Kwangtung (1890-1908) dollar - Revision history

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[[Image:Kwangtung c1890 dollar obv Heritage 3015-23931.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3015, lot 23931]]
[[Image:Kwangtung c1890 dollar rev Heritage 3015-23931.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
[[Image:Kwangtung c1890 dollar Sincona 4-6084.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 6084]]

The first specimen was lot 23931 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description[1] noted, "[[China, Kwangtung Province|Kwangtung]]. Dollar ND (1890-1908), AU58 NGC, nearly fully lustrous with small contact marks in the reverse fields." The second specimen was lot 6084 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,729 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "CHINA Hsiengfen Kwang-Tung. Dollar n. d. (1890). Kann 26. Extremely fine." This type was struck over a period of years and is among the more common of the so-called "dragon dollars" issued by the provincial mints in the last years of the Manchu dynasty. Kwangtung is now known as Guangdong province and is the area around Canton (Guangzhou).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 27 g, .900 fine silver, .781 troy oz ASW, the second specimen 26,99 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y203, L&M-133.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3015,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
* [2]''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Kirin (1902) dollar]]
* [[Yunnan (1910) dollar]]
* [[China (1927) yuan]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1890]]
* return to coins of [[China, Kwangtung Province]]

[[Category: Silver crowns of Asia]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3015]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 2, 3, 4]]

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 * 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3015,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
-* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
+* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
 ''Link to:''

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 [[Image:Kwangtung dollar rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-The first specimen was lot 23931 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China, Kwangtung Province|Kwangtung]]. Dollar ND (1890-1908), AU58 NGC, nearly fully lustrous with small contact marks in the reverse fields." The second specimen was lot 6084 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,729 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "CHINA Hsiengfen Kwang-Tung. Dollar n. d. (1890). Kann 26. Extremely fine." This type was struck over a period of years and is among the more common of the so-called "dragon dollars" issued by the provincial mints in the last years of the Manchu dynasty. Kwangtung is now known as Guangdong province and is the area around Canton (Guangzhou).
+The first specimen was lot 23931 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China, Kwangtung Province|Kwangtung]]. Dollar ND (1890-1908), AU58 NGC, nearly fully lustrous with small contact marks in the reverse fields." The second specimen was lot 6084 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,729 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "CHINA Hsiengfen Kwang-Tung. Dollar n. d. (1890). Kann 26. Extremely fine." This type was struck over a period of years and is among the more common of the so-called "dragon dollars" issued by the provincial mints in the last years of the Manchu dynasty. Kwangtung is now known as Guangdong province and is the area around Canton (Guangzhou).
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Kwangtung (1890-1908) cash pattern]]
 * [[Kirin (1902) dollar]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 27 g, .900 fine silver, .781 troy oz ASW, the second specimen 26,99 g.
+''Specification:'' 27 g, 0.900 fine silver, .781 troy oz ASW, the second specimen 26,99 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y203, L&M-133.

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 [[Image:Kwangtung c1890 dollar rev Heritage 3015-23931.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
 [[Image:Kwangtung c1890 dollar Sincona 4-6084.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 6084]]
 The first specimen was lot 23931 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China, Kwangtung Province|Kwangtung]]. Dollar ND (1890-1908), AU58 NGC, nearly fully lustrous with small contact marks in the reverse fields." The second specimen was lot 6084 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,729 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "CHINA Hsiengfen Kwang-Tung. Dollar n. d. (1890). Kann 26. Extremely fine." This type was struck over a period of years and is among the more common of the so-called "dragon dollars" issued by the provincial mints in the last years of the Manchu dynasty. Kwangtung is now known as Guangdong province and is the area around Canton (Guangzhou).
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 * return to coins of [[China, Kwangtung Province]]
-[[Category: Silver crowns of Asia]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3015]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 2, 3, 4]]
+[[Category: Silver crowns of Asia]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3015]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 2, 3, 4]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3015,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Kirin (1902) dollar]]
 * [[Yunnan (1910) dollar]]