The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

In the early morning, Yunzhou got up and ordered a bowl of clear noodle soup with a poached egg on it, which was yellow and clear, simple and nutritious.

After eating, I put the iron box in my bag and came to the 'First Bank' with my backpack on my back.

As soon as you enter the door, two pots of lucky bamboo are placed in front of the door, and several mahogany swords and Tai Chi Eight Diagrams are hung on the wall, which play the role of suppressing evil spirits.

On both sides of the store door are glass cabinets in which various ancient coins are placed.From the cloth coins and knife coins of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, to the later copper coins with square holes, to the silver coins of the Republic of China period, there are all kinds of modern and modern banknotes.

A middle-aged man in his 40s was standing behind the counter and adjusting the position of the banknotes. He had just seen off two customers and was in a good mood. When he saw Yun Zhou, he smiled and asked, "Little brother, what do you want to see?" ? Now, out-of-print RMB and silver dollars are increasing in value every year, and it is very cost-effective to collect a set now.”

Yun Zhou directly took out the iron box: "Boss, I have several sets of five emperors' money that I want to sell."

"Five Emperor's Money?" The middle-aged man glanced at the young Yun Zhou in surprise. He didn't expect this young man to know the Five Emperor's Money, and then said with interest: "Let me take a look."

This kind of five emperors money, which can attract wealth and town houses, has always been very popular in the market, and there is no need to worry about selling it.

The two sets just received the day before yesterday were bought by a customer who had just moved into a new house before they were put in the cabinet. Both sets were not enough, and there was still a set missing in the safe at home.

Since I need it urgently, I ask myself to help you find it, and it doesn't matter if the price is high.

As far as the five emperors' coins are concerned, there are indeed a lot of them in circulation on the market, but now that fakes are rampant, there are not many five copper coins that are all genuine, and even fewer of good-looking genuine ones.

I just don't know how many authentic pieces this young man can produce?

Yun Zhou opened the iron box, and placed the copper coins one by one on the glass counter in the order of Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing Tongbao. There were five sets in total.

Seeing these coins, the eyes of the middle-aged man, Boss Huang, suddenly brightened. He thought there were at most two or three sets, but he didn't expect there to be as many as five sets!

In this way, even if half of them are fake, one or two complete sets of genuine products can be made.

Boss Huang was not in a hurry to appraise, but asked with a smile on his face: "Young man, there are quite a lot of these copper coins. Where did you get them?"

Yun Zhou: "It's in my father's collection. I made up one piece today, and it happens to be five sets."

Boss Huang nodded when he heard the words. Such copper coins can only be sold in a set: "You sit by the side for a while, and the appraisal will take some time."

Yun Zhou nodded, moved a chair and sat in front of the counter, watching and studying from the sidelines.

Boss Huang was only interested in this young man, and took out a magnifying glass, a vernier caliper, and a highly accurate electronic scale from the box next to him, and picked up a copper coin to measure the size. The first thing he identified was Yongzheng Tongbao.

This is the most valuable of the five emperors' coins, and it is also the one with the most fakes on the market.

Yongzheng Tongbao is Xiaoping money except for special editions.

Emperor Yongzheng had very strict control over coin casting, and private casting by the people almost disappeared. Therefore, most of Yongzheng Tongbao's workmanship is fine and uniform, and there are few light, small, and low-quality copper coins, which also makes the quality of Yongzheng Tongbao generally higher.

About seven or eight minutes later, Boss Huang raised his head, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: These five Yongzheng Tongbao are all genuine products, and they are still handed down Huang Liang products, and their appearance can reach the level of extremely beautiful products!

Much better than he expected.

But these were not what surprised him the most. What really excited him was that one of the Yongzheng Tongbao belonged to Baonan Bureau!

There were fifteen foundry bureaus in the Yongzheng period, sorted from small to large in existence: Baonan, Baochuan, Baowu, Baochang, Baohe, Baoji, Baojin, Baogong, Baoqian, Baoan, Baozhe , Baosu, Baoyuan, Baoquan, Baoyun.

