Kiangnan 1906 CD 2 cash pattern KM-Pn5, Y-8k

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Ponterio sale 162, lot 60338
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Kiangnan (Jiangnan) Province is situated south of the Yangtze River. It encompasses several well-known cities, such as Nanjing and Shanghai. Mints operated at many times, with a modern facility built in 1897. Later, other mints for copper and silver coins were opened in Shanghai and other cities.

The specimen shown was lot 60338 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $83,650. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Kiangnan. 2 Cash Pattern, CD (1906). “寧”字戶部大清銅幣當制錢二文樣幣。VERY RARE. 珍稀。NGC MS-64 BN. Ex: A.M. Tracey Woodward Collection Ex: The Frank Robinson Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-Pn5 (Y-8k); CCC-214; Hsu-unlisted; Duan-0577.

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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