Rare Mule

CNG 87, Lot: 1563. Estimate $200. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Guāngxù (Kuang-Hsü). 1874-1908. CU 20 Cash (33mm, 13.49 g, 12h). Reverse-Reverse mule. Tiānjīn Central (Tientsin) mint. Struck circa 1906. Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball / Same as obverse. Cf. KM (Y) 11.1 (for rev. type). Near EF, attractive dark brown surfaces, a few rim nicks. Rare and unusual.

From the HLT Collection.