CHINA. Gold K'uping Tael Pattern Restrike, "Year 29 (1903)" (ca. 1970s).

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CHINA. Gold K'uping Tael Pattern Restrike, "Year 29 (1903)" (ca. 1970s).

Stunning K'uping Tael Restrike in Gold CHINA. Gold K'uping Tael Pattern Restrike, "Year 29 (1903)" (ca. 1970s). Uncertain Mint in Switzerland (struck from Osaka Mint dies). Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC PROOF-62. L&M-1019; Fr-Unlisted; K-927; KM-Pn296; WS-0001; Wenchao-6 (rarity: ★★★★★). Although a modern restrike, this issue remains EXCEPTIONALLY RARE and highly sought after by collectors given the enthralling iconography and skillfully rendered characters and letter forms. A type not often encountered in the market, this specimen does display some subtle friction among the fields, but still radiates with tremendous lustrous brilliance and tantalizing eye appeal throughout. Although officially struck off-metal in silver and seemingly bronze at the Tientsin Mint, the original dies were ordered from and prepared by the Osaka Mint in Japan, with any version and generation considered extremely rare and desirable. The order for this new series of denominations and coining system was done under the supervision of Robert Hart, Inspector General of Maritime Customs. The initial goal was an early attempt to unify Chinese coinage under the gold standard. Denominations were produced in 1 Tael as well as 5, 2, 1 and 1/2 Mace (5 Candareens). The project failed for several reasons and never came to fruition, with one of the major forms of resistance coming from the directors of the provincial mints, as the plan called for one central mint being responsible for coinage production. This was meant to ensure the uniformity of the new coinage, and would have cut into the profits of the provincial directors. Also, at this time, there was no plan in place to deal with the vastly different types of paper money circulating in China, nor was there a plan regarding acceptance and exchange of these disparate currencies. It would appear that the gold versions of these denominations, including the Tael presented here, were struck with the original dies at a later date in the 1970s, with a mint in Switzerland issuing sets of the denominations in their intended gold format. Allegedly, the dies were used again in the 1980s for subsequent gold restrikes, with said dies receiving some "re-touching." Of note, one can see some subtle evidence of die rust on the present example, such as below and to the left of the P in "POO" on the dragon side, and below the "hu" character (戸) on the characters side. As such, it would appear that the present example would, at the very least, emanate from an "initial" restriking using the dies, as characteristics like the aforementioned die rust would seemingly have been removed at some point later on. Of further intrigue, one can detect similar instances of die rust and/or cracks on the silver counterparts, leading to the conclusion that some of the silver strikings with these dies may also, in fact, be later issues rather than contemporary to 1903. Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion. 驚豔庫平一兩後鑄金幣光緒二十九年戶部庫平一兩金樣幣（後鑄）。珍稀度：★★★★★。雖為現代後鑄，仍屬極罕，圖文雕工精湛，滿漢字體及拉丁字母均刻畫入微，深受藏家追捧。此版市面鮮見，幣面底板隱見輕微摩擦，但光澤依然盈溢，引人入勝。天津造幣廠官方使用白銀及疑似銅質異質鑄打，但原模乃向日本大阪造幣廠訂製並由其雕刻，任何版次均屬極度珍罕，彌足珍貴。此新幣制系列之訂製，由海關總税務司赫德督辦，旨在統一中國貨幣並推行金本位。面額涵蓋壹兩及五錢、二錢、一錢、半錢（五釐）。計劃因多方阻力最終夭折，其中主要阻力來自各省造幣廠總辦--新制擬由單一中央造幣廠統籌鑄幣，此舉既損各省總辦利益，又未有配套方案處理當時中國境內流通的各類紙幣及異種貨幣兑換問題。就金質版本而言，據悉係以原模於1970年代後鑄，由瑞士一造幣機構以預定金質格式鑄成套幣。1980年代據稱又以同批模具"修整"後再度後鑄。此枚幣面可見輕微模具鏽跡痕跡，如龍面"POO"之P字下方偏左，及字面"户"字下方，由此推斷此枚至少應屬使用原模之"初鑄"批次，蓋模具鏽跡理應於後期使用時被打磨清除。尤為耐人尋味者，銀質版本上亦可察覺類似模具鏽跡及裂紋，由此或可推論，部分銀質版本亦可能並非1903年同期所鑄，而屬後期出品。

Estimation:€10,668.72

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