Prized Private Collections at Heritage Hong Kong Auction
Three exceptional collections, encompassing provincial and the Republic of China, stand poised to help Heritage Auctions' December 7-9 World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session...
PCGS Around the World: The China 1929 Globe Pattern Dollar
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
The Chinese 1929 pattern dollar of Sun Yat-sen featuring the globe reverse design is a desirable rarity out of...
Famed Kweichow Auto Dollar Offered by GreatCollections
GreatCollections is currently offering collectors the opportunity to bid on one of the most popular commemorative silver dollar coins struck by Republican China. Despite...
Heritage Hong Kong Auction Accepting Bids Through October 2
On the heels of Heritage Auctions' most successful Hong Kong showing to date comes their annual fall Hong Kong Autumn World & Ancient Coins...
World Coin Rarities in Künker Fall Auctions
Künker Auctions 372-375 by Künker GmbH ......
Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts,
This fall, Künker publishes seven catalogs with as many as 4,715 lots and a...
China Kirin (1898) Dollar Coins
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
The Kirin province of China boasts more varieties for Chinese machine-struck coinage than any other province. Between silver and...
1903 Fengtien Tael, King of Chinese Coins, Sells for Over $6.9 Million
By CoinWeek .....
On August 10, 2022, the Beijing ChengXuan Auction Company sold the famed 1903 Fengtien Tael, called the "King of Chinese Coins", for just...
Rare Chinese Pavilion Dollar Offered by GreatCollections
Currently for sale on Greatcollections.com is a high-grade major Chinese rarity: an MS 63 Hsu Shih Chang or “Pavilion” commemorative dollar. Quite difficult to...
The Shanghai Tael
By PCGS ......
There are coins that in their time were failures but today are highly prized legendary coins. This is the case with the...
Rare Chinese Coins Lead Heritage HKINF Auctions Above $14.3 Million
An exceedingly rare Chinese coin, struck in commemoration of the completion of one full lunar cycle since the start of the lunar series, sold...
Rarely Seen Unadopted Pattern Coins of the People’s Republic of China
On November 18, 1975, the Ministry of Finance in China submitted to the State Council a report on the design and production of a...
The Origin of the Yuan Shih-kai Dollar
Expelling foreign silver coins from China, the Yuan Shih-kai Dollar was a turning point for Chinese coins.
During the late Qing Dynasty, foreign currency inside...
Heritage Hong Kong Platinum Auction Open for Bidding
While it has perhaps become a bit of a cliché between both novice collectors and industry veterans that the last couple of years have...
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...