CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 1000 Cash (62mm, 108.10 g, 12h). Board of Revenue mint. Cast March-August 1854. Xian Feng Yuan Bao in Hànzì characters / Dang Qian (Value One Thousand) in Hànzì characters and boo chiowan in Manchu script. Hartill 22.714. Brown surfaces, scattered bumps, marks, and scratches, central hole slightly smoothed. VF. An exceptionally heavy example, with this type normally weighing from 60-85 g. Rare thus.
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