Heritage to Offer 2nd-Finest Extremely Rare “P’u” Pattern Half Dollar
One of the coins featured in the upcoming Heritage Auctions July 7-9 Hong Kong Sale is the extremely rare Republic of China Sun Yat-sen...
Heritage Auctions to Offer Finest Certified 1908 Tai-Ching-Ti-Kuo Dollar
The upcoming July 7 - 9 Hong Kong Signature Auction from Heritage Auctions features an astounding conditional survivor: a Kuang-hsü Dollar ND (1908) graded...
Stack’s Bowers Ponterio’s Inaugural Hong Kong Rarities Night a Success
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio’s inaugural Rarities Night of Chinese Coins proved a resounding success, as 255 lots realized just short of $27,000,000 as one...
Three NGC Vintage Chinese Coins Each Realize Over $1 Million in Taisei Auction
Three highly valuable vintage Chinese coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) each sold for over $1 million USD in a sale presented by Taisei...
Austrian Mint 1936 Chinese Proof Set Offered in May Hong Kong Sale
By Nicholas Fritz - Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack's Bowers Galleries ......
In 1936, war loomed over China as it became increasingly clear that...
Kairos Collection Chinese Coins Highlight Stack’s Bowers Hong Kong Sale
By Nicholas Fritz - Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack's Bowers Galleries ......
The Stack's Bowers and Ponterio May 2022 Hong Kong Auction of Asian...
Stack’s Bowers Ponterio to Offer Nearly 10,000 Lots of Asian Numismatics in May Hong...
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to present a large and varied selection of Asian and Asia-related coins and paper money in their biannual...
Heritage Hong Kong Spring Showcase Auction Scheduled for April 3
The Hong Kong Spring Showcase Auction from Heritage Auctions presents collectors the first of four opportunities in 2022 to engage with a curated concentration...
Hong Kong – A Very Rare Chinese Pattern Coin
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
In Chinese numismatics, there are countless areas to study and collect. One facet is the transition from a silver-based...
Chinese Pattern Realizes NGC-Certified World Record $2.16 Million
A vintage Chinese coin certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) just sold for $2.16 million, setting a world record for an NGC-certified Chinese coin....
Stack’s Bowers December Hong Kong CCO Auction Brings $10 Million+
As the world shifts to a more digitized environment, numismatic items that had previously been reserved for live sales at major auctions are crossing...
Heritage World Coins, Paper Money Auctions Combine to Top $13.8 Million
‘Mukden Tiger’ dollar roars past $2.1 million to pace Heritage Auctions’ biggest HKINF event
The popularity and demand for Asian numismatics has soared recently. Nowhere...
“Big Beard” Chinese Pattern Coin Realizes $780,000 in Stack’s Bowers Sale
An extremely rare Chinese pattern certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) has realized $780,000 at a Stack's Bowers auction. It was the top coin...
Bearded Yuan Shih-Kai Transitional Coin in Stack’s Bowers December Collectors Auction
By Nicholas Fritz - Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack's Bowers Galleries ......
The December Hong Kong Collectors Choice Auction of Asian Coins from Stack's...
PCGS New World Coin Variety Report November 2021
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
PCGS has been seeing some fantastic coins recently, including some new discoveries and old favorites. Numismatic headlines were made...
Ancient Chinese Coins and the World’s Oldest Mint
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
In early August 2021, Han Zhao and his team of Chinese archaeologists with the State University of Zhengzhou, announced...
A New Pattern From Germany of the Yunnan Dragon Dollar
Heidelberger Münzhandlung presents a new testimony to the active cooperation between China and Germany: a pattern of the Dragon Dollar for Yunnan, produced with...
Stack’s Bowers Ponterio to Feature Major Chinese Coin Rarities in December Hong Kong Collectors...
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce that extremely rare and recently identified numismatic treasures will be auctioned at their Hong Kong Collectors...
Stack’s Bowers Ponterio Hong Kong Auction Surpasses $30 Million Mark 2nd Consecutive Time
After 13 separate sessions comprising world and ancient coins along with world paper money, the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio September Hong Kong Auction realized...
PCGS New World Coin Variety Report September 2021
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
With the positive response to the previous report in August 2021, we will continue the series! This month we...
Chinese Numismatic Treasures From the Family of H.H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi)
By Kyle Ponterio - Senior Numismatist and Cataloger, Stack's Bowers Galleries ......
Numerous rare, interesting and highly desirable numismatic treasures will soon cross the block...
Stack’s Bowers Ponterio to Hold Firm’s Largest Hong Kong Auction
In what has already been a banner year for the venerable auction house, Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is excited to announce their fall Hong...
Two Chinese Pavilion Dollars in Gold at Stack’s Bowers September Hong Kong Auction
By Jeremy Bostwick - Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack's Bowers ......
There is an abundant selection of numismatic highlights in the upcoming fall Hong Kong...
Asian Coins Showcased in Autumn Heritage Hong Kong Auction
The Hong Kong Autumn Showcase Auction from Heritage Auctions is now open for bidding, exclusively at Coins.HA.com. After a successful Showcase auction in April,...
PCGS New World Coin Variety Report August 2021
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
With the volume of coins submitted at PCGS, it is not uncommon for new significant world varieties to be...
Collecting Strategies: The Financially Painless Way To Collect Gold Coins
By Al Doyle for CoinWeek .....
The appeal of gold is universal, and it has nothing to do with the state of one's finances. A desire to own...
Stack’s Bowers Ponterio Announces Updated September Sale Dates, New Hong Kong CCO Venue
Fresh off Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio’s record-shattering April Hong Kong auction that offered over 5,000 lots of coins and banknotes and realized prices in...
The 1889 Silver Coins of the Kwangtung Mint, China
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
The story of numismatics in China is a protracted and complex subject with a depth of millennia.
For the machine-struck...
Heritage Summer Hong Kong World Coin, Currency Auctions Exceed $10.5 Million
Rare Chinese dollar coins were the focus as Heritage's June 23-25 auctions of World and Ancient Coins and rare World Paper Money raised over...
Contemporary Chinese Coins Gaining on Century-Old Counterparts at Heritage Auctions’ HKINF Event
Highlights make world premiere at Hong Kong International Numismatic Fair official auctions June 25-27
A collector’s pick of world and ancient coins among the nearly...