CHINA. Shuntian Fangxiangding. Beijing City Square Ingots. Silver 3 Tael Military Pay Ingot, ND. Ch'ing (Qing) Dynasty. Graded "AU" by the Zhong Qian Ping Ji Grading Company.
BMC-Class LVIII Group A #690. Weight: 108.3 gms. Uniface ingot, inscribed "Shun Tian" (Beijing), "Bing Xiang Hui Yuan Zu Yin" (military pay, Huiyuan Bank, pure silver). The stamps is deeply applied giving good definition of the characters with slate to charcoal patina. An attractive representative of the type that seldom appears on the market sure to see spirited bidding. Superior and more attractive to the example we sold in our March 2019 Hong Kong auction lot # 60063 which realized an impressive $4,000 hammer.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2500.00