Stack's Bowers & Ponterio to Hold Spring 2025 Hong Kong Auction

Following in a long line of trend-setting sales that have been standard-bearers for the Asian numismatics marketplace, venerable auction house Stack's Bowers & Ponterio is

Following in a long line of trend-setting sales that have been standard-bearers for the Asian numismatics marketplace, venerable auction house Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio is excited to announce their Spring 2025 Hong Kong Auction—an exceptional array of over 7,600 lots of coins, medals, tokens, and currency. This monumental sale will be presented in 12 sessions spread across seven days (April 7-13 HKT), comprising both live and internet-only venues. Providing collectors with a wide range of material, this auction boasts a higher-end estimate expectation in excess of $19.6 million.

The always highly-anticipated Rarities Night leads the way and presents such treasures as the catalog cover coin, a Silver Dollar Pattern from 1928 featuring the “Mukden Tiger.” Gold issues from the Republic’s second decade in 1926 also dominate, highlighted by a Dragon & Peacock 20 Cents Pattern, and 20 Dollar and 10 Dollar patterns of the “Dogmeat General” from Shantung. Other impressive offerings include a Gold K’uping Tael Pattern from 1906, a 1921 “Pavilion” Dollar in Gold, and a “Sungarei” 4 Mace Pattern in Brass.

Among non-vintage Chinese offerings, an 1864 Hong Kong Silver Dollar Pattern from the collection of Sir Hercules Robinson should delight bidders, as will a very rare 1646 Crown from the Netherlands East Indies, a 1990 Dragon & Phoenix 1500 Yuan struck in 20 ounces of gold, and a 1984 1000 Yuan from the Panda series that features 12 ounces of gold.

Among world currency in the Spring Hong Kong Auction, highlights include a 1905 1 Tael from the Yu Chuan Honan Official Bank, a 1941 2 Yuan from the Central Bank of China, and a 1912 100 Dollars Color Trial Specimen from Hong Kong’s Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China.

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