Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1118. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VIET NAM, Nguyễn Dynasty. Tu Duc (Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm). 1847-1883. Brass 4 Tien Essay (15.36 g, 12h). Cash type. Undated issue. “Tu Duc Thong Bao” (Tu Duc General Currency) in Chinese characters around quadrate opening / “Su Dan Phu Tho” (Endeavor to Assure Wealth, Longevity to the People) in Chinese characters around quadrate opening. Cf. Schroeder 351; cf. BN Vietnam Supp. 499 (both refs. AR 4 Tien). EF, adjustment marks. Very rare.