Chapter 149: Qi Xiang Tongbao

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But a small ancient coin can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars, which is a bit remarkable!

Even if Shi Jin doesn't understand antiques, he also knows that no matter how precious an ancient coin is, its size and material are here, and its value will never be ridiculously expensive.

In fact, today, the most valuable ancient coins on the market are only a few hundred thousand yuan.

"What kind of ancient coin is this?" Shi Jin changed his name with some surprise, "It's so valuable?"

Chu Ning explained: "Look at that ancient coin, the copper is delicate, the color is golden, and it is very well preserved, which is very rare. And it is also engraved with the words 'Qixiang Tongbao', indicating that it was issued in the Qixiang period. And Qixiang, is a year name of the Qing Dynasty, but only existed for sixty-nine days, at that time cast a lot of Qixiang Tongbao was also recycled and recast, so although Qixiang Tongbao was issued by the Qing Dynasty, but the number of surviving is very small, the price is naturally very high. ”

Shi Jin nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked again: "Qing Dynasty, is there a year name Qixiang?"

Chu Ning: "......"

Well, it is true that few people know about this history, so it is normal for the lieutenant colonel to blame Shu Huang Shi not knowing.

"Qixiang is actually the first era name of Emperor Tongzhi. Chu Ning said patiently, "After Emperor Tongzhi ascended the throne, Yi Guifei Yehenala was respected as the empress dowager, which is what we call the Empress Dowager Cixi. The era name of Qixiang was set by Cixi. It was only later that some ministers proposed that the meaning of the word 'Qi' and the word 'Xiang' was too similar, and opposed the establishment of this era name, which made Cixi very unhappy. Because of this incident, Cixi also staged a coup d'état, killed several ministers, and established her own majesty. Later, Cixi still followed the advice of her confidant minister, abolished the era name Qixiang, and changed the name to Tongzhi. Therefore, Qixiang Tongbao was stopped and recycled, and Tongzhi Tongbao was recast. ”

Shi Jin understood now.

He was puzzled and said: "Just for the sake of an era name, Cixi even launched a coup d'état? This woman is sick in the brain, right?!"

Chu Ning again: "......"

Very good, Lieutenant Colonel Shi's straightforward way of speaking is okay.

"We are now living in a new society, and naturally there is no way to understand the significance of era names in the feudal era. Chu Ning said unexpectedly, "Besides, under that circumstance at that time, this matter was naturally a trivial matter for us, but for Cixi, who had just become the empress dowager and had not long been in power, it was a major event that challenged her majesty! Perhaps, she was waiting for the opportunity to kill the chicken and make an example, but this matter just happened to hit the muzzle of the gun and was used by her as an excuse." ”

In this way, Shi Jin can understand much more.

He usually trains recruits in the army, and he will also give the recruits some hardships first. It's just that there must be a reason for people to suffer, and it depends on what kind of flaws those recruits will show.

"Doesn't it mean that the current antique fraud is very powerful? This ancient coin is so valuable, will there be a counterfeit?" Shi Jin asked casually.

It's just that if someone listens to it, maybe they will think that he is questioning the authenticity of this Qixiang Tongbao.

"In recent years, there has been a wave of collecting in China, and the ensuing antique counterfeiting is indeed very powerful. Chu Ning sighed and said, "Even the counterfeiting of this ancient coin is not uncommon. Trying to distinguish the real thing from it is indeed a very difficult thing to test your eyesight. However, this Qixiang Tongbao in front of us must be real!"

"Oh, are you so confident?" Shi Jin became interested, "Is it because of this Qixiang Tongbao, is it the reason why it was sent to the exhibition by your school?"

That's right, there is an introduction on the table below this Qixiang Tongbao, which explains that it was sent to the exhibition by the Hanzhou University Museum.

It's just more specific information about this Qixiang Tongbao, but it is not marked too much, obviously to give the students who came to participate in the event a test.

"Of course not!" Chu Ning said confidently, "In fact, the identification of ancient coins is not difficult, this is also because people who counterfeit ancient coins often don't pay much attention to this." In front of us, this Qixiang Tongbao, the four big characters of "Qixiang Tongbao" on it are solemn, which is difficult for counterfeiters to do. And you see that it has an inner rim and a mouth, which is an obvious feature of the Qing Dynasty, and the casting process is also very exquisite. If you look at the back of it, it is also engraved, and it looks a little unrecognizable, but in fact, it is the Manchu script of the Manchus. The left side should be engraved with the word 'treasure', and the right side is the word 'source'. The former is the meaning of treasure, and the latter is the abbreviation of the Baoyuan Minting Bureau, which specialized in minting various coins under the Ministry of Industry of the Qing Dynasty at that time. Of course, if we had been able to take out the coin and carefully measure its size and weight, we would have come up with more certainty. ”

Looking at Chu Ning's eloquent appearance, with an eye-catching light on his face, Shi Jin was already stunned.

This is the first time he has seen such Chu Ning.

It is said that serious men are the most handsome. But now, Shi Jin feels that a serious woman is also the most beautiful.

At this moment, in Shi Jin's eyes, only the radiant Chu Ning himself remained, where could he still hear what Chu Ning was saying!

It wasn't until a voice from the outside world came that Shi Jin's concentration was finally interrupted.

"Well said!" I don't know when, Wang Lao also walked nearby, and heard Chu Ning's explanation to Shi Jin, "Chu girl, I didn't expect your basic skills to be more solid than I imagined, I really don't accept the old man!"

As he spoke, Wang Lao smiled with relief, and glanced at Shi Jin, who was standing beside Chu Ning, without a trace.

These two people seem to be standing a little too close......

Chu Ning hurriedly looked back, only to find that Wang Lao did not come alone.

By his old man's side, he was accompanied by two professors, which was naturally because Elder Wang's identity was too important.

If it weren't for Old Man Wang's insistence, in fact, there would have been more people who wanted to accompany him.

What made Chu Ning breathe a sigh of relief was that a professor next to Mr. Wang was her acquaintance, who was Professor Han Songhan of Hanzhou University.

Seeing Chu Ning look over, Professor Han, who was standing behind Old Man Wang, did not speak, but nodded at Chu Ning with a smile, obviously appreciating Chu Ning's words just now.

"Hello Wang, Professor Han and Professor Zhao. Chu Ning smiled and greeted the three respectfully.

Professor Zhao is another professor who followed Mr. Wang.

His real name is Zhao Wei, and he is a professor of appraisal at Minzu University, specializing in miscellaneous appraisal.

Chu Ning didn't know him, but before the official start of the appreciation conference, this Professor Zhao also spoke on stage and introduced himself, so Chu Ning recognized him.