PMG and NGC Highlights in Stack's Bowers March Auctions

Stack's Bowers Galleries, an auction company with an 80-year legacy, will hold several auctions in Hong Kong, China in late March, featuring PMG-graded notes and NGC-graded vintage and modern Chinese coins as well as coin from all over the world.

Among the highlights is a stunning China 1975 2 Yuan Proof, graded PMG Uncirculated 62. This proposed design, which never made it to circulation, features “Iron Man” Wang Jinxi, a socialist hero who gained famed for his hard work in China's Daqing Oil Field. (To learn more, click here.) This note is estimated at $75,000 to $100,000.

1975 People’s Republic of China 2 Yuan Proof, front PMG Uncirculated 62 Click image to enlarge.

Below are additional highlights from the March Hong Kong, China auctions:

Session A - Chinese, Hong Kong, China and World Paper Money (March 25, 2019)

• Lot 50191: China-Taiwan, Province of China, Bank of Taiwan 1901 10 Yen Specimens (two notes), graded PMG Very Fine 30 and PMG Choice Very Fine 35. Estimate: $90,000-$120,000
• Lot 50163: China, People's Bank of China 1951 5,000 Yuan, graded PMG Very Fine 20. Estimate: $40,000-$60,000
• Lot 50456: Straits Settlements 1901 100 Dollars, graded PMG Very Fine 25. Estimate: $40,000-$60,000
• Lot 50026: China, Imperial Bank of China 1904 50 Dollars Specimens (two notes), graded PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 and Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000
• Lot 50174: China, People's Bank of China 1953 10 Yuan, graded PMG Extremely Fine 40. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000
• Lot 50457: Straits Settlements 1916 100 Dollars, graded PMG Very Fine 20 NET. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
• Lot 50049: China, Bank of China 1934 1 Yuan, graded PMG About Uncirculated 55. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
• Lot 50370: Japan, Bank of Japan ND (1993-2003) 1,000 Yen, 5,000 Yen and 10,000 Yen Specimens (three notes), graded PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ to Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
• Lot 50304: Hong Kong, China, Mercantile Bank of India 1941 50 Dollars, graded PMG Very Fine 30. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Session B - Vintage Chinese Coins (March 25, 2019)

• Lot 60452: China 1900 Silver 50 Cent Pattern Restrike, graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000
• Lot 60095: China-Anhwei 1897 Silver Dollar, graded NGC MS 62. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
• Lot 60304: China-Kweichow 1928 Auto Dollar, graded NGC AU 53. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
• Lot 60664: China 1914 Silver Dollar, graded NGC MS 65+. Estimate: $12,000-$17,000
• Lot 60170: 1906 China Tael (Hunan), graded NGC MS 63. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Session C - Modern Chinese Coins (March 27, 2019)

• Lot 61075: China 1999 Gold Kilogram 2,000 Yuan Panda, graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $50,000-$70,000.



China 1999 Gold 2000 Yuan, graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo Click images to enlarge.



• Lot 61202: China 1989 1 Yuan Commemorative, graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $35,000-$50,000
• Lot 61065: China 1992 Gold 500 Yuan Panda, graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $35,000-$45,000
• Lot 61068: China 1995 Bimetallic (5 ounce gold, 2 ounce silver) 500 Yuan Panda, graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $26,000-$32,000
• Lot 61145: China 1994 Gold 500 Yuan Unicorn, graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $25,000-$30,000
• Lot 61136: China 1992 Completion of Lunar Cycle 1-kilogram Silver 200 Yuan, graded NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimate: $18,000-$22,000

Session D - Hong Kong, China and Foreign Coins (March 27, 2019)

• Lot 62007: 1866 Hong Kong, China Dollar - Reeded Edge, graded NGC PF 62. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000
• Lot 62271: Meiji Year 8 (1875) Japan Trade Dollar, graded NGC MS 66. Estimate: $12,000-$16,000

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