拍品描述： 咸丰六年商王永盛匠万全造上海银饼。咸丰六年商王永盛匠万全造上海银饼。正面正文咸丰六年上海县号商王永盛足纹银饼，背文朱源裕监倾曹平实重壹两银匠万全造。NGC中荣获高评的其中之一，与原厂MS品相仅差一分，原光犹存，铸打精锐，环形诱人深色包浆。 当时，太平天国运动引发的恶性通涨导致白银囤积。这一时期，反而是西班牙8里亚尔银币在上海流通，俨然是民间的稳定货币。1856年，上海当局授权银匠铸造钱币以试图取替西班牙8里亚尔银币。王永盛、经正记及郁森盛三家商号获批准铸造壹两与五钱银饼。但因每月只能生产三千枚，远不足敷用，加上大量仿造伪品横行，导致此币种仅流通半年左右便告结束。中国壹两银币由上海始造，因此是意义重大的一版。<p>(t) CHINA. Shanghai. Tael, Year 6 (1856). Hsien-feng (Xianfeng). NGC AU-58.L&M-589; K-900 (type A); WS-1122; Wenchao-383 (rarity: ★★). Issued by Wang Yung Sheng and engraved by Wan Chaun. Obverse: Cake (of) standard silver (from the) business firm (of) Wang Yung Sheng (in the) Shanghai district (in the) 6th year (of Emperor) Hsien Feng; Reverse: Made (by) Wan Chuan, silversmith; Supervised (by) Chow Yuen Yu. Exact weight one Tsaoping Tael. One of the finest examples of the type seen at NGC, this alluring specimen resides at the cusp of Mint State status, offering much in the way of abundant brilliance remaining, along with a sharp strike and enticing darker toning near the peripheries.<p><p><em>Hyper-inflation caused by the Tai Ping Rebellion led to the hoarding of silver. At this time, foreign coins, namely Spanish 8 Reales, circulated in Shanghai at a considerable premium. In 1856, the Shanghai authorities authorized silversmiths to issue coinage in an attempt to replace these 8 Reales. The firms Wong Yung Sheng, Ching Cheng Chee, and Yu Shen Sheng were granted permission to issue coinage in the denominations of One Tael and 5 Mace. This was a short-lived coinage, as the monthly output was only about 3,000 pieces, and was not large enough to meet the demand. This aspect, along with the large number of forgeries entering circulation, doomed the project to a short period of only about six months. Extremely significant, since the Shanghai series represents the first Tael coinage produced in China.</em>