Hupeh 1906 CD 10 cash Y-10j.5

Ponterio sale 165, lot 21314

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.

The specimen shown was lot 21314 in Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for $1016. The catalog description^[1] noted, “Lot #21314. CHINA. Hupeh. 10 Cash, CD (1906). 丙午”鄂’字戶部大清銅幣十文。Pearl with four flowers and a spiral in relief. 龍珠陽旋。PCGS MS-64 RD.”

Recorded mintage: 1,865,558,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Y-10j.5; Hsu-200; CCC-121; Duan-356.

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, The April 2012 Hong Kong Auction, Sale #165, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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• (1895-1907) 10 cents Y-124.1
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• return to China, Hupeh Province