Fukien (1912) 20 cents Y-A381
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This specimen was lot 53088 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Fukien. 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens (20 Cents), ND (1912). NGC MS-63. A lustrous Mint State example with even champagne color in the centers and flares of deeper multicolored tone around the outer edges. Ex: H. F. Bowker East Asia Collection." Although the Foochow mint struck numerous varieties of ten and twenty cents during the republic, no large denominations were issued.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.4 g, 0.890 fine silver.
Catalog reference: L&M-301; K-691; KM-YA381; WS-1043.
- 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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