CNG 87, Lot: 1542. Estimate $100. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 100 Cash (50mm, 42.84 g, 12h). Western Branch of the Board of Revenue (Běijīng) mint. Cast March 1854-July 1855. “xián fēng yuán bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo chiowan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng bǎi” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.710; Hartill Qing 5.252. VF, dark brown surfaces, yellow-bronze highlights, minor reverse roughness.

From the HLT Collection.