A Xianfeng Zhongbao (咸豐重寶) "Red cash coin" produced by the Aksu mint under the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor.
English: XIAN FENG      1851 - 1861         H 22 . 704      BoR 50 Cash     Large, North branch 55mm     FD2427, C1-7     VF     H 22 . 710      BoR 100 Cash     West Branch 52mm     HG1308/1, C1.8     EF, matte surface     H 22 . 717      BoR 100 Cash Sun & Moon     Prince Qing Hui's Mint 48mm     HQ7.2, C1-8.1     AVF     H 22 . 734      BoR Iron Cash     7-stroke bei, zhen bao. A Shanxi mint under the BoR. 23.3 mm, 3.755 g         F     H 22 . 750      BoW 5 Cash     New branch, large variety 30mm     FD2440, C2-5     Both cleaned: AVF 22.50; VF     H 22 . 766      BoW Mother 1000 Cash     Red copper, 60.0mm, 75.15g It has been questioned whether this piece is a mother, and whether it is authentic. See www.zeno.ru #84988 for part of the public discussion, the rest occurring on the Ancient_Chinese_Coins Yahoo discussion list. Withdrawn from sale for further investigation.         EF    $     H 22 . 773A      FUJIAN Cash     22.1 mm, 2.488g Distinctive variety with thin Tong, bao, boo, and fu. Comments?             H 22 . 793      FUJIAN 10 Cash     Rev: Characters in rims 36mm     HG1366/1, C2-6.1     VF     H 22 . 801      GANSU Cash     19.9mm, 2.647g Vg+ (brassy) 15.00; 20.4mm, 3.025g F+ (darker)     HG1469/1, C14-1, HQ10.5         H 22 . 803f      GANSU 5 Cash     27.5mm, 7.117g         G+     H 22 . 805d      GANSU 5 Cash     32.7mm, 10.987g     C14-3, HG1474/2, HQ-nl     AF     H 22 . 809      GANSU 100 Cash     52mm     FD2540, C14-5     F     H 22 . 839      GUIZHOU Cash     Rev: commercial "3" above 23.9mm, 3.935g Probably rarer than others in this series.     HG1642/2, HQ13.53     VF+     H 22 . 843b      HENAN Cash     24mm Mintmark touches center rim.     HG1424/4, C11-1a, HQ14.12v     Vg     H 22 . 846      HENAN 10 Cash     38mm, 18.347g     FD2491, HG1427/1, C11-2     AVF     H 22 . 858      HUBEI 10 Cash     Rev: Moon     C13-6.1     Vg/F     H 22 . 864      HUBEI 50 Cash     Small mint name 49mm     HG1603/1     VF     H 22 . 879      JIANGSU 1 Cash     Small, crudely made variety 21.7 mm, 3.826g Sold to consignor as a rarity. Can anyone confirm?     FD2474, C13-8         H 22 . 904      JIANGSU 50 Cash     Er bao, 6-stroke bei 49mm     C16-9.1     F     H 22 . 917      JIANGSU 100 Cash     Er bao, 7-stroke bei 58.7mm, 55.34g     S1589, C16-10.1 HQ17.123     F     H 22 . 931      JIANGXI 50 Cash     52mm     FD2506, C15-6.1     VF+     H 22 . 941      SHANXI 10 Cash     Large chars. variety 37mm     C21-5     VF     H 22 . 945      SHAANXI Cash     21.6mm, 3.137g This was sold to consignor as a rarity due to its broad rim. Comments?     C23-4, HQ22.27     VF     H 22 . 946      SHAANXI Iron Cash     22.9mm, 5.066g     HG1451/1, C23-4a     F     H 22 . 958      SHAANXI 50 Cash     50.3mm, 44.506g     FD2499, HG1455/1 C23-7     VF     H 22 . 963      SICHUAN Cash     Rev: circle above 21.6mm, 3.073g     HG1616/4, C24-4.5     AF     H 22 . 979      SICHUAN 10 Cash     Small, variant mint name 35mm     C24-5.1     VF     H 22 . 981      SICHUAN 100 Cash     54mm     FD2552, C24-7     VF     H 22 . 982      TAIWAN Cash     24mm     FD2530, C25-6     F     H 22 . 1047b      ZHILI Iron Cash     23mm Exceptional condition for iron     C5-4a     EF     H 22 . 1052      ZHILI 50 Cash     42mm     FD2452, C5-6     AVF     H 22 . 1055      ZHILI 10 Cash Iron     39mm     C5-5a     VF+     H 22 . 1061      ZHILI: CHENGDE 10 Cash Iron     39.0g, 21.406g     HG1420/2 C7-2a     F+     H 22 . 1077      AKSU 50 Cash     35.1mm, 10.767g     FD2571, HG1658/1, C30-12     F+     H 22 . 1083c      ILI Cash     23.9mm, 4.733g     HG1648/1, C28-4     VF     H 22 . 1091      ILI 100 Cash     50.0mm, 26.965g     FD2461, HG1653/1, C28-8a     AVF but very rough rim & patchy color     H 22 . 1103      URUMCHI 8 Cash     Small variety, 26mm     FD2563, C29-1     VF+     H Q30 . 55A      Birthday Coin (charm)     fu shu reverse. Likely a privately made piece, but well-made and a popular series. HQ shows a piece for Jia Qing, and the Classic charms series shows several Tong Zhi, and a Xian Feng with fu fu, but not this piece. 26.0 mm, 4.496 g         VF     H Q30 . 07D      Poem Cash (charm)     Shandong, Linqing 25.0mm, 5.460g.         VF-EF, rough edge      Z25 .      LOT: Xian-feng 1-cash     20 pieces, mostly different mints, mostly identified in envelopes.         .