CNG 87, Lot: 1568. Estimate $200. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xuāntǒng (Hsüan-T’ung). 1908-1912. CU 10 Cash (29mm, 7.36 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Zhèjiāng (Chekiang) province. Dated CY 7-9 (1906). Legend in Hànzì around cental mintmark; cyclical date to outer upper right and left / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball. KM (Y) 10b. UNC, attractive red-brown surfaces.

From the HLT Collection.