With the successful conclusion of the Champion - HICC joint auction, and to appreciate old and new friends for the continuous support, Champion Auction officially announces that there will be no buyer's commission for the Special Auction of the 30th Anniversary of the Journal of East Asian Numismatics at Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 on Sunday, December 1, 2024.
Prior to the auction, we will be attending the Opening Ceremony of the Annual Show of the Macau Numismatic Society and the Release Ceremony of the Macau Numismatic Society Annual Show Panda Medal on November 28th at Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16. A receptional dinner will be held on the same day at the Restaurant Ka Nin Wain, Macau, where the top 12 coins of the fourth edition of the Top Chinese Coins (Silver Coin Edition) will be announced.
The following two days, November 29th and 30th, there will be a preview at the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16. Those who win the bids can pick up on December 2nd.
All interested parties are welcome to ask for more information.
WeChat: 1026841006 / 19514623548
Tel: +862 61650618
Email: jeanzg1994@163.com
In addition, the 2024 Macau Numismatic Society Annual Show will be held from November 29th to 30th. Please note that the venue of this year's Annual Show will be changed to the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16, due to the renovation of the Kam Pek Community Centre. Please contact us in advance if you want to book a table at the show.
The 2024 Champion - HICC Joint Auction kicked off on April 7 at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Hong Kong.
The auction began with the Warring States Knife Coins from the Bowker/Fang Yao-yu Collection, which saw bidding from floor buyers, telephone bidders, and mail bidders. LOT 002 - Warring States Three-Character Knife Coin (GBCA EF80) went to a Chinese buyer for $2,160 (including commissions, hereinafter referred to as the same), as the highest priced of the seven Knife Coins from the Bowker/Fang Yao-yu in this auction, while the other knife coins went to other three Chinese buyers.
LOT 008 - Round-Foot Spade Coin (GBCA EF85) from the K.I. Lee Collection in South Korea was the first highlight of the auction, with bids coming in from mail bidders, telephone bidders, floor bidders, and online bidders. Ultimately, the three-hole spade coin went to a Chinese buyer for $3,480.
Most of the other ancient coins in this auction came from a senior overseas collector. The buyer who won LOT 008 also won LOT 012 – Warring States Spade Coin Fu Fan Yi Jin (GBCA EF85) and LOT 016 - sparked the first Square-Foot Spade Coin (GBCA EF82) in a spirited bidding between several floor buyers.
LOT 029 - CHINA-XIN MANG Zhuang Quan Si Shi Cash Coin (GBCA EF82) is very scarce and attracted a large number of ancient coin collectors to the preview prior to the auction. The coin also triggered bidding from several floor buyers and one telephone buyer. In the end, a floor buyer from Macau won the bid at US$11,100.
LOT 040 - 1861 Qi Xiang Zhong Bao 10 Cash Coin (GBCA EF82) was the highest-priced ancient coin in this auction, with a Chinese buyer winning the coin for $24,000 after fierce bidding among several floor and phone buyers.
LOT 004 
LOT 008
LOT 012 
LOT 029 
LOT 040
The auction of vintage coins started at 12:00 am. The first coins to be auctioned were the coins from the famous collector Mr. Nelson Chang.
LOT 066 (NGC MS66) and LOT 067 (A.S.T.C. variety, NGC MS65) are Anhwei One Dollar Silver Coins, from Hsi/NC Collections, which triggered bidding from telephone buyers, floor buyers, and mail buyers. In the end, overseas buyers won these two lots for $252,000 and $204,000, respectively.
LOT 068 - 5 Cents Uniface Copper Trial, unique, saw spirited bidding from phone bidders, floor bidders, and mail bidders. In the end, a floor buyer from Taiwan won the coin for $31,200.
LOT 069 – Sinkiang 1910 Ration Silver 5 Mace (NGC MS66) from the collection of renowned collectors Eduard Kann and Nelson Chang is a hardly seen Sinkiang silver coin of good condition, and it is one of the coins with the fiercest bidding in the auction. In the end, a senior collector from Singapore won the lot for $79,200. This buyer also won LOT 072 - 1897 Fengtien 1897 20 Cents Brass Pattern (NGC MS62), one of the first batch of Otto Beh patterns appeared in the 1980s for $38,400.
LOT 070 - 1912 Sun Yat Sen 10 Cent Silver Pattern (NGC MS66) is one of Nelson Chang's favorite coins. The coin was one of the coins with the most telephone consignments in the auction and also prompted intense bidding from buyers on the floor. In the end, a telephone buyer won the coin for $186,000.
From LOT 091 were Chinese patterns and Sun Yat Sen medals and coins from the Taiwan YIF Collection.
