Auction: CSS100A - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 294
China, Qing Dynasty, Kwangsi Province, [Zhong Qian AU50] silver sycee of 10 taels, 28th year of Daoguang (1848), Ngchow (Wuzhou), weighs 341g, chop marks indicating the location, year, name of the silver smith for quality control and month as per official standards, "Huang Zhi Xiang" was the only assayer in Kwangsi Province for many years. Impressively weighty, this type of ingot is likely minted by the local officials as deduced from the chop marks, which is significantly more valuable than privately minted ones
道光二十八年(1848年)廣西梧州府砝碼十兩銀錠,官估黃致祥,重341克,中乾評AU50。該銀錠屬於解繳藩庫稅銀的官鑄錠,較商鑄錠珍稀
Estimate
HK$40,000 to HK$60,000
Starting price
HK$40000