CNG 103, Lot: 996. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Zhōnghuá Mínguó (Republic of China). General issues. 1912-1949. AV 10 Yuán (22mm, 8.35 g, 12h). Tiānjīn Central mint. Dated year 8 of the Republic (AD 1919). Bust of Yuán Shìkăi left in military uniform / Legend in Hànzì characters within wreath. L&M 1030; Kann 1531; KM (Y) 330; Friedberg 5. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, scratches.

Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2285 (hammer $6500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, March 1980.