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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 8339797, member: 4373"]A 50 tael sycee would be a sight to see! Would you happen to have a picture of it? Sycees used to be quite affordable more than 20 - 30 years ago but today a single example would cost a good amount of money! </p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese numismatics unfortunately is plagued with counterfeits but there is a lot to learn. Numismatic literature are also hard to get hold of, let alone in English. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I'm more intrigued is the crude technology used to refine and determine the fineness of silver. The cut off point is supposedly around 96% which I think is quite remarkable. There is a huge amount of varieties of these - back in those days how confident were the authorities about the purity of these silver ingots when these could have easily been some private companies stamping away?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just fascinating![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 8339797, member: 4373"]A 50 tael sycee would be a sight to see! Would you happen to have a picture of it? Sycees used to be quite affordable more than 20 - 30 years ago but today a single example would cost a good amount of money! Chinese numismatics unfortunately is plagued with counterfeits but there is a lot to learn. Numismatic literature are also hard to get hold of, let alone in English. What I'm more intrigued is the crude technology used to refine and determine the fineness of silver. The cut off point is supposedly around 96% which I think is quite remarkable. There is a huge amount of varieties of these - back in those days how confident were the authorities about the purity of these silver ingots when these could have easily been some private companies stamping away? Just fascinating![/QUOTE]
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