民国二十一年孙中山像帆船金本位币壹圆铜样币。金本位下三鸟。(t) CHINA. Copper Dollar (Sun) Pattern, Year 21 (1932). Philadelphia Mint (or Shanghai Mint struck with Philadelphia Mint dies). PCGS SPECIMEN-63 Red Brown.光边。打算在中国推行金本位而发行的面值之一。重量较三鸟版壹圆轻25%。反面设计亦有所调整。其中最明显的是原在帆船上的三鸟被移至帆船下方，犹如在水面滑翔。铭文亦有修改，原版中帆船左右各有一字，现改为金本位币壹圆环绕上半部分边缘。然而，面值最终不获当地认可，金本位制不获推行，就如1903年光绪二十九年一样以失败告终。最后仅剩此枚极罕样币见证为该段值得说道的时期及设计概念。NGC及PCGS评级仅见三枚光边，而本拍品为当中魁首。我们曾在2012年8月香港拍卖中已95,000美元高价拍出一枚齿边铜版，编号为50200。值得一提的是反面铭文中的壹似乎因模具破损而仅留下小部分痕迹。民国样币乃至帆船系列中举足轻重的一枚，资深藏家万勿错过。(t)This lot was manufactured in China (including Hong Kong), Russia or Republic of Belarus and was sourced from outside the United States for this auction after tariffs were enacted by the United States. Accordingly, any client who wishes to take delivery of this item within the United States will be subject to a 27.5% import tariff for China manufactured items, and a 35% import tariff for Russia or Belarus manufactured items. In addition a processing fee of 0.3464% (minimum $31.67 / maximum $634.62) will apply. Please note, this is not, and is not intended to be, a complete description of the applicable import tariffs and buyer remains fully liable for and agrees to promptly pay all tariffs and fees relating to the import of these items into the United States and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor will have any responsibility to pay any applicable tariffs or fees. Please consult your tax adviser with any questions. </em>Furthermore, any lots subject to an import tariff will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart. </em>cf. L&M-104 (silver); K-628x corr. (reverse legend reading 壹圓, in error); KM-Pn136; cf. WS-0140 (silver). Plain 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 finest of just three observed with a plain edge seen across either NGC or PCGS. Of note, the last reeded edge example in copper that we offered realized an exceedingly strong hammer of $95,000 in our August 2012 Hong Kong Auction (Lot # 50200). Furthering the intrigue with the present specimen that much more is the fact that the 壹 in the reverse legend appears to be mostly broken from the die, leaving just a small portion of it actually visible upon the coin. No doubt an extremely important and impressive offering for the advanced collectors and connoisseurs of Republican patterns or the ever-popular junk series more broadly.From the KL Collection.
