拍品描述： 咸丰六年商王永盛匠万全造上海银饼。 王永盛发行，万全雕刻。正面 足纹银饼/ 商王永盛/上海县号/ 咸丰六年 。反面 朱源裕监/ 倾曹平实/重一两银/ 匠万全造 。 罕见 版别，光泽璀璨，铸打均匀。更佳品相难得，藏家万勿错过。 太平起义导致物价飞升，造成白银囤积。当时上海地区通行之西班牙本洋银元兑价高涨。1856年上海道委託王永盛、经正记及郁森盛三家商号铸造一两与五钱银饼以抵制本洋。但因每月只能生產三千枚，远不足敷用。加上大量仿造偽品横行，使这一币种仅流通半年左右便告结束。上海系列是中国製造的首版一两银币，意义深重。 <font size= -8 > (t) <em>

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CHINA. Shanghai. Tael, Year 6 (1856). Hsien-feng (Xianfeng). NGC AU-55. 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. Extremely appealing and equally as RARE , this wholesome specimen presents a great deal of lustrous brilliance as well as an evenly executed strike. For the connoisseur looking for an outstanding example of the type, it would be difficult to encounter one finer. <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 the Spanish 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 as the Shanghai series represents the first Tael coinage produced in China.</em>