拍品描述： 新疆喀什大清银币库平壹两样币。喀什噶尔造币厂。(t) CHINA. Sinkiang. Silver Tael Pattern, AH 1324 (1906/7). Kashgar (Shufu) Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-30.

新疆系列中<strong>极重罕见的</strong>一版，此为样币，现世仅存两枚。该省钱币一向採用湘平纪重，但此枚样币为内地各省沿用的库平纪重。此枚见证了地方採用户部订立于1906年的新衡量标准之始，当时许多省份尚未依令实行。有磨损，币面有微弱摩擦，但铸打清晰而深刻，龙面大致不见包浆，字面有钴蓝若隐若现。极为稀罕的版别，即使是最资深的新疆钱币集藏，甚至中国钱币集藏都未必拥有此版。L&M目录的后续版本中，有不少钱币图版被更替，但最新版中L&M仍然沿用此枚作为图版，足见其稀罕程度。L&M-739 (this coin illustrated [6th/7th/8th ed.]); K-Unlisted; KM-Pn40; WS-1216; SGSC-109 (this coin illustrated).

An <strong>EXCEPTIONAL RARITY</strong> from the Sinkiang series, this monumental pattern offering--<em>one of likely just two known</em>--stands apart from other pattern issues from the province in that it was struck to the <em>kuping</em> standard as opposed to the <em>hsiangping</em>, as would normally be encountered in the province. In fact, this type represents a very early provincial adaptation to the new standard issued by the Ministry of Finance in 1906--a time when many other provinces balked at the change of standards. Despite some moderate wear and subtle abrasions across the surfaces, this example remains rather clear and impressive, with a mostly untoned dragon side and a characters side that employs a subtle cobalt hue. A type that, given the extreme paucity of examples available, is no doubt missing from even the most advanced collections of not only Sinkiang coinage, but the vintage Chinese series more broadly. Accordingly, this aspect can be observed by the fact that this specimen stands as the plated example in the newest edition of L&M. Even when many other examples have changed over the course of subsequent editions of the reference, such as the 6th edition, this piece continues to serve as the image for the tremendously important type.From the SGSC Collection.

Ex: Chang Hsiu-ching [Chang Foundation] Collection (acquired from Chen Gi-mao in 1981).