Tibet BE16-1 5 sho
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This specimen was lot 53506 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Tibet. 5 Sho, BE 16-1 (1927). PCGS EF-40 Gold Shield. A wholesome, better date example of the type, with decent strike detail and medium to dark gray toning throughout. Ex: Nicholas Rhodes Collection." One srang = 6-2/3 tangka = 10 sho. This type was struck years 49-60 and 16-1 and shows the lion looking back over his shoulder. This example realized eleven times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.4-9.8 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y18.1.
- 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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