Three Chinese 'Yuan Shikai' portrait silver dollars, 1914

Three Chinese 'Yuan Shikai' portrait silver dollars

1914

Diameter range: 38.6-39 mm; depth range: 2.2-2.3 mm

Weight range: 26.73-26.84 g

Lots 1-15 are from the estate of a woman in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her father, Yu Jishi, was a high-ranking Nationalist general and a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek, while her father-in-law, Xiao Xingru, was also a Nationalist general. Works from the family collection were previously offered at our March 2018 Spring Auction, including Lots 155-166 in Session I on March 25 and Lots 624-666 in Session II on March 26.

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Condition
One with a loss and associated dent.

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