View source for Szechuan 1913 (year 2) 100 cash Y-450

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Szechuan (Sichuan) Province is in the south central part of China, and is an important economic power in the country. The capital is Chengdu. In the early 20th Century it, along with Tibet, was made a special administrative district, acknowledging the dominance of non-Han Chinese people in the region. The Szechuan mint with modern equipment opened in 1898 with machinery brought from New Jersey, USA. Another mint was opened in Chungking in 1905.

The specimen shown was lot 21730 in the Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for US$4,780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China|CHINA]]. Szechuan. 100 Cash, Year 2 (1913). 民國二年軍政府造四川銅幣壹百文。Vibrant plum toning. 深色漂亮包漿。NGC MS-64 RB. From the Collection of a Prominent Southern California Collector."

''Recorded mintage:'' 399,212,000 (all varieties).

''Specification:''  copper.
 
''Catalog reference:'' Y-450; Hsu-310; CCC-426; Duan-2189.

''[[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>Ponterio, Richard, ''The April 2012 Hong Kong Auction in Kowloon,'' Irvine, CA: Stacks-Bowers, LLC, 2012.

''Links to:''
* [[Szechuan (1912) 50 cash Y-449a|1912 (year 1) 50 cash Y-449a]]
* [[Szechuan 1912 (year 1) 50 cash Y-449.1a|1912 (year 1) 50 cash Y-449.1a]]
* [[Szechuan 1913 (year 2) 100 cash Y-450a|1913 (year 2) 100 cash Y-450a]]
* [[Szechuan 1913 CD 200 cash Y-459a|1913 CD 200 cash Y-459a]]
* [[Szechuan 1913 (year 2) 200 cash Y-459.1|1913 (year 2) 200 cash Y-459.1]]
* [[Szechuan 1913 CD 200 cash Y-459.1a|1913 CD 200 cash Y-459.1a]]
* [[Szechuan 1918 (year 7) 50 cash Y-449.2|1918 (year 7) 50 cash Y-449.2]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1913]]
* return to [[China, Szechuan Province]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 165]]