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October 2020 Hong Kong Auction 5-7 Oct 2020
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(t) CHINA. Yunnan Yuansi Changyuankezi. Fine Silk Oval Ingots. Silver 1.25 Tael Ingot, ND. Graded "UNC" by Hua Xia Ping Ji Grading Company
BMC-Class LXXXV. Weight: 44 gms. Obverse: "Sheng Yi Yin"; Reverse: "Jing" raised. A bright and lustrous example with a hint of tone in the protected areas. The stamp is deeply impressed with good definition of the characters. A rather RARE and interesting issue sure to pique the interest of even the most advance of Sycee collectors.
BMC-Class LXXXV. Weight: 44 gms. Obverse: "Sheng Yi Yin"; Reverse: "Jing" raised. A bright and lustrous example with a hint of tone in the protected areas. The stamp is deeply impressed with good definition of the characters. A rather RARE and interesting issue sure to pique the interest of even the most advance of Sycee collectors.
Interesting to note that the reverse exhibits the raised character "Shou", this could only occur if the surface in which the silversmith or merchant who applied this stamp used a mould of some sort to place the ingot on so when the obverse stamp was applied metal would be pushed down into the surface in which is sat.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00