QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Ili mint, Xinjiang Province, H-22.1091, 50.5mm, cast 1854-55, Very Good, S, ex Wéiduolìya Collection. Since Ili was not on the Southern Xinjiang 'red cash' (hóng qián) system, all coins from this mint are cast in the standard brass (huáng tóng) alloy as was used in the remainder of China during the Taiping Rebellion.
Estimate: 150- 250 USD