CNG 87, Lot: 1546. Estimate $100. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 100 Cash (50mm, 41.21 g, 12h). New Branch of the Board of Works (Běijīng) mint. Cast March 1854-July 1855. “xián fēng yuán bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo yuwan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng bǎi,” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.762; Hartill, Qing 6.139. Good VF, light brown surfaces, some tooling and filing marks.

From the HLT Collection.