Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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(t) CHINA. Qing Dynasty. 500 Cash, ND (ca. March-August 1854). Board of Revenue Mint, Western Branch. Emperor Wen Zong (Xian Feng). Graded "82" by Zhong Qian Ping Ji Grading Company.
Hartill-22.712; FD-2433. Weight: 53.5 gms. Fou Bao, seven stroke Bei variety. Obverse: "Xian Feng Yuan Bao"; Reverse: "Dang Wu Bai". This charming and pleasant example boasts milk chocolate patina on the high points with a mocha coloration in the open fields and crevasses. Minor earthen deposits hug the well-formed characters offering much originality to this large format Cash issue.
Ex: Francois Guiguet Museum Collection.
Hartill-22.712; FD-2433. Weight: 53.5 gms. Fou Bao, seven stroke Bei variety. Obverse: "Xian Feng Yuan Bao"; Reverse: "Dang Wu Bai". This charming and pleasant example boasts milk chocolate patina on the high points with a mocha coloration in the open fields and crevasses. Minor earthen deposits hug the well-formed characters offering much originality to this large format Cash issue.
Ex: Francois Guiguet Museum Collection.
Ex: Jean Pierre Michel Collection.
Estimate: $3000 - $4000