CNG 87, Lot: 1539. Estimate $200. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-feng). 1850-1861. Æ 10 Cash ‘Mother coin’ (35mm, 18.24 g, 12h). Northern 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 22.697; Hartill Qing 5.237. EF.

From the HLT Collection.