On April 6, before the Champion Auction - HICC Joint Auction, several numismatic events were held at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel, Hong Kong, bringing together many prominent figures in the numismatic community.
The First Release of The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang Commemorative Coin Series III - Li Hongxiu and the Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show Panda
The first event of the day was the release of the Legend of Chu Liu Xiang Commemorative Coin Series III - Li Hongxiu and the Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show Panda.
The year 2024 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Jin Yong, the master of kung fu novels, which is regarded as the year of Chinese kung fu. At the same time, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the issuance of the first Panda Medal for the Hong Kong Coin Show. The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang Commemorative Coin Series III - Li Hongxiu and the Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show Panda were released at 1:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile.
Mr. King Chan, Senior Advisor of NGC, presided over the releasing ceremony and introduced the background of the king fu novel The Legend of Chu.
At the launch ceremony, Mr. Lee Chi Ching, Hong Kong's leading comic artist, introduced his connection with Chinese Kungfu Inc., the copyright holder of The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang, and his cooperation with Mr. Jin Yong. In addition, Mr. Lee shared his experience of cross-border participation in the commemorative coin project. After the release event, Mr. Lee Chi Ching also signed the commemorative cards for the first release and took photos with fans.
Mr. Min Yu, on the other hand, shared with the audience the design concept of the coin and medal. David Camire, President of NCS and NGC Finalizer, also introduced the development of NGC. Mr. Yu Min and Mr. Lee Chi Ching signed for the audience after the event. Mr. Lee Chi Ching also drew cards for several audiences. The cards will be sent to the United States for grading and then returned to the audience.
Mr. Mateo Zhao, Senior Vice President of Asian Business Development of CCG Group, introduced the cooperation of CGC and NGC with the Legend of Chu Coin Series.
The First Release of The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang Commemorative Coin Series III - Li Hongxiu and the Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show Panda
The first event of the day was the release of the Legend of Chu Liu Xiang Commemorative Coin Series III - Li Hongxiu and the Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show Panda.
The year 2024 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Jin Yong, the master of kung fu novels, which is regarded as the year of Chinese kung fu. At the same time, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the issuance of the first Panda Medal for the Hong Kong Coin Show. The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang Commemorative Coin Series III - Li Hongxiu and the Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show Panda were released at 1:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile.
Mr. King Chan, Senior Advisor of NGC, presided over the releasing ceremony and introduced the background of the king fu novel The Legend of Chu.
At the launch ceremony, Mr. Lee Chi Ching, Hong Kong's leading comic artist, introduced his connection with Chinese Kungfu Inc., the copyright holder of The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang, and his cooperation with Mr. Jin Yong. In addition, Mr. Lee shared his experience of cross-border participation in the commemorative coin project. After the release event, Mr. Lee Chi Ching also signed the commemorative cards for the first release and took photos with fans.
Mr. Min Yu, on the other hand, shared with the audience the design concept of the coin and medal. David Camire, President of NCS and NGC Finalizer, also introduced the development of NGC. Mr. Yu Min and Mr. Lee Chi Ching signed for the audience after the event. Mr. Lee Chi Ching also drew cards for several audiences. The cards will be sent to the United States for grading and then returned to the audience.
Mr. Mateo Zhao, Senior Vice President of Asian Business Development of CCG Group, introduced the cooperation of CGC and NGC with the Legend of Chu Coin Series.
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| Presentation by Mr. Lee Chi Ching, translated by Mr. King Chan |
Mr. Yu Min |
Mr. David Camire
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| Mr. Lee Chi Ching and Mr. Yu Min signing cards for the audience |
Signatures and drawings by Mr. Lee Chi Ching |
Mr. Lee Chi Ching signed and drew a comic portrait for Mr. Michael Chou.
