Hupeh (1902-05) 10 cash Y-122

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Ponterio sale 162, lot 60235
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Hupeh Province is located in east-central China. The mint was active from the early Manchu dynasty, and adapted for modern coin mintage in 1895. Altho the regime decreed the striking of one, five, ten and twenty cash in copper, the vast majority produced were ten cash. The specimen shown was lot 60235 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $1,673. The catalog description[1] noted, “CHINA. Hupeh. 10 Cash, ND (1902-05). 大北。NGC MS-64 BN.”

Recorded mintage: 4,475,000 (all varieties).

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Y-122; CCC-89; Duan-235.

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.

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