拍品描述： 宣统三年大清银币壹圆长须龙小字版 NGC SP 65

CHINA. Silver Long-Whisker Dragon Dollar Pattern, Year 3 (1911). Tientsin Mint, by L. Giorgi. NGC SPECIMEN-65.

L&M-29; K-223b; KM-Pn306; H.Chang-CH28 (plate coin); Wenchao-108; K.Shih-B7-1; Shanghai Museum-Mr. Shi Jiagan's Collection-67; Shanghai Museum-595; WS-not listed; Chang Foundation-not listed; Han Collection-not listed; Hsu-not listed; China Numismatic Museum-not listed.

The single finest certified of the type at either NGC or PCGS. Large characters variety, known as "Ordinary reverse", also the floral design on the reverse at 3 and 9 o'clock is slightly different from other 1911 pattern dollars. An EXTREMELY RARE pattern with the adopted reverse design, the same as used on the on the standard Dragon in the clouds Empire Dollar. A fantastic rarity missing from most of the significant collections of Chinese coins, private or institutions, such as the famous Irving Goodman, Dr. Norman Jacobs and Chang foundation collections. The piece exhibits a needle sharp strike with crisp well defined devices, blocked off characters and smooth surfaces. Delicate light patina graces the peripherals of the obverse while the reverse displays a light mottled tone. A magnificent representative of the type certain to pique the interest of the connoisseur of Chinese coins, World Crowns or Pattern Collectors.

★★★The head of the Central mint at Tientsin, Mr. Luigi Giorgi, served as head designer and chief-engraver from 1910-20. His many works are of outstanding quality in fine style and very artistic. Examples of his work include all of the 1911 pattern Dollars (L&M-28 through 35A), the 1910 silver Dollars and subsidiary denominations (L&M-24 through 27), 1914 Yuan Shih-kai patterns (L&M-67 through 73) as well as various other silver and copper issues. Several of his pattern designs were adopted and placed into full production with two of the most widely recognized motifs in Chinese numismatics being the 1911 Dragon in the clouds Imperial Dollar and the 1914 Yuan Shih-kai Dollar. Mr. Giorgi had the privilege of designing and creating the last Chinese Imperial issue which saw use well into the Republic.★★★



Estimate: $400,000 - $500,000.

Provenance: Ex: Wa She Wong Collection (Stack's Bowers 12/2010) Lot # 27.

Ex: Kann Collection.

★★★This lot will be available for viewing at the Stack's Bowers offices in Hong Kong, and will not be available for any of the viewings hosted in the United States. Should the winning bidder of this lot wish to take delivery of this item in the United States, he/she will be responsible for the current tariffs being assessed on Chinese manufactured items.★★★