Fengtien 1903 CD 10 cash Y-88

Ponterio sale 162, lot 60124

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Fengtien (now Lioaning) Province lies north and west of North Korea, and east of Beijing. The provincial mint operated from 1897-1931.

The specimen shown was lot 60124 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $1314. The catalog description^[1] noted, “CHINA. Fengtien. 10 Cash, CD (1903). 奉天省造當制錢十文。Y-88; CCC-Obv.306/ Rev.324; Duan-1308. 癸卯。NGC AU Details--Surface Hairlines. Ex: The Frank Robinson Collection.”

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: brass.

Catalog reference: Y-88; CCC-Obv.306/ Rev.324; Duan-1308.

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:

• (c.1899) 10 cash
• 1903 CD 10 cash Y-89.1
• 1909 CD 20 cash Y-21e
• 1899 (year 25) 5 cents Y-83
• 1898 (year 24) 20 cents Y-85
• 1898 (year 24) 20 cents Y-85.1
• 1904 CD 20 cents Y-91
• 1898 (year 24) 1 dollar Y-87
• 1903 CD 1 dollar Y-92
• 1903 CD 1 dollar Y-92.1
• Coins and currency dated 1903
• return to China, Fengtien Province