Chekiang ND (1903-04) 20 cash Y-50

Ponterio sale 162, lot 60027

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Chekiang (or Zhejiang) is a densely populated, coastal province immediately south of Shanghai. The first Chekiang mint was located in the capital Hangchow. It opened in 1896 but closed by the turn of the century. Other mints established in the early 1900’s initially struck copper cash coins. The specimen shown was lot 60027 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $11,352. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Chekiang. 20 Cash, ND (ca. 1903-04). NGC MS-63 BN. Ex: The Frank Robinson Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM Y50; CCC-465: Duan-1047.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Kann, Eduard, Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Vol. 1 of 3. Bronx, NY: Ishi Press International, 2006.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 162: The August 2011 Hong Kong Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

Links to:

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• (1899) 50 cents
• (1903-06) 10 cash, ball at center
• (1903-06) 10 cash, rosette at center, medal alignment
• (1903-06) 10 cash, rosette at center, brass
• (1903-06) 10 cash, rosette at center, coin alignment
• 1906 CD 2 cash
• 1906 CD 5 cash
• 1906 CD 20 cash
• Coins and currency dated 1903
• return to China, Chekiang