拍品描述： 广东省造光绪通宝一文黄铜样币。"有趣而充满神秘感的一版，能增进集藏，定能引起专业藏家关注。正面为常规设计，铸有光绪帝的称号，反面则与其他版别不同。反面的满文雕刻较粗糙，手工青涩，""光""字走形。两点于背面在方孔铜钱中很少见。币面漂亮，图文间有金棕色包浆，底板为亮丽的黄铜色泽。难得一遇的版别，而且品相出衆。收藏中国高端钱币的藏家万勿错过。出处不明的一枚样币，颇为趣緻。肯定不是铸于中国，更可能是出自欧洲。之所以在诸多参考书中都不得见，或是因其制额极少。此枚风格较巴黎造币厰(CCC-777)的样币不同，巴黎造样币字体较之大。此版与伯明翰喜敦造币厰(制出首版广东省龙币)出品的钱币亦有差异。由于缺乏文献，因此缺乏其出处的实质证据。"

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CHINA. Kwangtung. Brass Cash Pattern, ND (ca. 1890-1908). PCGS SPECIMEN-62 Gold Shield.CCC-779; Duan-2235. An interesting and perplexing issue certain to grab the attention of the specialist looking to advance their collection. The obverse features the standard design with the formula for the Emperors name while the reverse is what really sets it apart from other issues. The Manchu script on the reverse is somewhat barbarous done by an inexperienced and unfamiliar hand who succeeded in engraving a nonsensical version of "Guwang". Two dots are also noticed on the reverse, a feature not normally associated with square hole cash. The surfaces are quite lovely displaying lovely golden brown tone amongst the devices while the rest of the fields exhibit a bright and flashy brassy tone. A neat and seldom encountered issue destined for an advanced collection of Chinese numismatics.An interesting pattern whos exact origin is unknown. Certainly not manufactured in China, but most likely produced in Europe. The fact that this elusive issue is not listed in many of the reference material is suggestive of limited production. Though stylistically a much different product than the Paris mint patterns (CCC-777) where the characters are larger and more bubbly, this issue also differs from the patterns produced by the Heaton mint in Birmingham (first Kwangtung dragon issues). Due to the lack of contemporary documentation there is no solid evidence as to the place of manufacture.