Chapter 324 Coin Collection

Although others were puzzled, Liu Dong knew very well in his heart, in fact, the inside of this Maitreya Buddha statue was indeed hollow, but later someone hid something in it, and then found a copper sheet, made it the same size as the bottom of the Buddha statue, and dipped it with glue.

Of course, modern chemical watering will not stick so firmly and maintain for so long, the glue on it is made of animal fat, which is more famous and commonly used Ejiao and fish glue, which can be maintained for thousands of years without failing.

Moreover, the craftsmanship of the person who glued the bottom plate is also good, basically with the base of the Buddha statue, after hundreds of years of wear, there is basically no abnormality between the two sides. It's like a whole.

However, this qiē was not hidden under the shroud of Liu Dong's relics and yuanguang, and he quickly found the thin slit that connected the two at the beginning, and then cut it with the sharp carving knife in his hand.

Fortunately, Liu Dong has kung fu on his body, and his hand strength is several times stronger than ordinary people, otherwise he would really not move.

"Sneer...... Click......" With a piercing grinding sound, the base of Maitreya Buddha fell down at once. Immediately afterwards, a pungent musty smell spread, making the unprepared people cover their noses one after another, and the more sensitive ones sneezed a few times.

Fortunately, the space is large and airy, so the musty smell quickly dissipated.

At this time, Liu Dong had already taken out the things in the Buddha statue, and after removing the moldy and blackened cotton, rags and other fillers, the four sizes ranged. Long or square boxes appeared in front of everyone's eyes. And the top of the box also has a tick pattern. The wood is also a precious small-leaved red sandalwood.

At this time, no matter how stupid a person is, he knows that the contents of these four boxes are extraordinary, if it weren't for the particularly precious things, who would hide them so secretly, and even the box of Xiaoye Rosewood was used.

At this time, the faces of the Wen father and daughter were difficult to look at, because now this situation can basically determine that they have lost. But at this time, no one cared about the gambling game. Everyone wondered what secrets were in these four hidden boxes.

Looking at the straight eyes of everyone, Liu Dong took out the smallest of the boxes, the box was not locked, but there was a small live button, Liu Dong opened the box very lightly. However, when the box was opened, it was not the jewelry that one had imagined, but two coins wrapped together in bright yellow silk.

Both coins are different, not only in style, but also in color and material.

"This should be money!" Old Man Dong looked at the one gold, one white, and two coins on the table. He said with a hint of speculation in his words.

"This is money, this is money. I didn't expect to see two of them at once, it's great! "There are many people who specialize in the identification of antiques and miscellaneous items within the collection association, and there is more than one who likes to collect ancient coins, and Zhang Lao, who is familiar with Liu Dong, is especially fond of this. At this moment, after seeing Liu Dong's two coins, the old man went up.

Looking at the fanatical look on his face, it is estimated that when he saw his own grandson, the old man was not so affectionate.

However, the rest of the people who sit are engaged in collecting, and I understand the excitement of the old man when he sees his beloved collection in front of him at this moment.

At this moment, many people around looked at these four coins and were confused, obviously they didn't know much about the samples, but this is normal, after all, there are so many types of antiques, no one can be omniscient. Being able to specialize in one and reach the top of it is already a great achievement.

"Okay, Lao Zhang, don't patronize yourself to be happy, but also introduce to everyone, and let us have a long experience!" Wu Lao patted his old friend on the shoulder and said with a smile.

After this interruption by his old friend, Zhang Lao, who was completely immersed in the excitement, also reacted and immediately realized that he was a little too excited.

After turning his head and glancing at the strange looks on everyone's faces, the old man's face was slightly red, and he hurriedly said: "Everyone is an old man in the antique shop, and I believe that they also know a lot about ancient coin collections." However, the various precious coins we usually introduce are actually only the lowest value of the five coins, which are also called sub-coins in ancient times, which are mainly used for circulation, so they have survived more and are more well-known. ”

"In addition to the child money, there are four other more precious coins, which are the money sample, the ancestral money (carved mother money), the mother money (the mother coin) and the sample money!"

"The coin sample is a coin model made of fine ivory, tin, mahogany and other materials according to the design requirements of the coin, and its purpose is to present it to the court for the emperor's approval. Since money samples cannot be counted as coins, they cannot be circulated in the market. As a result, it is so small that it is not visible on the numismatic market today. ”

After such an explanation, everyone also understood the preciousness of money, there is no doubt that this is the same as the porcelain of the imperial kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which can only be used by the emperor. And because of the particularity of the money, this kind of coin is even rarer than the imperial kiln porcelain.

