Price list from Tan Kuan Yang Gilbert, Singapore

Tan Kuan Yang Gilbert
22-July-1998
Schjoth or
Krause No
LegendPeculiarityGradePrice (US$)Comments
The Chou Dynasty (1122-255 B.C.)
41v
Pu Spade-moneyVF+420.00 larger than 41 or 42; not a common type.
2 pieces available, choice selected from the a hoard 4 years ago. One piece has more pointed feet than the other. Both have a character each on the obverse face. Sharp
The Liang Dynasty (A.D.502-554)
226vWu Shuthe "imature" cashG8.00scarce smaller variety of the 6 Dynasties
The Nothern Wei Dynasty (A.D.386-550)
239Yang An Wu Shua.d.529F+30.00special variety of the right character "five"
The T'ang Dynasty (A.D.618-907)
312vK'ai Yuan t.p.
a.d.618-626

VF8.00unusual characters - scarce
313v
VF10.00unusual characters - scarce
321 rev. nail mark on the bottomF+4.00
321v1 F-4.00special variety of calligraphy
321v2 VF6.00special variety of calligraphy
324 rev. vertical nail mark on the bottomF-VF5.00
328 rev. nail mark on the SWF-VF7.00
334 rev. nail mark on the leftF4.00large characters
F+5.00smaller characters
335 rev. nail mark on the top and bottomF+8.00
340 a star on the right side of the YuanF4.00small characters
F+5.00larger characters
AnnameseF6.00blank reverse from Vietnam
Double-hookF10.00rare style of obverse calligraphy Yuan character
359Ch'ien Yuan c.p.
a.d.756-62

VG7.00smaller characters

VG8.00medium characters

F-9.00larger characters
362 rev. nail mark on the bottomF+3.00rare obverse calligraphy but crack on upper flan
363 rev. horizontal stroke on the bottomF5.00thick and scarce variety
366K'ai Yuan t.p.
a.d.841-846
rev. ChangF+5.00wide character on reverse
393
rev. JunF+/VG3.00
The Five Dynasties (A.D.907-60), Southern T'ang
444T'ang Kuo t.p.
F5.00
446K'ai Yuan t.p.
F7.00
The Nothern Sung Dynasty (A.D.960-1127)
471Ching Te y.p.
a.d.1004-7

F-5.00scarce variety
484T'ien Sheng y.p.
seal writing
F+3.00large central hole
484v F-20.00extra line on top of upper character - rare
486 orthodox writingF-5.00small-size and small characters - scarce
492Chien Yu y.p.
a.d.1034-7
seal writingF+3.00large central hole
497Huang Sung t.p.
a.d.1038-9
seal writingF+5.00not a common variety
500v orthodox writingF15.00a very scarce smaller-sized example
527vHsi Ning y.p.
a.d.1068-85
seal writingF+8.00a wider rim example - scarce
532v a 'rosette'-formed holeF+13.00but with a Chinese character on the top of the reverse, scarce
533 orthodox writingF+2.00
533v F+8.00Nicknamed "crab-claws(dots)" character Hsi
545Yuan Feng t.p.
a.d.1078-85
seal writingF-VF7.00extra-wide and large characters - uncommon
556 grass writing, value 2F+6.00
559 value 2, a crescent on the rev.F+15.00slight fault in North-east on obverse - scarce
559v F+30.00with crescent in the reverse position
567v1 (2)Yuan Yu t.p.
a.d.1086-1100
grass writingF-VF8.00for 2 pieces with feet of upper character pointing up
567v2 (2) F+8.00a matching pair with very wide upper character Yuan
608Sheng Sung y.p.
a.d.1101-1125
seal writingF+3.00wide rims - scarce
609
F+5.00a scarcer variety of calligraphy
610
F+4.00large central hole
Japanese (2)F-F+20.00for a pair of seal and script pieces - scarce
621Chung Ning t.p.
a.d.1102-06
value 5, orthodox writingVF7.00
628Ta Kuan t.p.
a.d.1107-10
orthodox writingF5.00large Bao - scarce calligraphic variety
629v VF20.00a very scarce variety in very fine lettering
630 value 10VF+20.00superb and scarce in this condition!
634Cheng Ho t.p.
a.d.1111-17
seal writingF+2.00
634v1 F+7.00special writing style
634v2 F+20.00special writing in extra-large font size - rare
635 clerkly writingF+4.002 varieties, 1 wider rim but smaller text
636 orthodox writingF+7.00
648Hsuan Ho t.p.
a.d.1119-25
seal writing
F+5.00
648v F+25.00round concentric circles in upper character
649v1 F-VF9.00very fine-lettering - rare
649v2 F5.00scarce hunched-back right character Tong variety
653 (3) clerkly writingF+VF9.00for 3 varieties of rounded base left character Bao
654 F-VF13.00large central hole variety - scarce
The Southern Sung Dynasty (A.D.1127-1280)
710Ch'ien Tao y.p.
a.d.1165-73
ironVF-35.00reverse Tong at left
a similar one sold for Japanese Yen 21,000 at a recent auction est.18K
712 F+25.00reverse Tong at bottom
Shun Hsi y.p.
a.d.1174-89
2 cashVF300.00reverse Zhen at the bottom and rare
1009Shun Yu y.p.
a.d.1241-52
11th yearF-VF19.00scarcest year in its year-title series
1036Kai Ching t.p.
a.d.1259
rev. YuanVG10.00
The Chin Dynasty (Nu-chen Tartars) (A.D.1115-1260)
1087Ta Ding t.p.
a.d.1188
on the top rev. ShenF-VF28.00with a square-headed Tong, thus rare
The Ming Dynasty (A.D.1368-1644)
1143Hung Wu t.p.
a.d.1368-98
on the rev.top Pei PingF+6.00
1145 on the rev.top CheF+5.00
1177Hung Chih t.p.
a.d.1488-1505

