Price: $150,000 1907 Kuang-hsu Gold Pattern Kuping Tael CD (Source: coins) The 1904 Hupeh L&M-181 Tael halted production soon after, making this coin highly rare. Unfortunately, these coins failed due to their unique shape, different from the commonly used seven-money and two-cent silver dollar shape. On December 1st of the 30th year of the GuangXu Emperor, the Hubei Silver Coin Bureau became the Silver Coin Bureau and began manufacturing new silver coins called the “Hubei Yiliang,” the first coins to have the words “Qing Dynasty Silver Coin” inscribed.
Such a clever, curious detail instantly makes this coin a prized possession. China Hupeh 1904 silver one Tael Large Characters reverse details L&M-181 K-933b KM-Y-128.1 (Source: Dragondollar)Ĭircled in orange is the connection point between the big characters and – do you see – small characters in the center of the coin. On June 25, Heritage Auctions sold a perfect one for $360,000 USD in Hong Kong. It is impossible to know how many survived, but there is only 224 coins graded by PCGS to this day, of which only 25 with the “ Large Characters” variety. It only circulated for one month before being scrapped, and only 648,000 were minted in the first place. The 1904 Hupeh tael, whichever variety, is always a rare coin.
Price: Sold on for : $ 144,000 China Hupeh 1904 silver one tael coin obverse and reverse detail L&M-181 K-933b KM-Y-128.1 (Source: Dragondollar)
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