Topic: StacksBowersPonterio auction

[wg]

Hey there,
does anyone know why this coin was so valuable?

Peter A. says 600 USD?

Thx

1888 max.mintage and it
looks like many varieties?
snake with small 50 ( 50 far from snake head )
snake with large 50 ( 50 near snake head )
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5779/Modern-Chinese-Varieties-2001-Silver-50Y-Snake/

snake with small 50 ( 50 near snake head )
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=16642.msg90128#msg90128

btw.
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=8062.msg46919

[wg]

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[Birdman]

1888 max.mintage and it
looks like many varieties?
snake with small 50 ( 50 far from snake head )
snake with large 50 ( 50 near snake head )
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5779/Modern-Chinese-Varieties-2001-Silver-50Y-Snake/

snake with small 50 ( 50 near snake head )
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=16642.msg90128#msg90128

btw.
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=8062.msg46919

Are there similar varieties for the 2000 Dragon rectangle?

[china-silvercoin]

1888 max.mintage and it
looks like many varieties?
snake with small 50 ( 50 far from snake head )
snake with large 50 ( 50 near snake head )
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5779/Modern-Chinese-Varieties-2001-Silver-50Y-Snake/

snake with small 50 ( 50 near snake head )
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=16642.msg90128#msg90128

btw.
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=8062.msg46919

Many thx wg

So this was a rare variety, I was not  aware of.
Still a lot to learn!

Keep going.

And the Vintage coin section was red red hot, omg, saw one coin with 100 estimate That went for 9200!

[china-silvercoin]

This 2001 rectangular silver 5oz snake is hard to find in a 69.  Only the 2011 rabbit is more difficult (at this time).

Mark Bonke

Thx Mark

I knew the 2011 rabbit is hard to find. Btw my feeling is, that this coin was hoarded directly from the mint?!

2001 snake was always available, supply changed just recently?

[bonke]

Remember to watch for filed rims with the early years of this series.  Very frequent with the dragons and somewhat frequent with the snakes.  I do not remember for subsequent years.  I always guessed mint employees filed the high rims before packaging.  Still, this is speculation and I do not know this to be true or know anyone to ask.

Mark Bonke