CNG 87, Lot: 1547. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 1000 Cash (59mm, 66.32 g, 12h). Old Branch of the Board of Works (Běijīng) mint. Cast March-August 1854. “xián fēng yuán bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo yuwan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng qiān” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.767; Hartill Qing 6.144. Good Fine, rough brown surfaces.

From the HLT Collection.