Fukien 1906 CD 2 cash Y-8f

Ponterio sale 165, lot 21210

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Fukien (Fujian) Province lies on the south east coast of China. The Foochow Mint operated through the Manchu dynasty, and an additional mint was built for struck coinage in 1896. Several other mints have been in operation since that time.

The specimen shown was lot 21210 in Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for $598. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. Fukien. 2 Cash, CD (1906). NGC MS-63. 福建。2 元現鈔，CD（1906 年）。NGC MS-63."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: brass.

Catalog reference: Y-8f; CCC-39; Duan-206.

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]Ponterio, Richard,’’The April 2012 Hong Kong Auction, Sale #165’’ Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Links to:

• China (1906) 2 cash
• Chekiang 1906CD 2 cash Y-8b
• Hupeh 1906 CD 2 cash Y-8j
• Kiangnan 1906 CD 2 cash pattern KM-Pn5, Y-8k
• Kiangsu 1906 CD 2 cash pattern KM-Pn3
• Shantung (1906) 2 cash Y-8a
• 1908 CD 1 cash Y-95
• (1909-1911) 1 cash Y-106
• 1906 CD 10 cash Y-10f
• (1912) 10 cash Y-379
• Coins and currency dated 1906
• return to China, Fukien Province