Lot 886
China - Kiang-Nan Province. Dollar, 1904-CD. Y-145a.12; Kann-99. 26.93 grams. Chinese inscription, initials HAH and CH. Reverse: Coiled dragon, head frontal. Lustrous fields, light cameo frosting to devices. A hint of toning. NGC graded MS-65.
Kiangnan, a district in eastern China, has been an agricultural and manufacturing center long coveted by foreign forces. The district is made up of Anhwei and Kiangsu. The Nanking mint had been active there since imperial times. Modern minting facilities were brought in beginning in 1897, but burned down in 1929. A mint then opened in Shanghai in 1933.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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