From LOT 091 to LOT 095 were Szechuan Ferricute Brass Patterns. These five coins realized $52,500, $16,800, $9,600, $6,600, and $3,840, respectively. This was the first time that a complete set of Szechuan Ferricute Patterns had been auctioned separately, allowing several buyers to own this kind of rare pattern. LOT 091 went to a U.S. buyer, LOT 092 to a Chinese buyer, and LOT 093 to a Taiwan buyer.
LOT 096 was the highest graded 1923 Civil Tsao Kun Copper Pattern from Eduard Kann/Goodman/YIF Collection. There are only two patterns of this kind is known. The pattern sparked fierce competition from several buyers on the floor. In the end, it went to a senior Chinese copper coin collector for $88,800. The auction also featured several Sun Yat Sen Spade Patterns, with LOT 101 and LOT 102 both realizing over $10,000, LOT 103 realized $9,900, and LOT 111 realized $16,800. All these patterns went to this senior copper coin collector.
LOT 098 and LOT 099 were Sun Yat Sen uniface patterns, both of which are the only known, and both went to a Chinese buyer at nearly $10,000.
After the YIF collection coins are several Yuan Shikai silver dollars.
The first is LOT 113 - 1914 Kansu Yuan Shih-Kai Dollar (NGC AU50). This silver coin was also one of the coins which had the most telephone consignments. Many floor buyers also attended bidding. In the end, a Chinese phone buyer won the lot for $50,400. The other highlighted Yuan Shih-Kai Silver Dollar was LOT 136 (NGC MS66+), which went to a telephone buyer for $64,800.
In the part of the fantasy coins, LOT 126 - 1889 Chihli Silver Fantasy Coin (NGC AU58), which was thought to be the earliest coin minted by the Tientsin Mint, was won by a Chinese telephone buyer for $12,000. This buyer was also the largest buyer of the fantasy coins in the auction, purchasing half of these fantasy coins.
The Shanghai tokens from the BWS collection did well at the November 2023 Macau auction, and the second part of the BWS collection of Shanghai tokens also had a good performance. The biggest buyer was a Hong Kong token collector. LOT 202 - Chinese coal mining token 300 cash (wen) aroused the most spirited bidding. The token eventually went to a Singaporean buyer for $660. BWS once made an in-depth study on the token and the article was published in World Coin News in the last century which was also given with the coin this time.
Most of the U.S. GSA dollars in this auction were won by an American collector. Among them, the LOT 240 - 1879 CC US Silver Dollar went to him for $6,300.
This joint auction has come to an end. We look forward to seeing you all again at the Macau auction on December 1st.
Prior to the auction, we will be attending the Opening Ceremony of the Annual Show of the Macau Numismatic Society and the Release Ceremony of the Macau Numismatic Society Annual Show Panda Medal on November 28th at Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16. A receptional dinner will be held on the same day at the Restaurant Ka Nin Wain, Macau, where the top 12 coins of the fourth edition of the Top Chinese Coins (Silver Coin Edition) will be announced.
The following two days, November 29th and 30th, there will be a preview at the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16. Those who win the bids can pick up on December 2nd.
All interested parties are welcome to ask for more information.
WeChat: 1026841006 / 19514623548
Tel: +862 61650618
Email: jeanzg1994@163.com
In addition, the 2024 Macau Numismatic Society Annual Show will be held from November 29th to 30th. Please note that the venue of this year's Annual Show will be changed to the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16, due to the renovation of the Kam Pek Community Centre. Please contact us in advance if you want to book a table at the show.
The 2024 Champion - HICC Joint Auction kicked off on April 7 at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Hong Kong.
The auction began with the Warring States Knife Coins from the Bowker/Fang Yao-yu Collection, which saw bidding from floor buyers, telephone bidders, and mail bidders. LOT 002 - Warring States Three-Character Knife Coin (GBCA EF80) went to a Chinese buyer for $2,160 (including commissions, hereinafter referred to as the same), as the highest priced of the seven Knife Coins from the Bowker/Fang Yao-yu in this auction, while the other knife coins went to other three Chinese buyers.
LOT 008 - Round-Foot Spade Coin (GBCA EF85) from the K.I. Lee Collection in South Korea was the first highlight of the auction, with bids coming in from mail bidders, telephone bidders, floor bidders, and online bidders. Ultimately, the three-hole spade coin went to a Chinese buyer for $3,480.
Most of the other ancient coins in this auction came from a senior overseas collector. The buyer who won LOT 008 also won LOT 012 – Warring States Spade Coin Fu Fan Yi Jin (GBCA EF85) and LOT 016 - sparked the first Square-Foot Spade Coin (GBCA EF82) in a spirited bidding between several floor buyers.
LOT 029 - CHINA-XIN MANG Zhuang Quan Si Shi Cash Coin (GBCA EF82) is very scarce and attracted a large number of ancient coin collectors to the preview prior to the auction. The coin also triggered bidding from several floor buyers and one telephone buyer. In the end, a floor buyer from Macau won the bid at US$11,100.
