Watch List notes:

China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, Peking mint production, obverse inscribed 'Wu zi deng ke', reverse inscribed 'Ji xiang', 49.2*3.4mm, 43.6g, Zhong Qian Genuine. Rare. Note: This piece is stylistically most similar to another type inscribed 'Fu shou shuang quan' on the obverse and 'Kang ning' on the reverse (No 72 in Chinese Charms: Art, Religion, and Folk Belief by Alex C. Fang, The Commercial Press 2008), 'Long feng cheng xiang' charm with 'Fu shou' inscriptions on reverse (Lot 15193, Poly Autumn Sale 2023), and 'Zhi ri gao sheng' with 'Ru yi' inscriptions on reverse (Lot 8417, Guardian Spring Sale 2017), which are believed to have been issued by the imperial palace..

Estimate: 2000 - 5000