CNG 87, Lot: 1543. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 50 Cash (42mm, 37.00 g, 12h). Prince Qìng Branch of the Board of Revenue (Běijīng) mint. Cast May-August 1854 for use in Nam Kỳ (Vietnam). “xián fēng zhòng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo chiowan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng wǔshí,” in Hànzì above and below; crescent to upper left, dot to upper right. Hartill 22.716; Hartill, Qing 7.1. VF, dark brown surfaces, some filing marks.

From the HLT Collection.