辛未同治十年臆造二十五两金章 NGC MS 64
辛未同治十年臆造二十五两金章。 正面双龙戏珠图。背面十六臂玛哈嘎拉座像，双龙围绕，下绘莲花。令人好奇并有趣的一枚，大清钱币样式，但却更像是民国早期作品。罕见的臆造币，推测曾于上海商家中私下流通，但无从考究。另一枚金章曾于2011年和2019年分别以35,000美元和34,000美元落锤。
CHINA. Gold Fantasy 25 Tael (Liang), "Year 10 (1871)" (ca. 1919). Uncertain Mint (possibly Shanghai). NGC MS-64. L&M-Unlisted; cf. K-B102 (50 Tael); Fr-Unlisted; KMX-M465. Obverse: Two imperial dragons, with fiery pearl above; Reverse: Sixteen-armed Mahakala seated facing on couch of lotus flowers; around, two imperial dragons, with fiery pearl above; lotus flower below. An incredibly curious and interesting piece, the type bears dates from the reign of Tung-Chih, but style of manufacture would place it much more likely to the period of the early Republic. Quite possibly, the use of these VERY RARE fantasy issues was privately among the merchants of Shanghai, though it is not entirely known. The Patrick H. C. Tan specimen, which sold in 2019 for a hammer of $34,000, and previously hammered at $35,000 in 2011, is a similarly graded example, an NGC MS-63.
Ex: Stacks Bowers & Ponterio 162 (8/2011) Lot # 70046.
Ex: Alfred Globus/Chin Family Collection.
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