CNG 87, Lot: 1552. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 50 Cash (52mm, 36.36 g, 12h). Wǔchāng mint in Húběi (Hupeh) province. Cast circa 1854-1856. “xián fēng zhòng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo u,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng wǔshí,” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.859; Hartill, Qing 15.69. Near VF, dark brown surfaces, light deposits.

From the HLT Collection.