China (1854) 100 cash

Steve Album Auction 52, lot 1411

This specimen was lot 1411 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $3,900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Beijing, Prince Qing Hui mint, 'sun & moon' above, cast May-August 1854, graded 88 by GBCA Grading Company, a lovely example for type! XF."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 43.2 g, cast copper, 49 mm diameter, this specimen 42.2 g, 48 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Hartill-22.717.

Source:

• Hartill, David, Cast Chinese Coins, 2nd ed., London, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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