Fukien 1906 CD 10 cash Y-10f

Ponterio sale 162, lot 60154

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Fukien (Fujian) Province lies on the south east coast of China. The Foochow Mint operated through the Manchu dynasty, and an additional mint was built for struck coinage in 1896. Several other mints have been in operation since that time.

The specimen shown was lot 60154 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $11,352. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. Fukien. 10 Cash, CD 1906. “閩”字戶部大清銅幣當制錢十文。 丙午。NGC MS-63 RB."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Y-10f; CCC-40; Duan-192.

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:

• 1908 CD 1 cash Y-95
• (1909-1911) 1 cash Y-106
• (1901-1903) 5 cash Y-99
• (1901-05) 10 cash Y-97
• (1901-05) 10 cash Y-97.1
• (1901-05) 10 cash Y-100.2
• (1901-05) 10 cash Y-100.3
• (1901-1905) 20 cash Y-101
• (1896-1903) 5 cents Y-102
• (1896-1903) 10 cents Y-103
• Coins and currency dated 1906
• return to China, Fukien Province