CHINA-CHIHLI 1897 One Dollar Silver, Dotted triangle eyes, Y65.1, L&M444, K186c, NGC MS63. From Glendining Von Halle November 24th 1966 Sale, Lot 592, realized US $11.2. Highest graded coin of this variety. H.F.Bowker East Asia Collection

These silver coins were made by the Peiyang arsenal in 1897-1898, in denominations of one dollar, 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents and 5 cents. The value appears in the center of the obverse, with the Manchu and Chinese characters for the place and date of minting, punctuated by rosettes, surrounding the value. The reverse features a dragon in the center surrounded by an English date and denomination. The total production for 1897 was 1,176,556 dollars and, for 1898, a higher mintage of 3,030,950 dollars. The Yr23 type has two varieties, triangle eyes variety and dotted triangle eyes variety. The highest graded coin by NGC of triangle eyes variety is NGC MS64 and the highest graded coin of dotted triangle eyes variety is MS63.

NGC MS63