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Subject:Markings on Sycee Boat
Posted By: James Grady Tue, Dec 25, 2018 IP: 47.200.49.217

hello can someone tell me what these symbols say. this is a 4lb 2oz Sycee Boat. Thank you

可以告诉我这些符号的含义。这是一艘4磅2盎司的Sycee船。感谢您提供的任何信息。我正在寻找一年,缰绳,王朝。名称






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Subject:Re: Markings on Sycee Boat
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, Dec 28, 2018

發  - Fa (Issue)
Middle:
太谷元寶 - Taigu Yuanbao
(Taigu is a county in Jinzhong, Shanxi - Yuanbao is the name of shoe-shaped silver ingots)
Right;
東昌造 - Dongchang-zao
(Dongchang made, Dongchang was most likely a name of a bank.
Left;
以欽定 - Yiqinding (Made by Imperial Order)

With regards,
I>Nagy

Subject:Re: Markings on Sycee Boat
Posted By: Bill H Sat, Dec 29, 2018

The markings shown in the bottom photo include two circular impressions, each with a large character Fa (發), meaning "Issued". The larger middle impression among three in the center grouping says 'Silver Ingot of Taigu" (太谷元寶 - Tai-gu Yuan Bao), while the impression to its right says "Dongchang Road (東昌道 - Dong-chang Dao). I'm not quite certain what the characters in the other impression on the left say. I would add that "Silver Ingot" is a standard meaning for "Yuanbao/元寶" and used here in context. However, it doesn't imply that I think your ingot contains any silver. Caveat emptor!

Taigu is a county in the prefectural-level city of Jinzhong in China's Shanxi Province. I gather from some of the stuff I encountered online that it was once an important financial center, but being a porcelain collector, I'm about as dumb as dirt when it comes to old or new Chinese money. Hopefully someone in the forum does know something about these matters.

Good luck,

Bill H.


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