咸丰四年户部官票拾两。 CHINA--EMPIRE. Qing Dynasty: Board of Revenue. 10 Taels, 1854 (Yr. 4). P-A12b. PMG About Uncirculated 50. Staining. 编号97461。木板印刷蓝色于白纸上，龙于边框内，多枚验证盖章，反面略有毛笔字。儘管拾两并非罕见版别，低分常见，但F或以上评分稀有度剧增。本拍品为近未流通品相，此日期共评50张中仅2张更高分。品相甚佳，令其身价大涨。评分数一数二，绝对是难逢的收藏良机。如此高分极为罕见。 Serial number 97461. Blue woodblock printing on white paper, dragons within borders, various red validation stamps, minor brush pen writing on the reverse.A magnificent large size note fast approaching its 170th birthday. Although the 10 Taels is not a rare note it is often encountered in the lower grades and any grades extremely fine or above get exponentially rarer. The example we are offering now is an almost uncirculated example with only two notes graded higher out of a total population on fifty for this date. The condition of a note is becoming increasingly important and here is the chance to bid and acquire one of the highest grades extant. Extremely rare in this exquisite grade.
