The Ten Cash Commentary

The second edition of Michael Zachary’s book The Ten Cash Commentary is now available. This release expands on the 2015 first edition and covers all general-issue Republic of China 10-cash and 1-fen coins issued before 1949.

The book features detailed descriptions of 182 varieties (compared to the 49 varieties listed in the Standard Catalog of World Coins and the 125 varieties in A.M. Tracey Woodward’s guide The Minted Ten-Cash Coins of China). Photographs accompany step-by-step identification instructions for all examples. The volume also revises many of the mintage dates found in the Standard Catalog. 

In addition, the new release includes a bonus section on the Qing Dynasty “Hu Poo” 10-cash coins, covering seven varieties, as compared to the Standard Catalog’s two varieties. “This bonus section by itself is worth the price of the book,” says Zachary.

The 105-page reference is available on Amazon for $19.88. Zachary’s other titles, also available on Amazon, include The Twenty Cash Commentary: The General Issue Twenty Cash, Two Fen, Two Xian, and Two Cent Coins of the Republic of China and The Hunan Twenty Cash Commentary: The Twenty Cash Coins of Hunan Province (Including the Hunan Soviet).