View source for Sinkiang AH 1320 5 mace Y-19a

[[Image:SB421-53341o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 53341]]
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This specimen was lot 53341 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China|CHINA]]. [[China, Sinkiang Province|Sinkiang]]. 5 Mace (Miscals), AH 1320 (1902). PCGS AU-50 Gold Shield. A well detailed, wholesome coin with a slightly uneven strike as is typical of the type. The surfaces are lightly toned and are free of any major marks." This type was struck AH 1319-1320. The province of Sinkiang, dominated by warlords and with little access to modern minting equipment, produced hundreds of varieties of coins from hand cut dies. Kashgar, Tihwa, and Aksu were the main mints. Most of its product was based on the tael standard (one tael = ten mace or ten miscals) rather than the dollar (one dollar = 7.2 mace) used in the rest of China.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 17.2 g, silver.

''Catalog reference:'' L&M-716; K-1082; KM-Y19a; WS-1206. 

''[[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.
* Lin Gwo Ming, ''Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition,'' Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
* <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:''
* [[Sinkiang AH1311 5 mace Y-15|AH 1311 (1894) 5 mace]]
* [[Sinkiang (1905) 2 mace Y-4|(1905) 2 mace]]
* [[Sinkiang (1905) 5 mace Y-6|(1905) 5 mace]]
* [[Sinkiang (1905) 5 mace Y-6.6|(1905) 5 mace]]
* [[Sinkiang ND (1905) 1 sar Y-7|(1905) 1 sar]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1902]]

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