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A sycee or yuanbao was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in imperial China from its founding under the Qin dynasty until the fall of the Qing in the 20th century. Sycee were not made by a
Imperial gold sycee
Drawing of a boat-shaped silver sycee
Silver sycee
Gold sycee and molds
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An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. In steelmaking, it is the first step among semi-finished casting products. In
Sycee
…Chinese: 元寶; simplified Chinese: 元宝; pinyin: yuánbǎo; Jyutping: jyun4 bou2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goân-pó; lit. 'primary treasure') was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in imperial China from its founding under the Qin dynasty until the fall of the Qing in the 20th century. Sycee were not made by a central…
Aluminium ingot after ejection from mold
Gold ingots of 99.99% purity
Pouring molten gold into a mold at the La Luz Gold Mine in Siuna, Nicaragua, about 1959.
Pouring ingots at a steel mill