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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Anthony H, post: 7943488, member: 76095&quot;]Submitted 15 Sinkiang, Tibetan, and Mongolian coins to PCGS. Grades arrived last month, and 13 straight graded, with many top pops and awesome grades! Wanted to share a stream to this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the third coin, an 1874-77 Kashgar Tanga in the 5 Fen denomination. It is a hammered coin that was struck during the reign and conquest of the Uzbek invader, Yaqub Beg (1865-1877). He would be defeated by the Xiang Army of Zuo Zongtang (General Tso).</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were the precursors to the rather prolific issues struck by the Qing authorities--starting from the Kucha mint. They would influence other mint pieces such as those produced at Khotan, Yangihissar, Yarkand, Aksu, and Kashgar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, these coins were struck with the inscription of authority and honor to the Ottoman Sultan, Abdul Aziz. Yaqub Beg would inscribe these in his copper <i>pul</i>, silver <i>tanga</i>, and gold <i>tilla</i> issues from AH 1291 to AH 1295 (the scarcest year, according to Dong Wenchao). </p><p><br /></p><p>Graded PCGS XF 45. This is a top population coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>ex. Dick Nauta Collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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