An incredibly rare Chang Tso Lin coin is the top highlight in an auction featuring a remarkable selection of vintage and modern Chinese rarities that are certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC). Bidding is already underway for the Champion Macau Auction that concludes on November 29, 2025.
With an estimate of $350,000 to $700,000, the top lot in this auction is a China YR15 (1926) Chang Tso Lin Silver Dollar – Copper Nickel graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the NC Collection (lot 0140). Chang Tso Lin was a warlord who gained control of Beijing in 1926 but was forced to flee two years later and was subsequently assassinated.
Genuine Chang Tso Lin pieces are exceptionally scarce, with many purported examples proving to be early fantasy issues or modern counterfeits, making NGC’s certification of any authentic example a major numismatic event. (You can read more about the steps NGC took to authenticate this fascinating coin here.)
Also available is a China YR3(1911) Silver Dollar – Raised Veins on Leaves graded NGC AU 58 (lot 0143), with an estimate of $200,000 to $400,000. This Silver Dollar is a prized variety from the final year of the Qing Dynasty, struck during a turbulent transitional period in Chinese history. Only 17 examples are recorded in the NGC Census.
Other NGC-certified coins in this auction include:
- a China YR24(1898) Anhwei Silver Dollar — Small Rosette graded NGC MS 66★ and pedigreed to Hsi/NC Collection (lot 0120), with an estimate of $100,000 to $200,000
- a China 1898 Kiangnan Silver Dollar — Circlet Scale Dragon graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the YIF Collection (lot 0156), with an estimate of $80,000 to $160,000
- a China (1912) Li Yuan Hung Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 64 and pedigreed to the NC Collection (lot 0139), with an estimate of $10,000 to $20,000
- a China YR24(1898) Fengtien Silver Dollar graded NGC AU 58 and pedigreed to the NC Collection (lot 0123), with an estimate of $8,000 to $16,000
- a China YR24(1898) Fengtien Silver Dollar — Large Mouth Dragon graded NGC AU 55 and pedigreed to the NC Collection (lot 0124), with an estimate of $8,000 to $16,000
- a China 2021 2 Ounce Gold Macau Numismatic Society Annual Expo Panda Medal graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 0240), with an estimate of $8,000 to $16,000
- a China 2024 Gold Berlin World Money Fair Panda Medal graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 0251), with an estimate of $7,000 to $14,000
- a China 2023 50 Gram Gold Berlin World Money Fair Panda Medal graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 0244), with an estimate of $7,000 to $14,000
- a China 2015 2 Ounce Gold Macau Numismatic Society Annual Expo Panda Medal graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 0232), with an estimate of $7,000 to $14,000
- a Niue 2023 Legend of Chu 55th Anniversary Gold Dollar graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 0249), with an estimate of $6,500 to $13,000
Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars.
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