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April 2024 Hong Kong Auction 15-18 Apr 2024
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(t) CHINA. Kweichow. Auto Dollar (7 Mace 2 Candareens), Year 17 (1928). Uncertain Mint, likely Chengdu. PCGS MS-61.
L&M-609; K-757; KM-Y-428; WS-1109. Variety with two grass blades and normal doors. Struck to commemorate the completion of the Kweichow (Guizhou) Provincial Highway, and reportedly featuring Governor Zhou Xicheng's personal automobile. Already a timeless classic of the 20th century series, this issue presents a roadster at a period in which the automobile--and its importance in daily life--was still in its infancy. VERY RARELY encountered in more elevated, problem-free states of preservation, this type should be considered virtually unobtainable in Mint State. Wholly accordingly, PCGS has graded just four specimens in Mint State (all at the MS-61 level) across the three L&M types. As such, the idea of rivaling the present example can be considered extremely challenging, and surpassing it, quite possibly an unfulfilled life goal.
Estimate: $200000 - $300000
L&M-609; K-757; KM-Y-428; WS-1109. Variety with two grass blades and normal doors. Struck to commemorate the completion of the Kweichow (Guizhou) Provincial Highway, and reportedly featuring Governor Zhou Xicheng's personal automobile. Already a timeless classic of the 20th century series, this issue presents a roadster at a period in which the automobile--and its importance in daily life--was still in its infancy. VERY RARELY encountered in more elevated, problem-free states of preservation, this type should be considered virtually unobtainable in Mint State. Wholly accordingly, PCGS has graded just four specimens in Mint State (all at the MS-61 level) across the three L&M types. As such, the idea of rivaling the present example can be considered extremely challenging, and surpassing it, quite possibly an unfulfilled life goal.
Estimate: $200000 - $300000