"These two coins are very few money samples in the world, this gold coin with a diameter of about 5 centimeters is the Song Dynasty's 'Xuanhe Tongbao' small flat coin, and this ivory coin with a diameter of nearly eight centimeters is the Ming Dynasty's 'Wanli Tongbao' folded ten coins! Any one of these two coins is a real national treasure, and ten thousand gold will not be exchanged!" said the old man and became excited again.

"Old man, can you take a look at these again?" said Liu Dong took out the largest of the four boxes and opened it, and handed it to Li Lao.

"Is this the carving mother's money?" exclaimed the old man.

The carved mother money, also known as the ancestral money, is a mold carved by the carving craftsmen of the official money bureau based on the identification of the money sample of Tongguò, and carved with high-quality brass precision. The carved mother money text is slender and crisp, the strokes are very clear, the ground is smooth and smooth, and there is no adhesion and blur. Judging from the details, the ancestral money still retains traces of hand-carving. After the ancestral money was sent to the court for trial, the official money bureau began to cast it, and the money that was turned out for the first time was called the mother money.

"Hongwu Tongbao folds two carved mother money, but unfortunately it is only the 'iron mother'; this 'Kaiyuan Tongbao small flat carving mother money' is amazing, although it is the iron mother, but it has rewritten history!"

Listening to the old man's excited words, everyone hurriedly asked the reason, and after Zhang Lao explained, everyone understood. Now the earliest carved mother money is 'Qianyuan heavy treasure white copper as ten mother money', in the previous coinage, has not yet found that there is a mother money in the world, therefore, can be called the originator of the mother money, in the spring book of the past dynasties are recorded. Survival is extremely precious.

But now, the name of this 'originator of mother money' is obviously going to give way to the 'Kaiyuan Tongbao small flat carving mother money' discovered by Liu Dong at this moment.

After understanding this fact, the jealousy and envy in the eyes of everyone looking at Liu Dong became even stronger.

Next, in addition to these two pieces of "Iron Mother" ancestral money, there is also a "Kangxi Tongbao Ten Carved Mother Money" and it is the rarest copper, although it is also very precious, but it is obviously slightly inferior to the current Nanjing Museum collection of "Ming Dynasty Jiajing Tongbao Ten Dollars", which is the earliest known copper carving mother money in China.

Although Zhang Lao shook his head and sighed and felt a little pity, Liu Dong didn't take it too seriously, it was a rare thing to be able to have such a truly valuable good thing.

The remaining two boxes are not accidental, a slightly smaller one is all cast mother money, the so-called mother money is made of the ancestral money, which better retains the charm of the ancestral money, so the texture is heavy, the workmanship is more exquisite, even if there are some slight defects, after trimming, it can also be cast qualified sub money.

The main feature of the mother coin is that the outer diameter and thickness are slightly larger than those of the regular coin (sub coin), but slightly smaller than that of the ancestral coin. The mother coin copper is excellent, and it is better than the ordinary internal and external contours are smoother, due to the cold working, there will be traces of filing on the surface of the money, and the edge of the money still retains the oblique dial mold.

This time, Liu Dong got six coins, of which only two could be included in the fifty treasures, namely 'Dadan Tongbao' and 'Tianfu Yuanbao'.

The remaining box is the sample money and the sub money, the so-called sample money is issued by the court or provided by the provinces in line with the regulations and standards, for the reference of the money casting agency, the sample money is the initial casting of quasi-money, is the new coinage in the fine products, the copper color meets the standard, the amount is full.

The sub-money is the most common ordinary money used in market circulation, and the accuracy of the production is slightly worse.

However, because there is not much difference between sample money and child money, coupled with the wear and tear after circulation, and the passage of time, it has become very difficult to distinguish between the two. Nowadays, many of the good quality of the money are even more precious than the sample money.

And there are eighteen sample money and sub money here, there are gold and copper, there are five of the fifty treasures, mainly "five thousand national treasures", "Datang Town Treasury", "Tiansheng ingots fold ten", "window Guotong treasure" and "Yongle Tongbao back three coins", although the remaining thirteen are not into the fifty treasures, but they are also extremely precious, each at the price of tens of thousands of yuan.

From these coins alone, it can be seen that their owners must have been those who studied and collected ancient coins. It's a pity that in these four sandalwood boxes, apart from the coins, there is no information about their original owners.

Now, after Zhang Lao's appraisal and explanation, everyone understands that the last of these coins is the biggest leak that Liu Dong picked up this time, not to mention those more precious money samples, carved mother coins and minted mother coins, but five of the fifty treasures in the sub money are treasures that cannot be exchanged.

All these coins combined, this price is really difficult to calculate, because many of them are unique, the only one in the world, which can be called a national treasure. But these things are worth more than 10 million together, that's for sure. And this means that Liu Dong won the gamble this time. (To be continued......)