拍品描述： 廣東省造光緒元寶三分六釐五銀幣。(珍稀度★★★)广东省的初始造币，极為罕见。背后故事饶有趣味，品相引人注目。採用七钱三分标準铸造，较当时在中国广泛流通的墨西哥披索重，因此该系列注定以失败作结。劣币驱逐良币，该系列最终退出流通并被熔毁，存世寥寥无几。该版任何品相均属罕有，遑论本拍品细节锐利，流传有序。光彩照人，包浆精美，无懈可击。(t) CHINA. Kwangtung. 3.65 Candareens (5 Cents), ND (1889). Kwangtung Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC MS-63.L&M-127; K-20; KM-Y-194; WS-0935; Wenchao-556 (rarity: ★★★). An EXTREMELY RARE survivor from initial coinage of Kwangtung, this piece yields an interesting story and wonderful eye-catching appeal. Produced on the 7 Mace 3 Candareens standard, this series was doomed to failure as it outweighed the Mexican Peso that commonly circulated in China. Greshams Law dictated that these would be driven from circulation to the melting pot, and consequently few survived. As such any example of the type is tremendously important, with this example being doubly so with its sharp details and pedigree. Beautifully lustered and delicately toned, this early Kwangtung issue leaves little to be demanded.Ex: Wa She Wong Collection (Stacks Bowers and Ponterio 08/2011) Lot #60431 @ $35,850.