冠军澳门拍卖会中的NGC评级币亮点

The Champion Macau, China Auction, held November 30 in conjunction with the Macau Numismatic Society Show, featured many NGC highlights. The sale was led by the legendary Kann-Sweeny 1900 Peking Restrike Set, which included five NGC-certified coins that sold for a combined $424,800.

Only 10 or so 1900 Peking Restrike Sets are known and this one is pedigreed to the famous collections of Kann and Sweeny. It comprises a Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 61, a 50 Cents graded NGC MS 61, a 20 Cents graded NGC MS 63, a 10 Cents graded NGC MS 61 and a 5 Cents graded NGC MS 61.

Left: China 1900 $1 Peking L&M-6A Restrike, NGC MS 61 Right: China 1900 50C Peking L&M-7A Restrike, NGC MS 61 Click images to enlarge.

This set was followed by an NGC MS 66 China-Anhwei 1898 L&M-204 Silver Dollar that realized $112,100. It is tied with two others for the finest certified by NGC.

Also notable is a China Taiwan, Province of China (1853) L&M-325 Silver Dollar from the J.C. Lee Collection. Graded NGC XF Details, it achieved $82,600 well in excess of the presale high estimate.

Top 10 NGC-certified results from the Champion Macau Auction:

• China 1900 Peking Restrike Set, NGC MS 61 to NGC MS 63 $424,800
• China-Anhwei 1898 L&M-204 Silver Dollar, NGC MS 66 $112,100
• China-Taiwan (1853) L&M-325 Silver Dollar, NGC XF Details $82,600
• China-Shensi 1898 L&M-377, Kann-159 Five Cents, NGC SP 63 $70,800
• China-Taiwan (1853) L&M-323 Silver Dollar, NGC XF Details $56,640
• China-Taiwan (1838-50) L&M-316 (26.5g) Silver Dollar, NGC AU Details $51,920
• China-Taiwan (1838-50) L&M-316 (26.7g) Silver Dollar, NGC XF Details $44,840
• China-Kwangtung (1890-1908) L&M-133, Y-203 Silver Dollar, NGC MS 65 – $35,400
• China-Taiwan (1836) L&M-310 Silver Dollar, NGC Fine Details $35,400
• China-Hupeh 1904 L&M-181, Y-128.1 Tael, NGC AU 55 $28,320

For more information about this sale, visit the Champion Auctions website, www.cghka.com.

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