拍品描述： 民国十年徐世昌像纪念金样币。天津铸币厂。(t) CHINA. Gold Presentation Dollar, Year 10 (1921). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62.齿边，底部有铭文。源自极受欢迎、地位崇高的系列，人气日渐上升。异质金币的罕见程度更是数一数二。PCGS评级中仅三枚更高分，足见其稀缺程度。底板光泽耀眼，两面光辉闪烁。铸打锐利。金黄色炫目，钟情罕见民国币或世界金币的藏家必定被其魅力倾倒。此枚曾被以为是样币，实际上是纪念章，原定于北京协和医学堂开幕时赠出，反面的凉亭下为北京协和医学堂建筑。凉亭下的空白处本欲雕刻受赠人姓名，但后来因制作困难而改为两花之间有纪念币三字。

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Variety with reeded edge and with legend at bottom of reverse. Already hailing from a series that is exceedingly popular and important, <em>and one that simply continues to grow in desirability</em>, this off-metal presentation striking in gold places the present specimen in extremely <strong>RARIFIED</strong> air with very few rivals. Quite accordingly, just three have been observed finer in the PCGS census, attesting to its paucity within the marketplace and wondrously difficult nature. Further, the fields abound in enchanting eye appeal, with a strong, glistening luster across both sides and exquisite sharpness of strike. The brilliant golden-yellow aspect to the color palette also dazzles and impresses, making this an assured tantalizing opportunity for the most advanced of collectors within the Republic Chinese series or even world gold <strong>RARITIES</strong>.<p><em>An incredibly popular and desirable type believed to have been a pattern issue, it now appears that these were, in fact, more medallic in nature, and meant to be given out upon the opening of the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), the facade of which is displayed upon the reverse. Initially designed with a blank field below the pavilion for the intended recipients name to be engraved, the reverse was altered slightly to contain the characters 紀念幣 between two rosettes, as the engraving proved difficult on the initial batch.</em>