CHINA. "Yuan Shih-kai/Big Beard" Commemorative Brass Dollar Pattern

拍品/china yuan shih kai big beard commemorative brass dollar pattern yLjXEXc 632470727 / 在售

拍品/china yuan shih kai big beard commemorative brass dollar pattern yLjXEXc 632470727

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CHINA. "Yuan Shih-kai/Big Beard" Commemorative Brass Dollar Pattern

Stunning "Big Beard" Pattern Dollar in Brass An Exalted Rarity Hardly Ever Encountered CHINA. "Yuan Shih-kai/Big Beard" Commemorative Brass Dollar Pattern, ND (1912). Nanking Mint. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, EF Details. cf. L&M-47 (silver); K-672x; KM-Pn12; cf. WS-0093 (same). An EXCEPTIONAL RARITY from the first year of the republic, this off-metal striking in brass features the slightly facing bust of Yuan Shih-kai, though previous references such as Kann attributed the portrait to then-governor of Kiangsu, Ch'eng Te-ch'üan (Cheng Dequan/程德全). While at first glance, it appears like the other contemporary issues features Li Yuan Hung and Sun Yat-sen, the so-called "big beard" types such as this are almost never encountered, with this cataloger able to trace only one other example of the issue in brass--the Kann specimen. Interestingly, though the two share a composition, they reveal two different likely die states--one with incuse veins on the obverse and reverse leaves (the present example), and one with plain leaves (the Kann example). Furthermore, there are distinct differences with respect to overall crispness and sharpness of certain elements, while there are also subtle die markers that link them. This would indicate that a slight re-working of the dies, in order to make aspects more acceptable, took place during what was already a brief output of patterns. As such, a representative such as this in bronze and with defined leaves can be considered that much RARER than its already excessively difficult and seemingly unparalleled status would first indicate. The Kann example, graded NGC Unc Details on account of some unsightly reverse corrosion, realized $462,000 in July 2023. Though the overall coloring here varies from olive yellow to a darker brown, and though some scattered hints of green and red are observed around the portrait, it nevertheless offers great detail, especially within the namesake beard of type. A phenomenal example that should transfix not just the collectors of Yuan Shih-kai's portrait series and early republican issues, but those of vintage Chinese patterns and colossal crown RARITIES more broadly. Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000. Provenance: From the Liu Mung Wang (汪柳門) Collection. To view all items from the Liu Mung Wang (汪柳門) Collection, click here. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 令人驚豔大鬍子壹圓黃銅樣幣袁世凱大鬍子像民國開國紀念壹圓黃銅樣幣。民國元年絕世大珍，黃銅異質打鑄，幣面為袁世凱微側半身像。前期文獻如耿愛德曾誤認此像為時任江蘇都督程德全。驟眼看似與同期發行之黎元洪、孫中山像幣相類，但此類"大鬍子"版式幾乎從未現身。此版黃銅質者僅見另一枚，即耿愛德舊藏。饒富意趣者，兩幣雖材質相同，然明顯分屬不同模具狀態--本品德面與背葉具陰刻葉脈，而耿氏舊藏則為光葉版。此外，若干圖文之清晰度與犀利感亦迥然有別，然細微模具暗記又將兩者相繫。由此可知，在此短暫的樣幣鑄造期間，模具曾略經修整，以臻完善。此枚銅質帶脈版，在其本就極度珍罕、幾無出其右的基礎上，更添一層非凡稀有。耿氏舊藏該枚，因反面有礙眼腐蝕而獲評NGC Unc 細節評分，於2023年7月以462,000美元成交。此枚整體色澤從橄欖黃漸變至深棕，肖像周圍散見零星綠色與紅色，細節依然出眾，其標誌性大鬍子更是纖毫畢現。此卓絕之作，不僅令袁世凱肖像系列及民國早期發行幣的藏家傾心，對中國機製樣幣及鴻篇大珍之追尋者而言，亦是夢寐以求、可遇而不可求之稀世拍品。

估價:$120,000

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