On November 22nd, the 2011 China Guardian Stamps, Coins, Silver Sycees, Banknotes and Bronze Mirrors Auction concluded successfully with a total turnover of RMB 125,000,000 yuan after six days of auction.
Whole Country Is Red/Provided by China Guardian
New records were made by two stamps: the 1953 military stamp printed in blue (unissued) made a new record at RMB 2.7025 million yuan in the category; second, the “Whole Country Is Red” Stamp (canceled issuance) made a new record at RMB 1.5525 million yuan in the category. Besides, the “First Peking Print Junk Series Opt. ‘Chinese Empire’ Specimen 19 pieces” were transacted at RMB 1.955 million yuan.
In other sections, the “Gold Lotus Bowls” from the Tang Dynasty ranked first at RMB 9.2 million yuan and another gold ware from the Tang Dynasty “Pair Gold Ribbed Vases” from the Tang Dynasty” performed excellently at RMB 3.45 million yuan. In the section of copper mirrors, the “Bronze Mirror with Divine Human and Miraculous Creatures” won first place at RMB 2.645 million yuan.
Ming Dynasty Silver Sycee 50-Taels/Provided by China Guardian
And in the section of modern and contemporary coins, the “Kiangnan Province, Kuang Hsu Yuan Pao, 7 Mace 2 CDS Circlet-like Scales” (1898, UNC) was transacted at RMB 1.15 million yuan. In the section of gold and silver sycees, the “Ming Dynasty Silver Sycee 50-Taels” ranked first place at RMB 1.15 million yuan. And in the section of gold and silver coins of People’s Republic of China, the “Commemorative Silver Coin of Chinese Renshen Year of Twelve Animals” (12 coins) was auctioned out at RMB 241,500 yuan. In the section of ancient coins, the “6 Characters Knife Coin” was in an excellence condition and won first place at RMB 977,500 yuan. In the section of paper banknotes, a “Bank of Honan Province note” (1901) won first place at RMB 1.38 million yuan.