Among the fifteen foundry bureaus, Baonan Bureau in Changsha, Hunan Province ranks first: casting started in the seventh year of Yongzheng (1729), and stopped in the tenth year of Yongzheng (1732). It has only been cast for three years, and the stock is small. .However, due to casting process problems, most of the copper coins cast by Baonan and Baochuan bureaus are not good. ①

But once there are good ones, they are very popular, and will definitely cause all major coin collectors to rush to buy them!

Like this extremely beautiful handed down yellow and bright piece, there are not many traces of rust, the money is clear, and the coating is just right. The market price can generally reach tens of thousands of yuan.

If you like it, it is not impossible to offer a higher price.

Boss Huang can already predict that if Mr. Qi and Mr. Ge know that he has received a good-looking genuine Yongzheng Tongbao from Baonan Bureau, they will definitely come here without stopping, and the price will probably be higher than he expected. Even higher.

Especially Ge Lao, he has copper coins from fourteen minting bureaus during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, and now he is short of one Baonan bureau and can make up a complete set. He will definitely not let this opportunity go easily.

Boss Huang suppressed the excitement in his heart, and weighed and measured the other copper coins one by one. After a few minutes, he was slightly taken aback because he found another rare coin!

This is a Kangxi Tongbao, with the regular script of "Kangxi Tongbao" on the front and the word "Fu" in Manchu and Chinese on the back, indicating that it was made by the Fujian "Fu" Bureau.

There are not many Xiaoping coins in Fuju, and there are three versions, namely the so-called Xiaofu, Zhongfu and Dafu.Generally speaking, the existence of Dafu is less than that of Zhongfu, and that of Zhongfu is less than that of Xiaofu.

The coin in his hand is the rarest 'Dafu' Xiaoping coin.

The criterion for judging "small blessing, middle blessing, and big blessing" is to look at the height comparison between the Manchu blessing on the back of the money and the square hole copper coin Qian Guo (the square hole in the middle).

If the Manchu text exceeds the size of Qian Guo, it is Dafu Qian, if the Manchu and Qian Guo are almost the same, it is Zhongfu Qian, and if the Manchu text is shorter than Qian Guo, it is Xiaofu Qian. ②

The Manchu script on the back of this Kangxi Tongbao is higher than that of Qian Guo, so it can be judged that this is a 'big fortune coin'.

Boss Huang's heart was a little more delighted. The word "Fu" has a beautiful symbol and meaning in China, which is another reason why Fu Bureau's coins are so popular besides the small number of coins in the world.

What's more, this is the rarest of the three big fortune coins, no matter in terms of meaning or rarity, it is very valuable for collection!

Looking at the other copper coins one by one, Boss Huang was not surprised to find that these five sets of Five Emperor coins were genuine.

He glanced at the outstanding young man, with a look of admiration in his eyes, pointed to the other four sets of ordinary five emperor coins and said: "These four sets are all ordinary versions, and they are of good quality. I will accept them at a price of 1200 yuan. What do you guys think?"

The normal market price of a set of genuine five emperor coins is about 1500 yuan. If you are in a hurry, you can sell it for 2000 yuan.

However, the highest purchase price in antique shops is about [-]% off, which is already considered high.

Yun Zhou smiled slightly: "Thank you boss, the price is very fair."

"As for the last set... two of them are rare coins," Boss Huang pointed to the two in the middle: "This one is the Dafu coin of Kangxi Tongbao, and the other is from Yongzheng Tongbao Nanju, which survives in the world. Not much."

He continued to ponder and said: "Well, I will pay 5000 yuan for this Dafu money. This Yongzheng Tongbao from Baonan Bureau is in good condition, and I can give it [-] yuan. In addition to the four sets of Five Emperors coins just now, the total is two yuan. Wan San.

This price is the highest price I can offer, young man, please think about it. "

The price was higher than Yun Zhou expected, so he agreed without hesitation: "Yes."

I remember that at an auction held in the past two years, the highest transaction price of the Dafu coins from the Kangxi Tongbaofu Bureau was [-].But the auction fee is very high, usually [-]% commission is charged, and there are not so many people who actually get it.

The price of private acquisition is more reasonable.

As for the copper coin minted by Yongzheng Tongbao Nanju, he didn't know much about it. He only knew that the stock was very small, and he didn't expect to sell it for a high price of thirteen thousand.

'The First Bank' really deserves its reputation and has an excellent reputation.

