Szechuan (1912) 20 cash Y-448a

Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 53441

This specimen was lot 53441 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. Szechuan. 20 Cash, Year 1 (1912). NGC MS-63. RARE in this state of preservation, the present specimen features a dazzling amount of shimmering luster radiating in the fields." This type was also struck in copper (Y-448).

Recorded mintage: 115,061,000 (all varieties).

Specification: brass.

Catalog reference: CL-SCJ.13; KM-Y448a; CCC-418; Duan-2089.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1912 (year 1) 5 cash Y-441
• 1912 (year 1) 5 cash Y-443
• 1912 (year 1) 10 cash Y-447a
• (1912) 20 cash, struck in copper
• (1912) 50 cash Y-449a
• (1912) 50 cash Y-449.1a
• (1912) 5 cents
• (1912) 10 cents
• (1912) 20 cents
• (1912) 50 cents
• (1912) dollar
• 1913 (year 2) 20 cash Y-448.1a
• Coins and currency dated 1912