Chinese Rarities Certified by NGC Sell for Six Figures in Champion Macau Auction

Six coins certified by NGC each sold for more than $100,000 in the December auction.

Posted on: 1/14/2025

Six outstanding Chinese rarities that sold for six-figure prices were among the coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) that were offered in a Champion Macau auction on December 1, 2024.

The top lot was a China 1898 Kiangnan Silver Dollar - Circlet Scale Dragon graded NGC MS 66 and pedigreed to the YIF Collection (lot 65), which sold for $500,000. The YIF Collection — which stands for Yang’s Intriguing Finds — is an esteemed pedigree in the world of coin collecting, particularly celebrated for its rare and high-quality Chinese coins. This particular coin, struck for a region about 150 miles east of Shanghai, is one of only eight numerically graded examples in the NGC Census, with none graded higher.

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Meanwhile, a China 1898 Shensi 50 Cents graded NGC SP 63 and pedigreed to the Chinese Family Collection (lot 60) sold for $380,000. The Chinese Family Collection is a renowned pedigree in numismatics that includes rare and historically significant Chinese coins, particularly from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic period. This is one of only five examples in the NGC Census of this coin, which was struck for the inland Chinese province of Shensi near the end of the Imperial Era.

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Other NGC-certified coins sold in this auction include:

  • a China 1900 Peking Silver Dollar Restrike graded NGC MS 64 (lot 69), which sold for $260,000
  • a China 1897 Kiangnan Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 62 (lot 64), which sold for $165,000
  • a China 1898 Shensi Silver 10 Cents graded NGC SP 66 (lot 61), which sold for $135,000
  • a China 1897 Kiangnan Silver Dollar graded NGC AU 58 (lot 63), which sold for $132,000
  • a China 1898 Kiangnan Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 61 (lot 66), which sold for $92,000
  • a China, Republic 1923 Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 64 (lot 76), which sold for $82,000
  • a China, Republic 1914 (YR3) Silver 50 Cents - Yuan Shih-Kai graded NGC MS 63 (lot 73), which sold for $80,000
  • a China, Republic 1914 Bronze Pattern 10 Cash graded NGC MS 64 BN (lot 72), which sold for $56,000
  • a China, Republic 1928 Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 66 (lot 77), which sold for $42,000
  • a China (1850-1864) Silver 1/2 Tael - Tian Guo Sheng Bao graded NGC AU 58 (lot 67), which sold for $42,000

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