拍品描述： Lot 892 CH39ING: Dao Guang， 1821-1850， AE palace cash， Board of Revenue mint， Peking， CCH-411， curtain-hanging money， tian xia tai ping 40heaven below great peace41， several edge bumps， Fine， ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection。 Palace cash may or may not be considered a type of amulet。 These were made as New Year39s gifts to people in the Imperial Palace， usually eunuchs and guards， who often hung them below lamps or curtains。 Hartill， in 34Qing Cash34 40Royal Numismatic Society， 200341 agrees they were handed out as gifts in the Palace， but only upon the establishment of each new reign title， and were wrapped in red cloth。