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This specimen was lot 53512 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $720. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China|CHINA]]. [[Tibet]]. Tangka, ND (1953). NGC MS-63. This nicely preserved high grade example offers a good strike, though slightly uneven, displaying satiny surfaces with somewhat muted luster and light gray tone." Tibet, now a (reluctant) part of China, had secured a de facto independence from China as the Manchu Empire decayed in the late nineteenth century. Tibetan currency was a mixture of Chinese, [[Nepal]]ese and [[India]]n units complicated by frequent debasements. This example realized sixteen times the catalog value.

''Recorded mintage:'' 331,792.

''Specification:'' 3.1-5.3 g, 0.900 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y31.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction'', Costa Mesa, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Tibet BE16-20 3 sho|BE16-20 (1946) 3 sho]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1953]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Hong Kong sale]]

Tibet (1953) tangka - Revision history

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