Ancient Chinese Coins

(t) CHINA. Qing Dynasty. 50 Cash, ND (ca. March 1854-July 1855). Board of Revenue Mint, western branch. Emperor Wen Zong (Xian Feng). Certified "78" by Zhong Qian Ping Ji Grading Company.

Hartill-22.707. Weight: 46.1 gms. Fou bao, seven stroke bei. "Xian Feng zhong bao"; Reverse: "Dang wushi". This nice preserved and charming example displays rich brown patination with minor earthen deposits amongst the devices and crevasses offering much originality. The strokes in the high relief calligraphy are a bit thicker than seen on other examples of this type and the characters are less defined. The high points and rims show much evidence of the finishing process with many parallel striations from filing. Several small natural planchet voids are noticed on the rims near the character "Feng" on the obverse and "Shi" on the reverse mentioned for accuracy, but are hardly distracting.

Estimate: $ 400.00 - 600.00

咸豐重寶 寶泉當五十。

重46.1克，缶寶，七畫貝。正面："咸豐重寶"，背面："當五十"。保存完好，賞心悅目的一枚大錢，濃郁棕色表面，圖文間少許積土，更添本真。高浮雕書法字體的筆觸比常見的更粗，邊緣稍顯模糊。高點及邊緣打磨工序留下的痕跡明顯，見些許平行條紋。正面"豐"字附近和背面"十"字附近的邊緣有自然的坯餅瑕疵，但並不顯眼。