USD 100 - 150
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2025-01-27 05:00:00
China - Provincial KWANGTUNG: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 20 cents, Canton, ND (1890-1908), Y-201, L&M-135, great luster with some light toning, good eye appeal, PCGS graded MS65, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection. Designed in England, the new Canton Mint constructed in Chinese style was opened by Viceroy Zhang Zhidong on May 25, 1889. Measuring 200 meters long and 130 meters wide; the Canton Mint was the largest mint in the world operating 90 minting presses at once. The minted closed in 1931 and later was briefly re-opened by the Kuomintang in 1949 before their retreat to Taiwan.
