Chekiang

(t) CHINA. Chekiang. 10 Cash, ND (1903-06). PCGS MS-64+ Brown Gold Shield.

cf. CL-ZJ.01(Obverse)/ZJ.20(Reverse); KM-Y-49.1; CCC-457. This interesting copper issue exhibits boldly struck devices with crisp design features making variety attribution easy for the trained eye, though the reverse does show a bit of weakness at the denomination mentioned for accuracy. This near-Gem survivor displays lovely smooth chocolate brown patina with an iridescent sheen that pops out when tilted in the light offering much originality and is quite pleasing in appearance. It is worth noting that the obverse die (dragon side) is seen quite frequently when encountering this issue (Woodward Reverse[obverse] 3), the reverse (character side) on the other hand normally appears with CL-ZJ.20 where the tip of the dragons tail nearly touches the pointed feature of the design at 6 below the central pearl.

Estimate: $ 1000.00 - 1500.00

浙江省造光緒元寶當十銅幣。

趣味十足的銅製版。圖文深刻，設計利落，易於辨認版別。反面面值鑄打稍弱，特此告知。近 Gem 美品，光滑的巧克力棕色包漿，燈光下轉動可見虹彩。值得注意的是，正面 (龍面) 模具在此版 (Woodward 反面 [正面] 3) 中頗常見，而反面 (字面) 則常見於 CL-ZJ.20 版別，其龍尾幾乎碰到中央龍珠下 6 點方向的尖刺設計。