CHINA. Zhejiang Dixingding. Provincial Mound Ingots. Silver 5 Tael Local Tax ingot, Year 24 (1844). Ch’ing (Qing) Dynasty. VERY FINE.
cf.BMC-Class XLIII Group A # 552. Weight: 189.75 gms. "Jiang Shan" (Jiangshan county). "Er Shi Si Nian" (24th Year). "Yu Cheng" (Yucheng Bank). Two additional stamps "Ku" (Treasury) have been added, one to the obverse and one to the reverse. All stamps are somewhat weak in the centers, but clear enough for full identification. The surfaces are quite nice displaying attractive mottled light grey to slate patina.
Estimate: $700.00- $1000.00

浙江裕成江山五兩小錠。二十四年。
重189.75gms。"江山縣"，"二十四年"，"裕成"。有兩處額外的"庫"字鑄記，正反面各一枚。所有戳記均為中央弱打，但清晰可辨。表面保存完好，呈淺灰色及石板色光澤。 On September 1, 2019, the United States enacted new tariffs on collector's items manufactured in China. Accordingly, all buyers in forthcoming Stack's Bowers and Ponterio Hong Kong Auctions who wish to have any Chinese manufactured item delivered within the United States will be subject to these tariffs. Furthermore, as a result of the new tariffs, all orders will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart.