CNG 87, Lot: 1538. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-feng). 1850-1861. Æ 10 Cash (36mm, 18.02 g, 12h). Western Branch of the Board of Revenue (Běijīng) mint. Cast March 1854-circa 1857. “xián fēng zhòng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo chiowan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dāng shí,” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.696; Hartill Qing 5.236. EF.

From the HLT Collection.