CNG 87, Lot: 1544. Estimate $100. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 50 Cash (55mm, 60.14 g, 12h). Old Branch of the Board of Works (Běijīng) mint. Cast November 1853-March 1854. “xián fēng yuán bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo yuwan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng wǔshí” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.759; Hartill Qing 6.136. Near EF, yellow-brown surfaces.

From the HLT Collection.