Catalogue
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period, State of Zhao, (c. 500-400 B.C.), AE Large pointed shoulder spade (125x67mm, 59.03 g), obv. three vertical lines, characters to right, rev. three vertical lines, (cf.Hartill 2.184). Green patina with earthen deposits and encrustations, rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $330
China, warring states, State of Qi, (c.400-220 B.C), five characters knife money, obv. reading "Ji Mo Zhi Fa Hua" (Jimo's Legal Money), rev. Pi Feng, (length 165mm), (weight 63.22g), (Hartill 4.2at). Evenly toned, fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $250
China, Empire, Wang Mang, huo-pu 'The pu currency', spade money, (45 B.C.- 23 B.C.), (15.57 g), height 50mm, width 23mm, (Hartill 9.30, Sch. 148); together with square foot small spade, (c.350-250 B.C.), (3.39 g), 27x44mm (Hartill 3.445?). Fine - very fine, both with partially active green oxidation patination. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
China, Northern Song Dynasty, cash (20), two and three cash (5), ten cash, housed in 2x2 holders and fully described with Hartill and Yeoman numbers. Very good - very fine. (26)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
China, Qing Dynasty milled ten cash (12) and twenty cash (2), all in 2x2 holders and fully described with Hartill and Yeoman numbers. Very good - very fine. (14)
Estimate $40
SOLD $140
China, cash coins, a variety of issues in brass and some in bronze, all unidentified. Good - very fine. (32)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
China, Empire, Hsien-Feng, 10 cash (1857-61) (KM.C.2.6); 50 cash machine engraved; also replica Chihli Province silver dollar, Yr. 29. Very fine to extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
China, Empire, Hsien-Feng, 500 cash (1857-61) (KM.C2-9). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $650
China, Empire, silver dollar (1898) (KM.Y#145a.1). Cleaned very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
China, Empire, Central mint silver dollar (1908) (KM.Y14) struck later on from copy dies (?). Attractive peripheral gold toning over mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $3,800
China, Empire, Central mint silver dollar (1908) (KM.Y#14). Toned very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,100
China, Empire, general issue pattern ten cash (1906) (KM.Pn267; Y.25). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
China, Empire, general issue, copper ten cash (1911) (KM.Y.27a). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $600
China, Empire, silver ten cents (1907) (KM.215). Unmarked full mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $4,000
China, Empire, silver dollar (1911) (KM.Y#31). High rim, good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
China, Empire, silver dollar (1911) (KM.Y.#31). Some dark adhesions, nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
China, Empire, silver dollar (1911) Hsuen Tung (KM.Y.31) (24.65g). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
China, Empire, Anhwei Province, military Achen, ten cash (1902) (KM.W47). Glossy brown extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
China, Empire, Chihli province, silver dollar, Yr 29 (1903) (KM.Y#73.1). Dark grey matte tone, some mud adhesion, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $550
China, Empire, Chihli Province, silver dollar, Yr 34 (1908) (KM.Y.73.3) (26.66g). Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
China, Empire, Chihli Province, silver dollar, Yr 34 (1908) (KM.Y#73.3). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $550
China, Fengtien Province, token coinage, copper dollar (1904) (KM.Tn1). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
China, Empire, Fukien Province, copper five cash (1901-03) (KM.Y#99). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $190
China, Empire, Hu-Peh, bronze 10 cash (1902-5) (KM.Y.120a); Kiang Nan, 10 cash (1905) (KM.Y.135.9) (2); Foo Kien, 10 cash (1901-5) (KM.Y.100.1); Szechuan, brass 10 cash (190305) (KM.Y.229.8), Honan, bronze 20 cash (KM.Y.393); Kirin, bronze 20 cash (1903) (KM.Y.178); Sinkiang, bronze 10 cash (1912) (KM.Y.B36.2). Fine - good very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $360
China, Empire, Hupeh Province, bullion silver tael (1904) (37.23g) (KM.128.2). Rim nick, toned nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $6,500
China, Empire, Hupeh Province, bullion silver tael (1904) (37.19g) (KM.128.2). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
China, Kiangan, ten cash, c1902 (KM.Y.135); Kwantung Province, five cents, Year 12 (1923) (KM.Y.420a); Republic of China, ten cash, c1912 (KM.Y.301) (4); silver dollar, Year 3 (1914) Yuan Shih-kai (KM.Y329); silver dollar, ND (1912) Memento Birth of Republic, rosettes divide reverse legend (KM.Y.318a.1); also an unidentified copper coin with facing dragons on the reverse. The last coin cleaned, otherwise mostly fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
China, Empire, Kiang Nan, silver dollar (1900) (KM.Y.145a.4) (26.75g). Mint bloom, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $3,200
China, Empire, Kiangnan, silver dollar (1904) (KM.Y.145a.12) (26.86g). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
China, Empire, Kiang Nan Province, plain edge pattern dollar in red bronze (KM.Pn4). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $5,000