Catalogue
China, amulets, brass 38mm, obv 'Kai Yuan Tong bao' around, rev. Male and female figure in sexual positions, (obv. Tang Dynasty, Hartill 14.1); another bronze 40mm, obv. cf.Zhong guo hua qian, 414), rev. similar to above. Very fine or better, interesting amulets. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
China, uniface early cash type in bronze; charm, multiple cash type. Fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
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China, Qing Dynasty, Qian Long Tong Bao, 1736 - 1795, Palace cash (27 mm) (H.22.246A). Rare, very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
China, Qing Dynasty, Qian Long Tong Bao, 1736 - 1795, Palace cash (27mm) (H22.243). Rare, very fine.
Estimate $80
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China, cash coins, on a string, all unidentified. Fine - extremely fine. (approx 495 g)
Estimate $50
SOLD $190
China, cash coins, a variety of issues, all unidentified, in a plastic jar. Good - very fine. (approx 2.95 kg)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 19th century, round inscriptional charm with round hole, 53mm, in bronze, (38.30 g), obv. inscription reading around, rev. similar, each side with additional squares of 5 circles in each corner on both sides, (Zhong guo hua qian No.311). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 19th century, round cash inscriptional charm with square hole, 47mm, in bronze, (18.19 g), obv. inscription reading around, rev. various objects around, (Zhong guo hua qian No.410). Fine - very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 19th century, round cash inscriptional charm with square hole, 53mm, in bronze, (35.84 g), obv. inscription reading around, rev. various animals around, (Zhong guo hua qian No.373). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty or earlier, uncertain emperor, round cash inscriptional charm with square hole, 54mm, in bronze, (28.32 g), obv. inscription reading around, in seal script, rev. bird and snake facing each other, (Zhong guo hua qian No.423). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 19th century, round inscriptional charm with round/square hole, 53mm, in bronze, (30.29 g), obv. inscription reading around, rev. similar, each side with four characters, (Zhong guo hua qian No.965). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 19th century, round cash inscriptional charm with square hole, 36mm, in bronze, (12.04 g), obv. inscription reading around, rev. horse and rider to left (Zhong guo hua qian No.1311). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $100
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China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 19th century, round inscriptional charm with square hole, 58mm, in bronze, (33.67 g), obv. inscription reading of four characters around, rev. dragon and snakelike creature, (Zhong guo hua qian No.1350). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
China, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the 19th century, round figurative charm with square hole, 58mm, in bronze, (44.97 g), obv. four warlike figures on obverse, rev. plain, (Zhong guo hua qian No.-). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, openwork charms, 19th century or earlier issues, various sizes mostly 55-62 mm (14), few smaller from 32mm (8); types include Scott Semans (Compendium of Chinese Amulets Part 1 ; Openworks) include numbers 95, 161c, 180a, 275, 276, 312, 331, 343 (2), 345 (2), 347, 354, 363 (Illustrated) [type of 8 coins around central coin], 494, others and several provinces noted on backing sheets. Mostly fine - very fine, nice representative collection. (22)
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
China, amulet (Yu-Zhu script), obv. Yong Tong Wan Guo, rev. Jiang Jun Commander lance in stand, (Grundmann 1141-2, Perko 7.1). Very fine, dark green patina.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor De Zong (1875-1908), 25mms, two cash coin, dated in cyclic era 1905, Dongchuan mint Yunnan, a local issue (Harwill -, Sch. -, TFP -). Extremely fine and apparently unpublished.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
China, Taiping Rebellion (AD 1850-1864), AE fifty cash, Hengyang mint in Southern Hunan issued 1856-1860, obv. Tai Ping Tian Guo in Hanzi characters, rev. Sheng bao in Hanzi characters (cf.Hartill 23,17 and 23.18, cf.FD 2675). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
China, Empire, General issue, 10 cash (Aug-Nov) 1861, obv. King-pu Board of Public Works Mint (Hartill 22.1124; FD 2587; KM 2-12 [p.426]). Rare cast issue of the first regal title of Emperor T'ung-chih as Ch'i-hsiang, very few issued very fine, very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
China, Provincial milled copper issues, Yunnan, ten cash (1906)(KM.Y.10)(2), Honan, ten cash (1902-6)(KM.Y.112.5), Central Mint twenty cash (1905)(KM.T.11) another (1903)(KM.Y.5). Very good - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $80
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China, Empire, Central Mint of Tientsin, silver dollar (1908) (KM.Y.14). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,500
China, Empire, silver dollar (1911) (KM.Y31), struck at the central mint in Tientsin. Has been dipped, much mint bloom, extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $2,200
China, Empire, Chekiang Province, uniface strikings in brass of obverse and reverse of five cents (1902) (KM.Pn.4). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $3,000
China, Empire, Chilli Province, silver dollar, Yr 34 ()(KM.73.3). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
China, Empire, Hu Peh province, silver dollar, (1909-1911) (KM.Y.131). Uneven toning, nearly very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
China, Empire, Kiang Nan Province, silver dollar (1901) (KM.Y.145a.7). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
China, Empire, Kiang Nan Province, silver dollar (1901) (KM.Y.145a.5). Some adhesion, grey tone, weak area of reverse legend, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
China, Kirin Province, under Empire, silver dollar, obv. beady eyed dragon symbol in centre, undated c.1898 (KM.Y.183). With some mint bloom, nearly uncirculated and very scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $19,000
China, Kirin Province, under Empire, silver dollar, obv. beady eyed dragon symbol in centre, undated c.1898 (KM.Y.183). Lightly toned, with red and blue patination, nearly uncirculated and very scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $19,000
China, Kirin province, solid cash charm (1901) in bronze. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
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