Tibet BE15-43 srang
This specimen was lot 53496 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $33,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Tibet. Srang, BE 15-43 (1909). Dode Mint. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. A superb example of this popular and highly elusive issue, featuring minimal tone over the surfaces and designs that are boldly and evenly struck. Perhaps conservatively graded, the only appearance of possible friction appears on the lion, and the fields remain free from marks with an exceptional frosty-white appearance. Although not the finest graded example seen, a coin that deserves placement among the finest seen, as the qualities on display often go unmatched on even higher graded specimens." This example realized nearly ten times the already substantial catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 18.0-18.3 g, silver, 35 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: L&M-656; KM-Y12.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
- [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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