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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Anthony H, post: 25324674, member: 76095&quot;]<b>CHINA (QING) | Kirin Province 吉林省 | 1901 (CD=辛丑）10 Cents (7.2 Candareens) | NGC VF 30 | Nicely struck and evenly toned gray or “circy cameo | <u>KRAUSE PLATE COIN</u> | ex. Scott Semans, ex. Daniel K.E. Ching</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a nice and scarce Chinese 10 cents from Kirin Province! It is also the Krause Plate Coin and I was honored to acquired this from the great coin dealer, Scott Semans, and this piece is pedigreed to the Dan Ching Collection!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a pleasing Chinese minor denomination and from a scarcer year. The Kirin issues are flourishing with varieties and there is a long year run, starting with the undated 1898 series and the professing with the cyclical dates from 1899 to 1908. This piece is from 1901 or the Xin Chou year (辛丑年）and features the iconic Tai Chi or Yin Yang center for this year—which is a redesigned type from say, the Keng Tze 1900 figure eight type from the year before.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is handsomely toned gray and hence, has that even and circy look. Many of these pieces are toned ugly or feature some sort of environmental damage. This piece is a problem free example with a sharp and non worn dragon face. The Kirin issues were known to have a poor strike with many of the key features like the denticles and of course, the dragon’s scales worn. Luckily, this piece still has a good amount left. The other focal point is the details on the Tai Chi or Yin Yang center, where we still see the contrasting designs. Quite a neat feature of these Kirin pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>No glaring spelling errors except the “A” in Candarins (which in and of itself is also spelled incorrect I guess)! Sharp legends and details for this nice addition to my Provincial Chinese collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>So glad to have this piece has the Krause Plate! Will definitely have this reholdered too and even add the Dan Ching Pedigree in the distant future!</p><p><br /></p><p>References: Lin and Ma 540; Krause Y-180A; WS-0445</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1618501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1618500[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1618505[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1618506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1618507[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1618508[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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