Lot 4484

Description

China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), Fuzhou in Fujian Province, issued 1853-1855, with fifty cash with additional rim countermarks for two liang 5 qian revaluation, (78.32 g), 58mm., another similar twenty cash 47mm (38.92 g), another similar ten cash 37mm (19.29 g), (Hartill 22.795, 22.794, 22.793; Sch. 1591, TFP 2525, 2520, 2514). Very fine - good very fine and rare. (3)

Ex Patrick J. O'Rourke Collection and first example from Noble Auction Sale 76, coming from the Eric Wodak Collection, the last two examples from I.S. Wright, Melbourne September 1996 and Tony Lee of Hong Kong.