(t) CHINA. Chekiang. Brass 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens (20 Cents) Pattern

lot/t china chekiang brass 1 mace 4 4 candareens 20 cents pattern X5TBesN 632470397 / For sale

lot/t china chekiang brass 1 mace 4 4 candareens 20 cents pattern X5TBesN 632470397

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lot/t china chekiang brass 1 mace 4 4 candareens 20 cents pattern X5TBesN 632470397

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(t) CHINA. Chekiang. Brass 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens (20 Cents) Pattern

Possibly Unique Brass Pattern for Chekiang -- An Exceptional Rarity (t) CHINA. Chekiang. Brass 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens (20 Cents) Pattern, Year 23 (1897). Anking Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-63+. cf. L&M-273 (silver pattern); cf. K-117 (same); cf. KM-53.5 (same); cf. WS-1012C (same). Sporting a brassy-olive hue and an alluring, crisply struck look, this charming specimen undoubtedly holds a place among the pantheon of issues from the early years of the vintage Chinese series. Issued as an off-metal pattern striking in brass, it shares similarities with other pattern issues in brass and aluminum from provinces such as Anhwei and Fengtien. However, such trials for Chekiang are that much RARER and seemingly never encountered in the marketplace. Indeed, while one can locate a few disparate records of the latter provincial off-metal trial strikings, those for Chekiang remain the most elusive. The only such example that this cataloger could locate is a Brass "3.2 Candareens" error denomination (graded NGC MS-63), realizing a hammer of $24,000 when it sold as part of the Norman Jacobs Collection in August 2008 (there listed as "extremely rare, possibly unique"), as well as two brass crowns--both of which reside in details holders. As such, the importance of this piece cannot be overstated, and it should no doubt present much in the way of spirited bidding and fanfare when it ultimately joins its new, highly deserving cabinet. The recent discovery of production material has shone new light on the creation of this coinage. Such findings included patterns, dies, hubs and a series of punches from the archives of the Otto Beh company in Esslingen, Germany. Before this, the origin of the dies used to produce coinage for the provinces of Anhwei, Chekiang, Fengtien, Heilungkiang and Sungarei was only speculated upon. Otto Beh was a specialist in the production of seals and dies. From neighboring Goppingen, Louis Schuler received an order for coining presses in 1895 and commissioned Otto Beh to manufacture the dies. In 1897 and 1898, Beh supplied Schuler with over 200 dies for Chinese coins. At the time, this was the largest order that the company had ever received. Schuler, which started as a Locksmith's shop in 1839, had grown to become one of the world's leaders in metal forming and, in fact, supplied the aforementioned mints with coining presses. Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000. 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. 可能為僅見孤品浙江銅樣幣—珍罕絕倫光緒二十三年浙江省造一錢四分四釐銅樣幣。安慶造幣廠。黃銅橄欖色調，鑄打利落，品相上佳，令人怦然心動，於早期中國機製幣中堪稱瑰寶。此黃銅打製之異質樣幣，與安徽、奉天諸省所出之黃銅、鋁質樣幣頗有異曲同工之妙；惟浙江此類樣幣至罕見程度更勝一籌，於市面上似從未得見。其他省份的異質試打幣尚可尋得零星拍賣紀錄，浙江省者則難覓蹤跡。編者所能找到的唯一記錄，是一枚黃銅"3.2 Candareens"面值錯版（NGC MS-63），於2008年8月Norman Jacobs珍藏拍賣中以24,000美元成交（當時列為"極罕，疑為孤品"），另有兩枚黃銅克朗，均獲細節評級。此枚之重要性毋庸置疑，勢必引來踴躍出價與廣泛關注。近期發現之生產文獻為此系列錢幣之製作歷程提供了新啟示。該批史料包含樣幣、模具、二原模及多組沖頭，悉數來自德國埃斯林根奧托·貝公司（Otto Beh）之檔案室。此前，安徽、浙江、奉天、黑龍江及新疆等地幣模之來源僅憑臆測。奧托·貝專精於印章及模具製造。1895年，鄰近格平根之路易斯-舒勒公司（Louis Schuler）接獲壓幣機訂單，並委託奧托-貝公司製作模具。1897至1898年間，貝公司向舒勒公司交付逾二百套中國錢幣模具，為當時該公司接獲的最大訂單。舒勒公司始創於1839年一間鎖匠舖，後發展為世界金屬成型工業之巨擘，上述造幣廠之壓幣機即由其供應。

Estimate:$18,000

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