349, Lot: 626. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 3 Mace 6 Candareens – 50 Cents (33mm, 12h). Restruck Imperial Coinage. Yúnnán province. Struck 1911-1915. “zào shěng yúnnán píng san qián lu fēn,” (Made in the Yúnnán province - weight of three mace and six candareens) in Hànzì, “bǎo yuán guāng xù,” (Valuable yuán of Guāngxù) in Hànzì around similar legend in Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon facing; seven-flamed fireball below dragon’s mouth; rosette on either side in margin. L&M 422; Kann 171g; KM Y# 257.1. In ANACS encapsulation graded AU 53.