![]() Victoria Dollar 1868 MS64 NGC that was the top certified 1868 Silver Dollar and got a winning bid of $312,000. Three Hong Kong Dollars reached new records, as well - tops among them a British Colony. Republic Auto Dollar Year 17 (1928) MS62 NGC Tied for the second-finest of the type, it was commissioned by governor Chow Hsi-chen to commemorate the completion of the first provincial highway in Kweichow, this issue departed from tradition by featuring the governor’s car as the centerpiece of its design, a declaration not only of the import of Chinese modernization efforts, but of their successful execution. Republic "Auto" Dollar Year 17 (1928) MS62 NGC that set a world record when it drew a winning bid of $336,000. The event included three Kweichow "Auto" dollars, a trio that was led by a spectacular Kweichow. Republic gold Pattern Dragon & Phoenix 20 Dollars 1926 MS64★ NGC This example is one of only a handful of 20 Dollar Patterns that have surfaced in the last couple of decades, the last at Heritage being the MS64 2014 Ultima specimen. Republic gold Pattern "Dragon & Phoenix" 20 Dollars 1926 MS64 NGC more than tripled its pre-auction estimate when it rode 25 bids to a final result of $372,000. Giorgi Dollar Year 3 (1914) SP63 NGCĪ Shantung. Republic Yuan Shih-kai silver Specimen Pattern L. Another Giorgi-designed masterpiece drew the auction’s second-highest winning bid when a Republic Yuan Shih-kai silver Specimen Pattern "L. ![]() Most coveted among Pattern dollars are those from 1911, the final year of the Qing Dynasty. This magnificent coin is among the famed Pattern issues of Luigi Giorgi that are so popular among collectors, many of whom consider them to be Holy Grail-caliber trophies among Chinese numismatics. That the Long-Whiskered Dragon Dollar finished atop the list of the auction’s top results was anything but surprising. ![]() "This event was another fantastic Hong Kong showing that not only confirms the state of the market," he said, "but also that Heritage continues to bring world record prices for world-class material." The event, according to Heritage Auctions Executive Vice President of International Numismatics Cris Bierrenbach, trumpted both the demand for elite world and ancient coins, and also Heritage’s position as the world’s premier numismatic auctioneer. The result followed the June 20 HKINF World Paper Money Signature® Auction – Hong Kong auction that finished at $1,503,400, bringing the combined total for the two events, each of which included multiple new records, to $11,178,925. Hsüan-t’ung silver Specimen Pattern Long-Whiskered Dragon Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP63 NGC ![]() A Hsüan-t’ung silver Specimen Pattern "Long-Whiskered Dragon" Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP63 NGC sold for $690,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ HKINF World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction – Hong Kong to $9,675,525 June 21-23. ![]()
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