
Khai Dinh 啟定: Gold Award Medal, Obv « 啟定年造 », Rev « 琼瑶永好 » encompassed by two phoenixes, attachment hole at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock, 14.72g. Extremely fine. Estimate: US$3,000-3,500.

Khai Dinh 啟定: Gold Award Medal, Obv « 啟定勅賜 », Rev « 三項金磬 » encompassed by two dragons, attachment hole at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock with loop and one pearl, 9.67g. Extremely fine. Estimate: US$2,000-2,500.

Thieu Tri: Silver Lang, ND (1841-47), Obv « 紹治通寶 萬世永賴 », sun, moon, clouds and mountains, Rev « 玦澒千年 化盪鏐萬世傳 酬勳彰有 德所寶者惟賢 », 39.22g, 65mm (Sch 241 var). Extremely fine. Estimate: US$1,400-1,800.
from the Johanna Austin Collection

Thanh Thai 成泰 (1888-1907): Silver-gilt Award Medal, Obv « 成泰敕賜 », Rev « 劳能可獎 », loop at top, 10.47g. Gilding faded, about extremely fine. Estimate: US$1,000-1,200.

Khai Dinh 啟定 (1916-25): Silver Medallic 7-Tien, ND (c.1920), Obv « 啟定寶鑑 » around flaming pearl, Rev dragon (Bruce X#M1.2). Good extremely fine, toned. Estimate: US$700-900.

Medals 紀念章: Gold Presentation Piece, ND, Obv « 褔祿壽康 » around central square hole, Rev two facing dragons chasing fire-ball, suspension loop at top, colour tassels below, 31mm, 16.4g. About extremely fine. Estimate: US$650-850.

Minh Mang 明命: Gold 1½-Tien, ND, 5.70g (Sch 213). Twice pieced, fine and rare. Estimate: US$400-500.

Minh Mang 明命 (1820-41): Silver 7-Tien, Year 15 (1834), Obv « 明命通寶 » around large sun, Rev large dragon and « 十五 », oblique milled edge, 27.15g (Sch 183). Extremely fine. Estimate: US$400-500
from the Johanna Austin Collection

Minh Mang 明命: Silver 7-Tien, Year 15 (1834), Obv « 明命通寶 » around large sun, Rev large dragon and « 十五 », oblique milled edge, 27.49g (Sch 183). Extremely fine. Estimate: US$400-500.
from the Johanna Austin Collection

Minh Mang 明命: Silver ½-Tael or 5-Tien, Obv « 明命通寶 » around, Rev dragon around sun, 19.18g (Sch 188). About extremely fine. Estimate: US$400-500.
from the Johanna Austin Collection

Thiêu Tri 紹治: Silver 5-Tien, Obv « 紹治通寶 », chopmark at 5 o’clock, Rev two bats above and three below, 18.93g (Sch 255). Extremely fine, toned. Estimate: US$400-600.
from the Johanna Austin Collection

Thiêu Tri 紹治 (1841-47): Silver Tien, Obv « 紹治通寶 », Rev denomination, clouds above waves below, 3.59g (Sch 250). Very fine, toned. Estimate: US$200-300
from the Johanna Austin Collection

Tu Duc 嗣德 (1848-83): Silver Quan Bar, ND, Obv « 嗣德年造 », Rev « 價錢壹貫 », arabesques on edges, 5.28g (Sch 340). Very fine. Estimate: US$120-150.

Tu Duc 嗣德: Silver 3-Quan Bar, ND, Obv « 嗣德年造 », Rev « 價錢叁貫 », arabesques on edges, 16.09g (Sch 344; KM 511). Very fine. Estimate: US$120-150

Vietnam 越南: Brass and Zinc Cash type coins (c.120), many identified in envelopes. Generally fair to very fine. Estimate: US$60-80.
A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd. Baldwin’s Hong Kong Coin Auction. Auction 57 21 August 2014