QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash (62.27g), Board of Works mint, Peking, H-22.759, 57mm, Old branch mint, cast November 1853 to March 1854, large size, brass (huáng tóng) color, likely a mu qian (mother coin) or yang qian (sample coin), a lovely quality example from an old collection with embossed card made by the collector, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate: 500-700 USD