China (1912) 20 cents Y-317

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Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 52242
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This specimen was lot 52242 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $5,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. 20 Cents, ND (1912). PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. An attractive little silver minor coin exhibiting a bold strike with lovely rich mottled gray patina and an iridescent sheen that pops out when tilting in the light adding good eye appeal with much originality sure to be a welcome addition to the next collection it enters." The overthrow of the Manchus and the founding of the republic led to a burst of optimism and a number of commemoratives, including this one honoring Sun Yat-sen. The idealism quickly dissipated as various warlords jockeyed for power. Yuan Shih-kai managed to get himself crowned emperor before he died in 1916.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.3 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: L&M-61; K-601; KM-Y317; WS-0086.

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.
  • Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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