NGC Highlights from the Upcoming Champion Macau, China Auction

The Champion Macau Auction will be held on December 3, 2016 at the Sofitel Ponte 16 Hotel in Macau, China. This Macau, China auction features a number of NGC-certified coins from the NC Collection and the Charles Tanant collection of Chinese coins.

The NC Collection is the most complete Chinese silver and copper coin collection ever handled by Champion. Many of the coins were obtained from the 1970s to 1990s through major auctions and private treaty sale from some of the top dealers, including H. Chang of Hong Kong, China and Hans Schulman of New York. Some of the coins can be traced back to an even earlier source: a collection built in the 1930s and purchased directly from Hans Schulman. Schulman handled the Woodward and Kann collection through private treaty before the First Kann Auction in 1971.

One of the top items from the collection was the first Chinese Coin to exceed USD 10,000 at auction: the Heaton Archive Hunan Dollar, NGC SP 67, which sold for USD 15,500 through Paramount auction in 1975. Another great rarity is the 1884 Kirin Pattern set of Spelter Uniface Strikings, formerly of Woodward and Kann collection, purchased in 1976 for USD 10,000 from H. Chang. Many other great Chinese rarities were added to the collection, including many of the finest known examples graded by NGC.

“It is a great pleasure for NGC to examine the great beauty of the Chinese rarities in the NC Collection,” said NGC Chairman Mark Salzberg.

A full list of highlights from the upcoming auction are below:

• Lot 110 - CHINA-EMPIRE 1907 20 Cash Copper, Thick Planchet, NGC MS 62 BN. Charles Tanant Collection. Estimate US $200-400
• Lot 163 (shown below) - CHINA-FUKIEN ND(1844) CHANGCHOW Silver Military Ration, Zhu Signature, L&M291, K6, NGC AU Details. NC Collection. Estimate: US $20,000-40,000

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• Lot 165 - CHINA-REPUBLIC ND(1927-28) 500 Cash Copper, Honan Mint, plain edge 44mm, Hsu 445a, CCC559, NGC XF 45 BN. NC Collection, Estimate: US $10,000-20,000
• Lot 220 - CHINA-TAIWAN ND(1853) Ju-I Military Ration, with crossed lotus, L&M323, K2, NGC AU Details. NC Collection. Estimate: US $20,000-40,000
• Lot 228 (shown below) - CHINA-REPUBLIC 1914 Yuan Shi Kai One Dollar Silver Matte Proof Pattern, three-quarter portrait of Yuan in civilian clothing, with engraver's name L.GIORGI behind shoulder, L&M73, Kann 643A, NGC SP 64. Estimate: US $60,000-120,000

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• Lot 252 - CHINA-SINKIANG 1912 Unification Society Silver Medal, with lion and flags on obverse, 27.8g, NGC Medal AU 55. NC Collection. Estimate: US $3,000-6,000
• Lot 253 - CHINA-REPUBLIC ND (1912) Li Yuan Hung Commemorative Bronze Medal, Wuchang Mint Issue, NGC AU 55 BN. NC Collection,Estimate: US $3,000-6,000
• Lot 255 (shown below) - CHINA-HUPEH 1922 Wuchang Mint Director Guo Bronze Medal, NGC AU 58 BN. NC Collection,Estimate: US $3,000-6,000

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• Lot 256 - AUSTRALIA 2016P Year of the Monkey 100 Dollars 1 Oz .9999 Colorized Gold, Mintage only 34, NGC MS 70. One of the rarest Perth Mint 1 Oz gold coin. Estimate: US $3,000-6,000
• Lot 332 - CHINA 1983 150 Yuan 8g .916 Gold Proof, Year of the Pig, Mintage 5000, NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO. Estimate: US $5,000-10,000
• Lot 333 (shown below) - CHINA 1984 150 Yuan 8g .916 Gold Proof, Year of the Rat, Mintage 5000, NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO. Estimate: US $10,000-20,000

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• Lot 407 - CHINA-BERLIN 2016 World Money Fair Berlin - Otto Beh Dies Berlin Special Exhibit Palladium Proof, Commemorative Show Panda, 40mm, Coin Number 03, Mintage 10, NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO. Estimate: US $10,000-20,000

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