 This silver Ban Liang cash coin was acquired by Ma Dingxiang (), a person notable for being one of the most famous 20th century Chinese coin collectors.Ma Dingxiang had acquired this specimen from a friend and fellow numismatist in the city of Xi'an.This is the only known specimen of this type of coin and it was sold at auction in the year 2011 for the equivalent of $334,103 (or 2,070,000 yuan).