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[[Image:SB421-52187o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 52187]]
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This specimen was lot 52187 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China|CHINA]]. 10 Cash, ND (1903-05). NGC MS-65 Brown. Variety with eight-pointed stars on either side of dragon. A truly resounding Gem with a tremendous amount of luster and many hints of mint red." This type was struck in 1903-05, but is undated. It is an example of the standard unified general coinage, from the Tientsin mint, and was meant to offer a unified alternative to the proliferation of provincial mint coins.

''Recorded mintage:'' 281,171,000 (all varieties).

''Specification:'' copper. 

''Catalog reference:'' CL-HB.05; KM-Y4; CCC-590. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction'', Costa Mesa, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Chekiang (1903-06) 10 cash Y-49|Chekiang (1903-06) 10 cash, ball at center]]
* [[Chekiang (1903-06) 10 cash Y-49.1|Chekiang (1903-06) 10 cash, rosette at center]]
* [[Chekiang (1903-06) 10 cash Y-49.2|Chekiang (1903-06) 10 cash, rosette at center]]
* [[Fengtien 1903 CD 10 cash Y-89.1|Fengtien 1903 10 cash]]
* [[Kirin ND (1903) 10 cash Y-177.3|Kirin (1903) 10 cash]]
* [[Szechuan (1903-05) 10 cash Y-226.1|Szechuan (1903-05) 10 cash]]
* [[China (1903-05) 10 cash Y-4.1|(1903-05) 10 cash, six petalled rosettes]]
* [[China (1903) 20 cash|(1903-05) 20 cash, eight petalled rosettes]]
* [[China (1903-05) 20 cash Y-5a|(1903) 20 cash, six petalled rosettes]]
* [[China (1903) tael KM-Pn295|"Hu-Poo" (1903) pattern tael]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1903]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Hong Kong sale]]