Yun Zhou's eyes were bent, as if starlight was reflected in his pupils, he took out three silver coins from his pocket, "Boss, I still have three Yuan Datou here, please give me an estimate."

Boss Huang couldn't help but glanced at him. This young man didn't look very old, but unexpectedly, his mind was very calm. He didn't have the frizz of a young man, and he did things very well.

If the price he just offered did not satisfy him, I am afraid that this seemingly innocent boy would not take out these three 'Yuan Datou'.

Not only that, according to the frankness of the promise just now, the other party obviously knows the value of the two copper coins, which is really not easy.

Boss Huang couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, the antique world is really not good for one's appearance.

Why is the young man so powerful now that he almost deceived him.No, it should be said that only the young man in front of him is very powerful, but it is extremely rare to have such vision at the age of seventeen or eighteen.

Without further words, he began to observe these "Yuan Datou" carefully with a magnifying glass.

Yuan Datou silver dollar began to be issued and minted two years after Yuan Shikai took office, and it was still being minted until Yuan Shikai passed away.There are four years in Yuan Datou One Yuan, namely the third year, eighth year, ninth year, and tenth year of the Republic of China, among which the third year of the Republic of China is the most.Special editions such as signed editions and Gansu stamped editions have a market price of more than one million. ③

The Yuan Datou in his hand is the long tassel version of the three-year edition of the Republic of China. The money and text are clear, the overall coating is natural, and the relief is strong. You can feel the uneven texture of the coin when you touch it with your hands, and it feels excellent.

In addition to hands-on observation, the most important thing to identify this kind of silver coin is to confirm that there are no traces of modification and engraving on the tassel on the Jiahe face.

Within a few minutes, Boss Huang was able to confirm that the three 'Yuan Datou' were genuine.

"How about this, young man, I will accept these three Yuan Datou at 4000 yuan each, and the total of the three pieces is [-] yuan. What do you think?" Knowing that the other party is an expert, Boss Huang was more cautious when bidding, and the prices of these pieces were basically the same. The auction price of the graded version.

"Okay." Yun Zhou had no objection, and today's harvest has exceeded his expectations.

The two signed the contract, and a transfer of 5000 yuan was quickly received in the account.

After confirming that it was correct, Yun Zhou was about to leave, but unexpectedly, an old woman with silver hair came staggering from the door, with wrinkled face, wearing coarse linen clothes, and her feet were still covered with mud, probably because of the hot weather, she hadn’t changed for a long time His clothes were dirty, and his body smelled like rotten food.

The expression on her face was very anxious, as soon as she came in, she asked in dialect: "Boss, do you accept coins here?"

"Take it." Boss Huang glanced at the stained floor, his expression was not very good-looking, but it's not easy to push customers away when opening the door for business.

"I, I have a few coins here, which were handed down from the ancestors. You can show them if they are worth anything. My wife is still pointing to this for help."

The old lady wiped her tears with her withered hands, and took out a folded handkerchief from her pocket. There were several coins wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside. When she opened it, it turned out to be four copper coins covered with rust.

Yun Zhou stood aside and took a glance, only to see that most of the Qian Wen on these coins could not be seen clearly, only the words "Yong and Tong" could be vaguely recognized, and the back was even more rusty, and the original coins could not be seen at all. look like.

One of the larger ones seems to have barely legible writing on the back, but it is not known exactly what.

Boss Huang also frowned and fiddled with these copper coins, shaking his head in his heart.

Ancient coins look at the format first, and at the second look at the appearance.

The appearance of this coin is inferior. It needs to be soaked in white vinegar or boiling water, and then use a small brush to clean off the rust bit by bit. However, depending on the degree of rust on this copper coin, it may be difficult to clean it out.

He randomly picked up one and put it in his hand to observe, and found that the copper coin should have been improperly preserved, resulting in serious oxidation.

This prevents regular cleaning, as the coin is too brittle to withstand cleaning.

Boss Huang frowned. According to his judgment, these copper coins are probably 'Yongle Tongbao'.

Yongle Tongbao is a coin minted in the Yongle period (Zhu Di) of the Ming Dynasty.

On the front, the four characters "Yongle Tongbao" are written in regular script, with beautiful characters, consistent fonts, and fine casting; the back is neat and smooth, without characters.

