CNG 87, Lot: 1540. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 50 Cash (54mm, 59.92 g, 12h). Eastern Branch of the Board of Revenue (Běijīng) mint. Cast June 1853-February 1854. “xián fēng zhòng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo chiowan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng wǔshí” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.702; Hartill Qing 5.242. Good Fine, yellow-brown surfaces, some filling and filing marks.

From the HLT Collection.