Catalogue
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), 48 mm., one hundred cash coin, The Prince Qing Hui Mint, (reading as the Board of Works mint), issued May - August 1854, dot and crescent top left and right, (Harwill 22.717, Sch. -, TFP 2431). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), Fujian Province, 57mm, fifty cash coin, Fuzhou Fujian mint, large size with extra weight characters on rim, (Hartill 22.795, Sch. -, TFP 2525). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), Fujian Province, 43 mm, twenty cash coin, Fuzhou mint, large size with extra characters, (Hartill 22.798, Sch. -, TFP 2519). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), Zhili mint, 49 mm, one hundred cash coin, obv. "Xian Feng yuan bao" rev. "Dang bai" large size with variety obverse legend, (cf.Hartill 22.1053, Sch. -, TFP 2453). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Tai Ping Rebel coinage, rebel ruler Li Wenmao, "Ping Jing sheng bao" (Restorer of Peace), as obverse with four characters, rev. "Qiang ying" (front camp) two characters, round cash with square hole, issued 1857-1858, diameter 27mm, (Hartill 23.48, TFP 2692). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), Charm, 52 mm, large size with reverse of a dragon, (Hartill -, Sch. -, TFP-). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Qixiang ruler, struck in August - November 1861, (Qi Xiang Tong bao), cast bronze ten cash, Board of Revenue mint, 34mm., (Hartill Qing Coins 5.261, Hartill 22.1123, TFP 2588, cf.Sch.1554A, KM.C2-13 [$2500 VF]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Tai Ping Rebel coinage, obv. "Tian Guo Tai Ping" (Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping), as obverse with four characters, rev. "Sheng bao" (sacred currency) two vertical characters, round ten cash with square hole, issued 1860-1862, diameter 34mm, (Hartill 23.12, TFP 2674). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, (1644-1911), Tai Ping Rebel coinage, rebel ruler Hung Hsiu-chuan, large charm 70mm, c.1860, "Tai Ping fu Gui" as obverse with four characters, rev. two dragons. (Hartill -, Sch.- , TFP -). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Mu Zong as T'ung - chih, (1862-1874), "Tong Zhi Tong Bao", rev. "Dang shi", round bronze mother ten cash with square hole, Gongchang (Kwangtung) Gansu mint, two characters on reverse, diameter 34mms, (Hartill 22.1139, Sch. -, KM.-, TFP 2609). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Mu Zong (1862-1874), cast copper cash, Guizhou Province, broad rim, like a seed coin or mother coin, (Hartill -, Sch, -, cf.TFP 2610 [10 cash]). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Mu Zong (1862-1874), cast brass cash, Taiwan Province mint, 25mm, (5.6 grams), (KM.C.25-9 (small size), cf.Hartill 22.1170 (small size), TFP -). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $80
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Mu Zong as T'ung - chih, (1862-1874), large mother cash or charm, "Tong Zhi Tong Bao", rev. "Dang shi", round bronze mother ten cash with square hole, uncertain mint of two characters, crescent and globe (sun and moon) on reverse, diameter 36mm., (Hartill -, Sch. -, KM.-, TFP -). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), De Zong as Kuang Hsu, (1875-1908), Board of Works mint, mother cash coin in copper, 24mm, (cf.Hartill 22.1306B). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor De Zong (1875-1908), Board of Works mint, 62 mm, large size with broad rim, rev. Boo yuan, (cf.Hartill -, Sch. -, TFP-). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor De Zong, as Kuang Hsu, (1875-1908), cast brass, Hubei Province, Wuchang mint, ten cash, 32mm, (13.62 grams), (KM.C.-, cf.Hartill 22.1371 [five cash]). Very fine and very rare, not in major references.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor De Zong, (1875-1908), "Guang-Xu Tong Bao", rev. "su boo", round machine made cash, square hole, Suzhou, Jiangsu mint, diameter 24mm., (cf.Sch. 1555 [for reverse], Hartill -, TFP -). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor De Zong (1875-1908), uncertain cash like issue, claimed to be city issue of Shenyang city!, (Hartill -, Sch. -, TFP -). Very fine/fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor De Zong (1875-1908), Charm, 46 mm, large size with broad rim, reverse of two dragons, (Hartill -, Sch. -, TFP-). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
China, Late in Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty or early Republic, large bronze charm, 65mm, showing sexual intercourse between couples in different positions with four positions each side, an interesting charm with circular centre hole. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
China, coin amulets (5) plus erotic charm (50mm) early cash and two Tibetan tankas in silver. Fine - very fine (9).
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty cash, mostly from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Poor - very good. (approx 645)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
China, a small group including copies of knife and key money, lot includes Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861), 55 mm, fifty cash coin, Board of Revenue mint, (Harwill 22.702 [R11], TFP 2427); other cash issues from Sung and Qing dynasty, most types with some oxidation. Poor - very fine. (34)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
China, Empire, Hupeh Province, one dollar, ND (1895-1907) (Y.127.1 [2]); Kiangnan Province, one dollar (1900) (Y.145a.4); Republic, dollar, Yr 3 (1914) (Y.329); Japan, yen, year 26 (1893) chopmarked (Y.A25.3); yen, year 28 (1895) chopmarked (Y.A25.3); U.S.A. trade dollar, 1874S, chopmarked (KM.108). Very good - fine. (8)
Estimate $250
SOLD $310
China, Empire, Kirin Province, silver dollar, calendar date 1902, obv. Yin-Yang symbol in centre, (KM. Y.183a.1). Nearly extremely fine and weak in places.
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
China, Empire, Manchurian Provinces, fifty cents, 1907 (KM.Y211). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
China, Empire, Yunnan Province, five-stamped remittance ingot, as a silver sycee, ten taels or 11 ounce double axe shape or saddle type, of five blocks of stamps and two central circular stamps, c.1880-1900, (350 grams), 77mmx 53mm (at ends) and 32mm in middle, (Cribb -). Fine with dirt and hoard patination, a very rare shape.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,550
China, Republic, Fukien (Fujian) Province, two cash, not dated (c.1912), obv. "Fu jiaan tong bao", rev. flags one with five stripes, "Er wen" (two cash), (KM. Y.375, Hartill 24.5). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $50
China, People's Republic, proof silver ten yuan, commemorative set of three, 1995-1997 Return of Hong Kong to China (KM.815, 956, 1045). In case of issue with certificate, FDC.
Estimate $170
SOLD $140
China, People's Republic, proof silver five yuan, four coin set, 1985 Founders of Chinese Culture (KM.PS18). In blue lacquered case of issue, with certificate, only 8,175 issued, FDC.
Estimate $170
SOLD $100