(t) CHINA. Szechuan. Mint Error -- Reverse Struck Through -- Brass Cash Pattern, ND (ca. 1897). NGC MS-62.
Duan-3912; Hsu-3. Obverse: "Guang Xu tong bao"; Reverse: "bao yuan". A RARE struck pattern for the Board of Works. Seldom seen, but better than most with strong flash beneath the warm orange-golden surfaces.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00