Watch List notes:

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 100 Wén (69mm, 159.7 g, 12h). Type 2. Fúzhōu mint in Fújiàn province. Cast circa 1853-1855. Xian Feng Tong Bao in Hànzì characters / Yi Bai (Fifty) in Hànzì characters above and below hole; boo fu in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.783. Good VF, brown patina.


Ex HLT Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 339, 19 November 2014), lot 584.