圆较三鸟版壹圆轻逾25%，反面设计亦经改动。最明显的一处为翱翔于帆船之上的三鸟被迁至船下，在水面滑翔。另外，铭文亦见修改，本来在帆船两侧的壹圆变成贴近上方边缘的环状铭文金本位壹圆。该面值最终未被当地认可。金本位制从未获得支持，光绪二十九年的尝试同样以失败告终。这段混乱时期及设计概念只为我们留下极为罕见的样币。PCGS及NGC评级中仅此一枚齿边版。值得注意的是本系列中我们仅呈献过另一枚异质铜币。2012年8月香港拍卖中上拍一枚PCGS SPECIMEN-63红棕 (拍品编号 50200) ，成交价高达$113,525美元。寻觅样币及中国机制币珍品的资深藏家万勿错过。本拍品可谓孤品，机会难以再现。
(t) CHINA. Silver Dollar (Sun) Pattern, Year 21 (1932). Philadelphia Mint (or Shanghai Mint struck with Philadelphia Mint dies). NGC MS-62.L&M-104; K-628 corr. (reverse legend reading 壹圓, in error); KM-Pn133; WS-0140. Reeded edge. Part of a series of denominations meant to put China upon the gold standard, this pattern Sun, or Dollar, weighed less than the contemporaneous birds over junk Dollar by over 25%, and featured some modifications within the reverse design. Most notably, the geese that are famously above the junk on the regular Dollar have been moved to an area below the junk, with them gliding just above the tranquil waters.
Also, the legend was modified, removing the two characters that flanked the junk, and replacing them with a peripheral upper legend reading Gold Standard Currency, One Dollar. Nevertheless, the denomination did not meet local approval, as the gold standard was simply a system which never gained traction, just as attempts had failed during the 29th year of Kuang-hsu in 1903. All that remains from this intriguing period and design concept are <strong>EXTREMELY RARE</strong> patterns, with the present lot standing as the only such example with a reeded edge seen across either NGC or PCGS. Of note, the only other representative from this series which we have offered in the past was an off-metal striking in copper. That example, a PCGS SPECIMEN-63 Red Brown, realized a total of $113,525 in our August 2012 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 50200). For the connoisseur who has built the most advanced of cabinets with respect to patterns and elusive rarities from the vintage Chinese series, the present specimen provides a near-<strong>UNIQUE</strong> opportunity for an unrivaled icon.
Ex: Champion (1/2011) Lot # 258 @ $276,000.
Ex: Chang Collection.
