China - Charms，QING:LOT of 4 items, all later castings from the Republican (Min Guo) era in the name of Xian Feng 1851-1861, 1) AE 200 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, 2) AE 500 cash, Ili mint, Xinjiang Province 3) AE 1000 cash, Prince Qing Hui mint, sun & moon above, 4) AE charm, 42mm hong wu tong bao , "boy" riding ox. In this case, the "boy" on the charm is actually Ming Emperor Tai Zu, who rulled as Hong Wu, who had a very humble early life and for a time was a shepherd boy, all well made fantasy and imitation types, average quality examples, retail value $800, lot of 4 items.
