Hong Kong 1994 10 dollars

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45053
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC, shown inside an Air-Tite holder

This specimen was lot 45053 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONG KONG. Bi-Metallic Proof 10 Dollars, 1994. GEM PROOF. A brilliant Proof with mirrored fields and frosty devices. Sold with original display case and certificate of authenticity #14521." This type was struck 1993-95 in the final years of British rule over Hong Kong. A bauhinia flower has been substituted for the queen's portrait. The next issue of this denomination was in 1997, after the takeover by the People's Republic of China.

Recorded mintage: 20,000.

Specification: circulation issue: nickel-brass center in copper-nickel ring, 24 mm diameter; this issue, 18.30 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-15a; KM-70a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency, Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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