Certified by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), a Chinese 1910 Yunnan Silver Dollar realized an incredible $660,000 USD at the Heritage Auctions on June 12, 2020. Commonly known as a “Spring Dollar”, this is one of the greatest rarities in Chinese numismatics. It also fetched one of the highest prices
The ones that show a side profile, like the pattern recently certified by NGC, are sometimes called “Fat Man Dollars,” and are particularly popular in Chinese numismatics. Their design was created by Luigi Giorgi, the chief engraver at the Tientsin Mint. The L&M-67 patterns include “L. GIORGI” on the obverse
One of the finest known existing 1883-S Morgan Dollars will be offered during the Rarities Night of the Stack’s Bowers 2020 Las Vegas Auction. This rare Morgan Dollar is a surprising challenge to collectors in Mint State. The mintage of this coin was moderately large. At 6,250,000, the 1883-S is