Szechuan (1898) dollar Y-238

Ponterio sale 162, lot 60610

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

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 60610 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Szechuan. 7 Mace 2 Candareens (Dollar), ND (ca. 1898). 四川省造光緒元寶七錢二分銀幣。PCGS Genuine--Cleaning EF.”

Recorded mintage: 6,487,000.

Specification: 26.80 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.7756 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: L&M-345; K-143; Y-238; Hsu-261.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 162: The August 2011 Hong Kong Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

Links to:

• (1897) 1 cash pattern Hsu-3
• (1898-1908) 5 cents Y-234
• (1898-1908) 5 cents Y-234.1
• (1898-1908) 10 cents Y-235
• (1898-1908) 50 cents Y-237
• (1898-1908) 50 cents Y-237.2
• (1901-1908) $1 Y-238
• Coins and currency dated 1898
• return to China, Szechuan Province