Mr. Mateo Zhao After David Camire's speech, Mr. Yu Min presented him
with a signed plaster of Chu Liu Xiang
and took a group photo
From left: Lee Chi Ching,Yu Min, David Camire,
Michael Chou, Ben Wengel
with a signed plaster of Chu Liu Xiang
and took a group photo
From left: Lee Chi Ching,Yu Min, David Camire,
Michael Chou, Ben Wengel
Mr. Duan Honggang
Forum on the 30th Anniversary of the Journal of East Asian Numismatics and the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show, Auction, and Show Panda Medal
After the release ceremony, the Forum on the 30th Anniversary of the Journal of East Asian Numismatics and the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Coin Show, Auction, and Show Panda Medal was hosted by Mr. King Chan.
After the beginning of the forum, Mr. Michael Chou, president of Champion Auction, with the editorial committee members of the fourth edition of the Top Chinese Coins (silver coin edition), announced the official launch of the fourth edition.
Mr. Duan Honggang, General Manager of Beijing Gongbo Coin Authentication Co., Ltd. introduced how he became involved with the book Top Chinese Coins.
At the dinner, senior collectors at home and abroad filled out the survey for the fourth edition.
For his part, Mr. David Chio, President of the Macau Numismatic Society, introduced the new changes to the annual show of the Macau Numismatic Society. The top 12 coins of the fourth edition will be released at the annual show this year.
After the launching ceremony, Ben Wengel, NGC World Coin Finalizer, introduced CCG / NGC events in Hong Kong.
Afterward, Mr. Stephen Tai, an expert on sycee, introduced the Central Mint's gold bars in the sense of numismatics, which triggered discussions among the audience. After Mr. Tai's presentation, several audience members came to consult on his works.
Finally, Mr. Colin Gullberg introduced chopmarked coins and had a lot of interaction with the audience.
Senior collectors filled in the surveys
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| Mr. David Chio | Ben Wengel |
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| Mr. Stephen Tai | Mr. Colin Gullberg |
Chinese Coin Rarity Exhibition in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Journal of East Asian Numismatics
Founded in 1994 by Mr. Michael Chou, President of Champion Auction, and Mr. Bruce Smith, the Journal of East Asian Numismatics is an academic numismatic journal. Thirty years have passed since the first issue of the journal was published.
We have planned a special exhibition in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Journal of East Asian Numismatics. The exhibition started at 11:00 am on April 6.
The most notable exhibits in the exhibition are L. Girogi's manuscripts of the 1911 Empire Dollars, the last coin of the late Qing Dynasty, and the manuscript of the Dragon and Phoenix Dollar with L. Girogi's signature, the first coin of the Republic of China. In addition, the exhibition also brings together some of China's rarest fractional coins, such as the Heaton Hunan Half Dollar Silver, the Heaton Shaanxi Half Dollar Silver, Taiping Rebellion Half Tael Silver, Shanghai Customs Five Mace Silver, 1911 Half Dollar Silver with incused dragon pearl, Kirin Five Mace Silver, Szechuan Kaishu Half Dollar Silver, Chekiang Kaishu 5 Cent Silver, Kwangtung Reversed 5 Cent Silver Coins (7.2 and 7.3 varieties), and Hunan 5 Cent Silver. There is also a complete set of uniface lead patterns of the 1910 Empire Coins made by the Vienna Mint in the and a complete set of proof 1910 Empire Coins, 1927 Chang Tso-Lin One Dollar Silver, the restrike variety of the 1900 Peking dollar, and U.S. variety of 1929 Sun Yat-sen Junk Dollar Silver.
From left: HICC partner Same Hung and HICC partner Wyon Wong, Singapore senior collector George Lim, Champion Auction President Michael Chou, Singapore collector Amos Fo, Singapore collector Adriel Fo, Nine Art Museum Curator Liu Ying, Hong Kong Comic Artist Lee Chi Ching, Yu Min, Former Senior Designer of Shanghai Mint, Macau Numismatic Society Chairman David Chio, Macau Numismatic Society Director Ho Tin Seng, Law Wai Ming, Former Guest Lecture of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, NGC Senior Advisor King Chan
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Chinese Coin Rarity Exhibition