Chinese Silver Sycee Detail
About Chinese Silver Sycee Detail
See Chinese Sycee entry. Sycee were also called yuanbao meaning original treasure. The shape varied by region, with boat shapes in the north and shoe shapes in the south. The value was determined by weight and purity, verified by professional assayers. Large sycee could weigh over 50 taels. Foreign silver dollars were increasingly preferred over sycee in the 19th century due to standardized weight and purity.
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