拍品描述： 宣统三年大清银币长鬚龙壹圆样币。天津造币厂。(t) CHINA. Silver "Long Whisker Dragon" Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint. Hsuan-tung (Xuantong [Puyi]). PCGS SPECIMEN-64.

未经发行设计，外叶有脉。在众多珍品中，此枚长鬚龙壹圆样币，犹如群峰之巅，傲视同侪。其设计之美、铸造之精、地位之重，三者兼备，蔚为大观。此币诞生于清祚将终之际，乃这延续二百五十馀载的王朝，为统一币制所作的最后努力。然帝制倾覆在即，投产之议终成泡影，徒留此绝代佳品，见证一个时代的终结。

此枚样币，工艺已臻化境。Luigi Giorgi的精细雕刻于币胚之上深峻呈现，力道万钧。币面点缀著由杏仁色渐变至金黄的巧妙包浆，色泽斑斓，赏心悦目。设计空白处展现动人底板，魅力非凡。一旦达到近完美评级，稀缺性更上一层楼，PCGS同分仅四枚，仅一枚更高。

回首2022年5月，本公司拍卖会上，一枚品相略逊（Specimen-63+）的长鬚龙，便已缔造300万美元成交佳绩。此一对照，足见市场对顶级品相之热切渴求。藏家为求入藏，往往不计成本。此枚绝美之旷世珍宝，最终成交价远超高估价，实乃意料之中，势所必然。L&M-29; K-223; KM-Pn304; WS-0040; Wenchao-105 (rarity: ★★★). Unadopted Variety with Outer Leaves Veined. In a collection brimming with RARITIES, this Long Whisker Dollar stands as perhaps the highest peak, coupling beauty in design, with RARITY and numismatic importance. Arising from the final year of the over 250-year Qing Dynasty, this Pattern represents a final attempt at a unified Qing coinage. Produced with a sublime artistry that is strongly associated with Chinese coinage, this type never made it to business strike production, with the imminent end of the Empire rendering its purpose moot.

The specimen surfaces are technically executed at an extremely advanced level, with the fine engraving of Luigi Giorgi boldly laid upon the flan. Touches of artful almond to goldenrod color provide pleasing flays of chromatic distinction. The open areas of the design display an alluring background, with a caparisoning appeal. Once the near-Gem grade level is reached, a new level of elusiveness is unlocked, with a mere four examples in this grade, and only one example surpassing this one at PCGS.

A similar Long Whisker Dollar, grading a slightly lesser Specimen-63+ realized a total price of $3,000,000 in our May 2022 auction. This comparative example suggests strong interest in acquiring a premium-graded piece, with prospective buyers seeking to add such an example, of fabled quality and pedigree, to their holdings. As such, the bounds of the estimate may prove unable to contain the final price realized by this lofty treasure of essentially indescribable importance and beauty.

From the Robin C S Cheng (鄭鎮新) Collection.

Ex: Irving Goodman Collection (Superior - 6/1991) Lot # 375.

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