A rare silver coin pattern made in London around 1867 for trade in Shanghai spent decades in a private collection; it has now sold for $4.758 million at a Hong Kong auction, leading a nearly $32 million sale
A silver coin designed more than 150 years ago for a proposed international trading currency has fetched $4.758 million at an auction in Hong Kong, despite never becoming part of regular circulation. Made in London around 1867-68, the rare Kwan Ping Trade Coinage pattern was intended to be part of a proposed Chinese-Foreign Circulating Coin…
