福建省造光绪元宝闽关十文。珍稀罕见的样币发行，神祕且饶有趣味，绝对是钱币学中风范独特的一枚。与湖南省标准流通的 十文在形式上有很大不同存异，此版直到 21 世纪才为人所知，在特雷西-伍德沃德 (Tracy Woodward) 的中国十文铸币一书中并没有收录。 中国近代铜币目录假定这些发行产于德国，鑑于其他黄铜及铜发行于20 世纪开初时均于德国铸造，逻辑上亦见合理。无论如何，此版版式稀少，向来备受藏家瞩目。我司曾于2015 年 8 月香港拍卖会上呈献同版拍品编号 52242，是我司此版唯一且最后的拍卖记录。此枚状态远胜2015年的拍品，通体亮丽黄铜光泽，细节毕现。币面磨擦微乎其微，魅力非凡。省造铜币专家定必为之倾心的一枚。(t) CHINA. Hunan. Brass 10 Cash Pattern, ND (ca. 1902). Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-63.CL-HUN.102; KM-unlisted; CCC-unlisted; Duan-unlisted. An EXTREMELY RARE Pattern issue, this somewhat obscure and mysterious issue offers the chance at a numismatic novelty. Varying in form quite a bit from the standard circulation 10 Cash of the Hunan Province, this piece was unknown until the 21st Century, escaping mention in contemporary sources such as Tracy Woodwards <em>The Minted 10 Cash Coins Of China. </em>It has been postulated in the <em>Concise Catalogue Of Modern Chinese Copper Coins </em>that these pieces were produced in Germany, which would be logically consistent with the separate but related fact of the manufacture of other Brass and Copper Patterns in Germany at the turn of the 20th Century. Whatever the case, this piece is of the utmost RARITY and desirability, as our last offering of the type in our August 2015 Hong Kong Auction as lot 52242 is the only other example we can find trading. This specimen far outstrips that one in terms of condition, with a beautiful brassy luster and strong details throughout. Limited marking leaves the surfaces quite original and only deepens the appeal of this minor. A piece that would be much appreciated by any of the many specialists in provincial Cash coinage.
