Triton XX, Lot: 1162. Estimate $3000. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. CU 20 Cash (31mm, 12h). Húběi province. Wǔchāng mint. Dated cyclical year 7-9 (AD 1906). Legend in Hànzì characters and Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon left, coiled leftward around flaming pearl. Duan 423; KM (Y) 11j. In PCGS encapsulation graded MS 63 BN. Very rare in mint state.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.