The number of handed down Yongle Tongbao is not too large, but it is not rare either.

In addition to circulating in the country, Zheng He also took a large number of Yongle Tongbao when he went to the West. For example, more than 5 Yongle Tongbao were cleared from the shipwreck of the Ming Dynasty found on the northern reef of the Paracel Islands, all of which were ordinary Xiaoping coins.

The price of Yongle Tongbao on the market is mostly between tens and hundreds. These few copper coins are not in good condition and cannot be sold for a price at all.

You must know that coins are not more expensive as they age, but depends on the amount of money in the world, and rare things are more expensive.

Although Yongle Tongbao was cast in the Ming Dynasty more than 600 years ago, it is not as valuable as the Yongzheng Tongbao in the Qing Dynasty.

Boss Huang sighed, and wanted the old lady to take it back, but when he saw the one with words on the back, he let out a 'huh'.

Ordinary Yongle Tongbao has no words on the back, but the back of this one——

He suddenly thought of a possibility.

There are very few editions of Yongle Tongbao. Apart from the most common Xiaoping coins, silver coins and mother coins, there is only Yongle Tongbao carrying three coins.

Yongle Tongbao's back three coins are a circle larger than ordinary copper coins, with a diameter of 3.4 cm, and the words "three coins" are worn on the right side of the back.There is no record in the history books, and it should be a trial casting that has not been released.

It is said that there are only two coins of this kind handed down from generation to generation, one of which is now in the Shanghai Museum, which is a missing corner and incomplete; the other has never appeared.Therefore, some people say that the one in the Shanghai Museum is the only "orphan item" at present. ④

Is it possible that this copper coin will be Yongle Tongbao carrying three coins?

As soon as this idea came to mind, Boss Huang himself denied it.

What the hell was he thinking, how could this be possible?

In recent years, there have also been many so-called Yongle Tongbao back three coins, which were later identified as counterfeit by experts.

If the real thing is so easy to get, why would the museum display a missing corner Yongle Tongbao back three coins?

Boss Huang scolded himself for being too whimsical. The copper coin in his hand was so corroded that even the money and text could not be seen clearly, and it could not be cleaned up. He could not judge at all.

Taking a step back, even if he completely cleaned off the rust, the exposed font and size were exactly the same as the real thing, and the possibility of it being the real thing was very slim.

He has seen this situation too much!

Nowadays, counterfeiting is rampant, and deception is becoming more and more sophisticated. Those who specialize in selling misery, those who make up stories, and those who cooperate with outsiders to set up traps for their own people are happening almost all the time in the antique world, and he will not be fooled.

The old lady was looking at Boss Huang anxiously, and when she saw him push the coin back, she became anxious: "Boss, how much do you think my treasure is worth? Is it worth 5000 yuan?"

Boss Huang said in a deep voice, "It's not worth much."

He picked out two that were not particularly corroded, "These two cost up to 100 yuan, and the other two, you should take them back."

"Ah?" The old lady murmured as if she had been struck by lightning, "It's worth that much, so where did he get the money for the surgery?"

"Boss, please do me a favor and give me more! I don't want much, just 5000 yuan. No, you can give me [-] yuan. His grandfather said that this is a treasure handed down from the ancestors, and it is worth a lot of money. I, I will give it to you." You are on your knees!"

The old lady tremblingly was about to kneel down while talking, Boss Huang's expression changed, and he trotted out from the counter immediately, and helped the old lady up with Yunzhou from left to right.

Boss Huang helped her to sit on the sofa frightenedly, wondering if the other party was touching porcelain for a while, but fortunately, the old lady was still in good health, and nothing happened.

He walked back and forth in the hall for a few steps, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Oh, old lady, I am not running a shop for charity, your copper coins are really worthless.

How about this, I will give you up to [-] for these four copper coins, if you still think it is too little, why don't you go to another place?There are so many shops here, there may be one with a high bid. "

The author has something to say:

The routine is an old routine, but the author just likes this old routine -0-

Friendly reminder: This story is mainly about the plot, and there should be very few emotional lines, because the author can't write (dog head).

【Note①②③④Extracted from Baidu Encyclopedia, Aizang.com and personal library. 】