China 1988 50 yuan KM-194

Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 51402

This specimen was lot 51402 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. 50 Yuan, 1988. Lunar Series, Year of the Dragon. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices. Handsome plum gray peripheral toning on the obverse, otherwise free of haze or fog." This is the second issue of this size.

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specification: 155.5 g, 0.999 fine silver, 70 mm diameter, 5 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-194.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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