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Collector's Choice December 2021 Auction  30 Nov - 3 Dec 2021
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Lot 42025

Starting price: 90 USD
Price realized: 600 USD
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(t) CHINA. Sextet of Cash (6 Pieces), ND (ca. 2000 B.C. - 1662 A.D.). All Certified by Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation.
1) Ban Liang. Warring States Period. Cash, ND (300-200 BC). Graded "Beauty 85" by the Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation. Weight: 7.9 gms. Diameter: 32.5 mm. cf.-Hartill-7.7.

2) Ban Liang. Warring States Period. Cash, ND (300-200 BC). Graded "Beauty 85" by the Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation. Weight: 9.3 gms. Diameter: 36.2 mm. Hartill-7.6.

3) Ban Liang. Warring States Period. Cash, ND (300-200 BC). Graded "Beauty 82" by the Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation. Weight: 13.3 gms. Diameter: 35.9 mm. Hartill-7.6.

4) Ban Liang. Warring States Period. Cash, ND (300-200 BC). Graded "Beauty 80" by the Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation. Weight: 10.9 gms. Diameter: 34.2 mm. Hartill-7.6.

5) Ban Liang. Warring States Period. Cash, ND (300-200 BC). Graded "Beauty 82" by the Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation. Weight: 8.4 gms. Diameter: 37.8 mm. cf.Hartill-7.6.

6) Sheng Zu. Qing Dynasty. Cash, ND (1662). Graded "Beauty 82" by the Gongbo Historical Coins Authentication Corporation. Weight: 4.2 gms. Diameter: 27 mm. Hartill-22.98.

All nice collection of Chinese cash, all certified by a Chinese company. 5 examples from the Warring States period, and these examples count among the oldest Chinese coins ever produced. Each example from this period shows its age, with all examples presenting varying amounts of green patina, though each has readable inscriptions. The Qing issue is well preserved with no oxidation of the brass and a beautiful delineation of details.

Estimate: $150 - $300

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