(1856) Tael K-F900 MS (PCGS#524627)
April 2023 Hong Kong World Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 40109
- 等级
- AU55
- 价格
- 805,105
- 详细说明
- Nearly-Mint State and Handsome Shanghai Tael
CHINA. Shanghai. Tael, Year 6 (1856). Hsien-feng (Xianfeng). NGC AU-55.
L&M-589; K-900 (type A); WS-1122; Wenchao-383 (rarity: ★★). Issued by Wang Yung Sheng and engraved by Wan Chaun. Obverse: "Cake (of) standard silver (from the) business firm (of) Wang Yung Sheng (in the) Shanghai district (in the) 6th year (of Emperor) Hsien Feng;" Reverse: "Made (by) Wan Chuan, silversmith; Supervised (by) Chow Yuen Yu. Exact weight one Tsaoping Tael." An extremely pleasing and appealing specimen, this handsome example delivers a rich luster and evenly executed strike. Very limited instances of handling are seen, with this piece retaining much as made beauty. A most outstanding example of the type, and a piece that would be hard to exceed for the collector seeking to add this type to their holdings.
Hyper-inflation caused by the Tai Ping Rebellion led to the hoarding of silver. At this time, foreign coins, namely Spanish 8 Reales, circulated in Shanghai at a considerable premium. In 1856, the Shanghai authorities authorized silversmiths to issue coinage in an attempt to replace the Spanish 8 Reales. The firms Wong Yung Sheng, Ching Cheng Chee, and Yu Shen Sheng were granted permission to issue coinage in the denominations of One Tael and 5 Mace. This was a short-lived coinage, as the monthly output was only about 3,000 pieces and was not large enough to meet the demand. This aspect, along with the large number of forgeries entering circulation, doomed the project to a short period of only about six months. Extremely significant as the Shanghai series represents the first Tael coinage produced in China.
Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000.
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近原廠狀態俊俏上海壹兩
咸豐六年商王永盛匠萬全造上海銀餅。
(珍稀度★★)。咸豐六年商王永盛匠萬全造上海銀餅。正面為"足紋銀餅/商王永盛/上海縣號/咸豐六年"。"匠萬全造/重壹兩銀/傾曹平實/朱源裕監"。光澤充沛,鑄打均匀。品相俊俏。經手痕跡極少,保留原廠美感。品相超群的一枚,幾乎無可匹敵。太平天國運動後,嚴重的通貨膨脹導致囤銀成風。這一時期,反而是西班牙8裏亞爾銀幣在上海流通,儼然是民間的穩定貨幣。1856年,上海當局授權銀匠鑄造錢幣以試圖取替西班牙8雷阿爾銀幣。王永盛、經正記及郁森盛三家商號獲批准鑄造壹兩與五錢銀餅。但因每月只能生產三千枚,遠不足敷用,加上大量仿造偽品橫行,導致此幣種僅流通半年左右便告結束。中國壹兩銀幣由上海始造,因此這是意義重大的一枚。
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