LOT 040 - 1861 Qi Xiang Zhong Bao 10 Cash Coin (GBCA EF82) was the highest-priced ancient coin in this auction, with a Chinese buyer winning the coin for $24,000 after fierce bidding among several floor and phone buyers.
LOT 004 LOT 008 LOT 012 LOT 029 LOT 040The auction of vintage coins started at 12:00 am. The first coins to be auctioned were the coins from the famous collector Mr. Nelson Chang.
LOT 066 (NGC MS66) and LOT 067 (A.S.T.C. variety, NGC MS65) are Anhwei One Dollar Silver Coins, from Hsi/NC Collections, which triggered bidding from telephone buyers, floor buyers, and mail buyers. In the end, overseas buyers won these two lots for $252,000 and $204,000, respectively.
LOT 068 - 5 Cents Uniface Copper Trial, unique, saw spirited bidding from phone bidders, floor bidders, and mail bidders. In the end, a floor buyer from Taiwan won the coin for $31,200.
LOT 069 – Sinkiang 1910 Ration Silver 5 Mace (NGC MS66) from the collection of renowned collectors Eduard Kann and Nelson Chang is a hardly seen Sinkiang silver coin of good condition, and it is one of the coins with the fiercest bidding in the auction. In the end, a senior collector from Singapore won the lot for $79,200. This buyer also won LOT 072 - 1897 Fengtien 1897 20 Cents Brass Pattern (NGC MS62), one of the first batch of Otto Beh patterns appeared in the 1980s for $38,400.
LOT 070 - 1912 Sun Yat Sen 10 Cent Silver Pattern (NGC MS66) is one of Nelson Chang's favorite coins. The coin was one of the coins with the most telephone consignments in the auction and also prompted intense bidding from buyers on the floor. In the end, a telephone buyer won the coin for $186,000.
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| LOT 068 | LOT 069 | LOT 070 |
From LOT 091 to LOT 095 were Szechuan Ferricute Brass Patterns. These five coins realized $52,500, $16,800, $9,600, $6,600, and $3,840, respectively. This was the first time that a complete set of Szechuan Ferricute Patterns had been auctioned separately, allowing several buyers to own this kind of rare pattern. LOT 091 went to a U.S. buyer, LOT 092 to a Chinese buyer, and LOT 093 to a Taiwan buyer.
LOT 096 was the highest graded 1923 Civil Tsao Kun Copper Pattern from Eduard Kann/Goodman/YIF Collection. There are only two patterns of this kind is known. The pattern sparked fierce competition from several buyers on the floor. In the end, it went to a senior Chinese copper coin collector for $88,800. The auction also featured several Sun Yat Sen Spade Patterns, with LOT 101 and LOT 102 both realizing over $10,000, LOT 103 realized $9,900, and LOT 111 realized $16,800. All these patterns went to this senior copper coin collector.
LOT 098 and LOT 099 were Sun Yat Sen uniface patterns, both of which are the only known, and both went to a Chinese buyer at nearly $10,000.
After the YIF collection coins are several Yuan Shikai silver dollars.
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| LOT 068 | LOT 069 | LOT 070 |
The first is LOT 113 - 1914 Kansu Yuan Shih-Kai Dollar (NGC AU50). This silver coin was also one of the coins which had the most telephone consignments. Many floor buyers also attended bidding. In the end, a Chinese phone buyer won the lot for $50,400. The other highlighted Yuan Shih-Kai Silver Dollar was LOT 136 (NGC MS66+), which went to a telephone buyer for $64,800.
In the part of the fantasy coins, LOT 126 - 1889 Chihli Silver Fantasy Coin (NGC AU58), which was thought to be the earliest coin minted by the Tientsin Mint, was won by a Chinese telephone buyer for $12,000. This buyer was also the largest buyer of the fantasy coins in the auction, purchasing half of these fantasy coins.
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| LOT 126 | LOT 162 |
LOT202
LOT 240
LOT 162 – 1919 Shansi 10 Cash Copper Coin is one of the indispensable varieties for copper coin collectors, and this one was in excellent condition. Several copper coin collectors made bids on it, and it eventually went to a senior Chinese copper dollar collector for $6,000.The Shanghai tokens from the BWS collection did well at the November 2023 Macau auction, and the second part of the BWS collection of Shanghai tokens also had a good performance. The biggest buyer was a Hong Kong token collector. LOT 202 - Chinese coal mining token 300 cash (wen) aroused the most spirited bidding. The token eventually went to a Singaporean buyer for $660. BWS once made an in-depth study on the token and the article was published in World Coin News in the last century which was also given with the coin this time.
Most of the U.S. GSA dollars in this auction were won by an American collector. Among them, the LOT 240 - 1879 CC US Silver Dollar went to him for $6,300.
This joint auction has come to an end. We look forward to seeing you all again at the Macau auction on December 1st.