Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
October 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-8 Oct 2022
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(t) CHINA. Qing Dynasty. Shaanxi. 50 Cash, ND (ca. 1854-55). Xi'an Mint. Emperor Wen Zong (Xian Feng). Graded 85 by GBCA Grading Company.
Hartill-22.958; FD-2499. Weight: 49.0 gms. Variety with seven stroke Bei. Obverse: "Xian Feng Zhong Bao"'; Reverse: "Dang Wu Shi". This handsome and charming example displays attractive mottled brassy patina with minor earthen deposits amongst the devices. The characters are well-formed with a fair amount of the naturally rough surface texture in the fields still intact. Pleasing to the eye, this piece offers good eye appeal with much originality that would make a nice addition to the next collection it enters.
Estimate: $900 - $1200
Hartill-22.958; FD-2499. Weight: 49.0 gms. Variety with seven stroke Bei. Obverse: "Xian Feng Zhong Bao"'; Reverse: "Dang Wu Shi". This handsome and charming example displays attractive mottled brassy patina with minor earthen deposits amongst the devices. The characters are well-formed with a fair amount of the naturally rough surface texture in the fields still intact. Pleasing to the eye, this piece offers good eye appeal with much originality that would make a nice addition to the next collection it enters.
Estimate: $900 - $1200