F4.00
1183Lung Ching t.p.
a.d.1567-72

F+25.00scarce
1185v1Wan Li t.p.
a.d.1573-1619

F15.00with extra-large characters

VF20.00with extra-large characters
1185v2
F-5.00issued by the Board of Works - blank rev.
1185v3
G-6.00issued by Kwangxi Province - blank rev.
1185v4
F5.00blank reverse - but a scarce variety
1202vTien Chi t.p.
a.d.1621-7

F+3.00right character Tong with 2 dots
The Ming Dynasty Rebel Wu San Kuei
1335v1Li Yung t.p.

VF25.00with very large and wide characters, rare
1335v2
F15.00square headed right character Tong
1339 rev. Yun, val.2F+8.00
The Ch’ing Dynasty (A.D.1644-1911)
1359v

F-8.00with mint-inscribed semi-circle incuse above reverse
1382

VG/G8.00
1397

VG4.00small part of rim at 2 o'clock originally filed off after casting
1401

F-F+5.00
1424

F8.00small Fu
1424v
F8.00large Fu, scarce
1427

VF-3.00
1435

F+6.00
1436

VF+4.00original filing marks still present
1436v
F-4.00extra-small size - reddish [very scarce]
1437

G2.00a "red" & small-sized piece
1463

F-VF2.00simplified lower obverse character - "Shan" Long
1468v

F+3.50a scarcer Manchu mintmark of the same mint
1475

VG+3.00large Manchu mintmark
1482v

VF+EF30.00Sinkiang Province Yarkand Mint - as made
1485

F-VF5.00
1489

F+0.80 different varieties of obverse available
1491

F1.00
1500

F/VF3.00
1519

F+4.00
1520

F+13.00scarce
C#1-7
50 cashVF30.00
KM#10

G-8.00but a very rare mintmark Bao Zhou
1550

F-VF4.00
1552

F+13.00scarce variety - thick and small
C#21-4

F+15.00Jin - Shantung Province Mintmark-scarce
unlisted

F20.00Tung-Chih Taiwan Mint - scarce
F/1565

F+12.00scarce
B/1550
F/1565


F+15.00scarce
B/1413

F0.00Just the Manchu character of 1413 is portrayed to the right here
C#12-5

F-5.00
C#12-7

F+20.00
1586/Hsu#261

F+33.00machine struck Ning, possibly Ningpo
1587

aUnc8.00struck coin - with some lustre
1588

VF+5.00thicker variety of this struck coin - scarce
C#10-25

F-VF3.002 varieties of obverse available

Some rare pieces from the vault for the discerning:
C#24-10 EF+ 1,300.00 (A mother coin - less than 5 known) [SOLD]

A portfolio of 13 different Emperor Guang Xu sample cash in "as-made" condition. All are from different provincial mints and are of a uniformly and significantly larger size than the normal cash. Appear to have been plucked straight off a money-tree. Sample cash of Guang Xu are rare and desirable (Price on request). [9 SOLD, ONLY 4 LEFT]

A Kwangtung Mint milled sample small cash of Emperor Guang Xu with the reverse characters upside down. The obverse calligraphic style is similar to NCLT issue KM#3 10 cash(brass). A trial issue that escaped into circulation and thus slightly worn-out but extremely rare. (Less than 5 of the upside down variety are known)

  • F+ 550.00 (the reverse is upside down) [SOLD]
  • F- 200.00 (the reverse is upright) [SOLD]

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