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April 2018 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-E 2-4 Apr 2018
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CHINA. Szechuan. 10 Cash Commemorative Token, ND (ca. 1918). Tientsin Mint. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder.
28 mm. cf. Duan-3626. Struck in copper, reverse blank (not uniface). It is theorized that the production of these pieces was ordered by a high ranking official, thought to be the director of the Tientsin mint, in 1918 the lunar year of the horse to commemorate the birth of his new son. Three denominations were made (5 Cash, 10 Cash and 20 Cash), but due to their intricate high relief designs the reverses were left blank. The dies were produced by die-sinking and hubbing presses rather than the normal coining press. The following year in 1919(year of the goat) silver tokens were made to commemorate the birth of a new baby girl(see L&M-1000A). Sharply struck with good definition of the fine details. Lovely brown patina over smooth fields with a minor planchet flaw on the reverse accounting for the grade. An interesting series worthy of further in depth research. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder.
From the Q. David Bowers Collection.
28 mm. cf. Duan-3626. Struck in copper, reverse blank (not uniface). It is theorized that the production of these pieces was ordered by a high ranking official, thought to be the director of the Tientsin mint, in 1918 the lunar year of the horse to commemorate the birth of his new son. Three denominations were made (5 Cash, 10 Cash and 20 Cash), but due to their intricate high relief designs the reverses were left blank. The dies were produced by die-sinking and hubbing presses rather than the normal coining press. The following year in 1919(year of the goat) silver tokens were made to commemorate the birth of a new baby girl(see L&M-1000A). Sharply struck with good definition of the fine details. Lovely brown patina over smooth fields with a minor planchet flaw on the reverse accounting for the grade. An interesting series worthy of further in depth research. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder.
From the Q. David Bowers Collection.
Ex: R. B. White.
Estimate: $700.00- $1000.00