Shih Kalgan (施嘉干; 1896-1975) is considered one of the most prominent Chinese coin collector of the 20th century. He was born in Wu County, Kiangsu Province. He traveled to the United States to study at an early age and began collecting Chinese and foreign coins. On his return to China, Shih worked in the architectural design industry full time and continued collecting coins. In the 1940s, Shih exhibited his coins and gave lectures in the US which were well received by numismatists. He also wrote Modern Coins of China /中國近代鑄幣匯考/, a book that deeply influenced this area of collecting for half a century.
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Silver, gilt, enamel.