Description:

1965 grams of silver! Dating to the early 20th century. Translated from "Life Bank." Qing Dynasty 50 Taels Silver Sycee (Chinese silver ingot). Silver sycee were a major form of currency in Chinese history for a period of more than a thousand years. Silver was not the only precious metal used in ancient China (as a matter of fact, it was relatively more valuable then than now) but was also taken as an exchange media, e.g., Money. People used cash coins for smaller transactions and sycee for bigger ones. Therefore, sycee were considered the money of the rich and some of the poor never saw a sycee in their lifetime. Sycee are very scarce compared with numismatic coins! Because they were handmade, no two sycee are identical. Provenance: Ex-private Scottsdale, AZ collection; ex-Sam Carlson Collection of "Odds and Curious." Exhibited at the 1954 Cleveland ANA Convention/. Published and Listed in Oct. 1954 Numismatist.

  • Condition: Excellent.

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