CHINA. Hunan Soviet. 20 Cash, ND (1931). NGC Genuine.

An interesting and SCARCE countermarked issue displaying a hammer and sickle within a 5-pointed star applied to the obverse of a Hu-Poo imperial 20 Cash. This countermark appears on usually heavily worn Imperial or Republican 10 and 20 Cash issues such as the case with the present survivor. Both the obverse and reverse are rather rough and worn, but rather consistent with how the type is encountered. It is claimed that these were once found among bags of Chinese coppers that were being melted by the Japanese during WWII; in total, it is believed that around 100 were found out of 30,000 coins.

Estimate: $600.00 - $900.00

一九三一年湖南省造蘇維埃二十文銅元。

趣味 珍罕 戳記版。五芒星內有錘與鐮打於大清戶部貳拾錢正面。此戳記多見於磨損嚴重的大清貨民國拾錢及貳拾錢。兩面均較粗糙，有磨損，品相在此品種中常見。據稱尋獲於二戰期間日軍所熔毀的中國銅錢。相信共有 30,000，共尋獲約 100 枚。