CNG 87, Lot: 1560. Estimate $200. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Tàipíng (Tai-p’ing) Rebellion. 1851-1864. Æ 5 Cash (29mm, 8.32 g, 12h). Uncertain mint, possibly in Jiāngsū (Chiang-su). Cast circa 1860-1862. “tài píng tiān guó,” in Hànzì / “shèng bǎo,” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 23.12; Hartill, Qing 4.14. VF. Rare.

From the HLT Collection.