拍品描述： 咸丰六年商王永盛匠万全造上海银饼。(t) CHINA. Shanghai. Tael, Year 6 (1856). Hsien-feng (Xianfeng). NGC MS-61.珍稀度：★★。咸丰六年上海县王永盛匠万全造。正面：“咸丰六年上海县号商王永盛足纹银饼”；背面：“朱源裕监倾曹平实重壹两匠万全造”。此枚银饼在NGC评鑑纪录中仅两枚能出其右，无疑为存世顶尖之作。双面光华璀璨，呈极其动人之浅灰色调。铭文清晰精准，熠熠生辉，势必成为关注此一引人入胜之上海系列之资深藏家明确目标。 太平天国之乱引发恶性通膨，导致白银遭窖藏。其时，外国银元（主要为西班牙本洋）在上海流通，溢价颇高。咸丰六年（1856年），上海当局授权银匠发行银饼，以取代本洋。王永盛、经正记、郁森盛三家商号获准发行一两及五钱银饼。此币发行时间甚短，每月铸额仅约三千枚，不敷需求。加之大量伪币流入市场，终使此项发行仅维持约六个月即告夭折。上海银饼为中国最早之银两币，意义极其重大。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." Surpassed in the NGC census by just two others, this cake issue no doubt stands as one of the finest that one will ever encounter, as it offers majestic luster across both sides and a highly appealing pale gray tone. The strike, meanwhile, glistens with clarity and precision, making it a clear target for the advanced collector of this intriguing series of issues from Shanghai.<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>

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