CNG 87, Lot: 1541. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 50 Cash (46mm, 30.57 g, 12h). Eastern Branch of the Board of Revenue (Běijīng) mint. Cast March 1854-July 1855. “xián fēng zhòng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo u,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng wǔshí,” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.705; Hartill, Qing 5.246. Fine, porous brown surfaces.

From the HLT Collection.