389, Lot: 917. Estimate $200. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 3.6 Candareens – 5 Cents (13.5mm, 12h). Fújiàn province. Fúzhōu mint. Struck 1894. Legend in Hànzì characters and Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around flaming pearl. L&M 294; Kann 131; KM (Y) 102.1. In PCGS encapsulation graded MS 65.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.