China - Sycee CHINA: AR sycee (35.25g), ca. mid- to late 19th century, Cribb-, 17 x 31mm, 1-tael Xiaobao ("small ingot") from the Tucaozi silver mine in Zhili Province, XF, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection. The Tucaozi mine was located in the Rehe region of Zhili Province (todays Hebei) and began operation in Year 3 of Xian Feng (1852). See Beijing Chengxuan 2023 Fall Auction, Lot 1044 for an example applied with the same stamp.
