(t) CHINA. Yunnan Sanchuo Bianding. Provincial Three-Stamp Slab Ingots. Silver 5 Tael Salt Ingot, Year 5 (1825). Emperor Xuan Zong (Dao Guang). VERY FINE.
BMC-Class LXVIII. Weight: 173.92 gms. Obverse: "Dao Guang Wu Nian" (Daoguang [era] 5th year) stamped three times. A handsome and nicely preserved example with deeply impressed stamps and clear bold characters making identification easy, though parts of some of the characters are slightly obscured by minor earthen deposits. An attractively toned representative of the type sure to excite many collectors.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00