拍品描述： 咸丰六年上海县号商郁森盛足纹银饼。珍罕度： ★★★★。 <p>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。 罕见发行，PCGS中与另外两枚并列冠军分，诱人包浆，轻微经手，环形些许调整留痕，铭文刻划分明。太平天国运动后，严重的通货膨胀导致囤银成风。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>CHINA. Shanghai. Tael, Year 6 (1856). Hsien-feng (Xianfeng). PCGS AU-55.L&M-591; K-901 (type B); WS-1126; Wenchao-387 (rarity: ★★★★). Issued by Yu Shen Sheng and engraved by Feng Nien. Obverse: Cake (of) standard silver (from the) business firm (of) Yu Shen Sheng (in the) Shanghai district (in the) 6th year (of Emperor) Hsien Feng; Reverse: Made (by) Feng Nien, silversmith; Supervised (by) Zhu Yuan Yu. Exact weight one Tsaoping Tael. A <strong>VERY RARE</strong> issuer, this type presents a wondrous opportunity for an exceptionally difficult type. Tied with just two others for the top spot in the PCGS census, this alluringly toned and very lightly handled specimen presents some adjustment marks near the peripheries, but otherwise stands with very clear characters upon each side.<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><strong>To view all items from the Nine Dragons Collection, click <a href=https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots?sort=auction_date_lot_number_asc&limit=96&search=From+the+Nine+Dragons+Collection.&lots_range=upcoming> here.</a></strong>From the Nine Dragons Collection.