Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1113. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VIET NAM, Nguyễn Dynasty. Tu Duc (Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm). 1847-1883. AR 3 Tien (11.31 g, 12h). Cash type. Undated issue. “Tu Duc Thong Bao” (Tu Duc General Currency) in Chinese characters around quadrate opening / “Phu Tho Da Nam” (Wealth, Longevity, Innumerable Sons) in Chinese characters around quadrate opening. Cf. Schroeder 253; cf. BN Vietnam Supp. 446 (both refs. 5 Tien of Thieu Tri). Good VF, toned. Very rare.