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CHINA 1916 Yuan Shi Kai Hung Hsien Dollar Silver, NGC

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CHINA 1916 Yuan Shi Kai Hung Hsien Dollar Silver, NGC
CHINA 1916 Yuan Shi Kai Hung Hsien Dollar Silver, NGC
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CHINA-REPUBLIC ND(1916) Yuan Shi Kai Flying Dragon One Dollar Silver with Plumed Hat, L&M942, Y332, K663, NGC MS65. From an old American collection with superb luster.

There are two different explanations for the Yuan Shih-Kai Flying Dragon Silver Dollar, supposedly struck in 1916 to mark Yuan Shih-Kai's enthronement as Emperor Hung Hsien. In his 1981 book,"The Silver Dollars and Taels of China,"prominent Chinese collector H. Chang relates the story of this coin from an unpublished manuscript history of the Tientsin Mint written in the 1920's by the mint director, Li Pai-ch’I (Li Baiqi). According to Li, In 1919 (3 years after Yuan Shih-Kai died) Li asked the Chinese engravers at the mint to produce a dollar die with the flying dragon design. This die was used with an obverse die engraved in 1914 by Giorgi, to produce the Yuan Shih-Kai Flying Dragon Dollars. These coins were not intended for circulation, but were commemorative coins made for collectors.

A PCGS MS65 sold in Heritage August 2014 sale for USD 19,975.

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NGC MS65
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CHINA 1916 Yuan Shi Kai Hung Hsien Dollar Silver, NGC

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