臆造乙酉光绪年造隆裕皇后像壹圆型金币。 PCGS仅评两枚，分数相同。惊人品相，神秘感十足。传统上认为此为隆裕皇后的臆造币，但肖像确实的身份无从稽考。此版无疑是与另一枚相配，（另一枚盘龙居中，此枚孔雀居中，喻意缔结婚姻），应是光绪。更有可能此枚所描绘的是慈禧太后，她选择了光绪的继任者溥仪，令人联想这些臆造币关係清末人物而非清朝倒数的第二位皇帝。无论如何，<strong>非常罕见</strong>并且令人嚮往，Pinnacle 系列的同版在我们 2021 年 4 月的拍卖（拍品编号 50018）中成交了 108,000 美元。 (t)
CHINA. Fantasy "Empress Long Yu" Gold Dollar, CD ("1885"). PCGS MS-61. K-B14; KMX-191; cf. WS-1349-10 (silver). Tied with just one other example as the only gold examples certified by PCGS, this enchanting issue presents alluring quality and a bit of a mystery. Traditionally referred to as the "Long Yu" type, this fantasy begs the question as to whom she was. This type undoubtedly pairs with the corresponding male version (<em>with dragon on the reverse, in contrast to this types peacock, indicating a marriage connection</em>), given as Kuang-hsu. It may be more likely that this is intended to be the Empress Dowager Cixi, who chose Kuang-Hsus successor, Puyi, with these fantasies being more related to the ultimate Qing dynast rather than the penultimate. In any event, <strong>VERY RARE</strong> and desirable, with the Pinnacle specimen realizing a total of $108,000 in our April 2021 auction (lot # 50018).
