"This is a copper coin from the late Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid it's not worth much?" Looking at the large pile of copper coins poured out by the old man, the tour guide couldn't help but say.

He often haunts antique markets, explains the history of the area, and helps tourists buy souvenirs. He knows the price of some copper coins, and these are copper coins from the late Qing Dynasty. There is not much market value at all.

"Not necessarily, it mainly depends on his authenticity? A lot of things in the market are fake, and sometimes a lot of what you see is trading between connoisseurs. "Fang Qi looked at these things and took out a copper coin of 'Kangxi Tongbao', which was written in regular script on the front, but it was obviously different from the ordinary 'Kangxi Tongbao'. Generally, the word "Xi" of the ordinary "Kangxi Tongbao" is an extra vertical stroke on the left, but this one is not, and it will definitely be considered an imitation under normal circumstances.

And this 'Kangxi Tongbao' is 'single point pass', and the general 'Kangxi Tongbao' is 'double point pass'. This 'Kangxi Tongbao' is well-made, even after many years, the copper on it is still golden and shiny, and the rich pulp is also Fang Qi's eyes are bright.

Looking at this copper coin, Fang Qi couldn't help but think of a kind of copper coin, Luohan money. This 'Luohan money' is a kind of birthday money specially minted for the 60th birthday of Emperor Kangxi. Kangxi was the longest-reigning emperor of the Qing Dynasty, as long as 61 years, Kangxi 52 years in March, it was the 60th birthday, the special Ministry of Household Baoquan Bureau (then the mint) to cast a batch of 'longevity money' as a birthday commemoration.

The obverse of this batch of coins is 'Kangxi Tongbao', and the back is the Manchu word 'Baoquan', indicating that it was made by the Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing. Moreover, Fang Qi touched this coin with his hand, and the time he was given happened to be in the Kangxi period.

This coin was particularly beautifully crafted at the time, and because it is said that it was minted with gold Arhat materials, it was called 'Arhat Money'. Later, this money went to the people, and many people smelted it out of gold, or gave it to their younger generations as New Year's money. Or when the daughter got married, it was used as a box money, resulting in a smaller and smaller number of surviving people, and it has become a rare variety that is not easy to obtain in the Quan family.

"This coin is one of the very few coins in existence, the Luohan coin, which is worth about the same as some fifty treasures, and it is a kind of birthday money specially minted for the 60th birthday of the Kangxi Emperor. The workmanship is excellent, although it is not in the ranks of the fifty treasures of Guquan, but now it is worth a lot of money, and it can be used to press the age of children and grandchildren. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man and the tour guide were shocked when they looked at the coins in Fang Qi's hand. Although the old man didn't know the value of this coin, he could hear the 'fifty treasures' and 'worth a lot of money' clearly.

Fang Qi looked at the other things inside, they all shook their heads, and the rest were copper coins from the end of the Qing Dynasty. There is a lot of existence in the world, and there is not much value.

"This copper coin can be sold for 10,000?" Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi shook his head and said:

"The highest price you can buy when you meet someone you like is 10,000, but under normal circumstances, it is about 3,000 to 5,000. As for these copper coins, they are all ordinary coins from the late Qing Dynasty, about ten to twenty yuan each. Hear Fang Qi's words. The old man was suddenly disappointed, he thought that everything else was so valuable?

"Mr. Fang. How about you look at these? Looking at the old man taking out the coins again, Fang Qi's brows couldn't help but rise.

"This is a 1916 Yuan Datou with Yuan Shikai's head on it, and it looks like this should be a silver pattern of the Chinese Empire's Hongxian Era Flying Dragon Silver Coin, which was trial-minted by the Tianjin Mint, and there is a string of signatures similar to English on it." L.GIORGI’。 ”

FANG QI HAD SEEN THE ACCOUNT OF THIS L. GIORGI BY THEN. He was an Italian engraver who served as chief designer and chief engraver at the Tianjin Mint from 1910 to 1920. Therefore, the portrait coins minted by the Tianjin Mint. FOR EXAMPLE, THE YUAN SHIKAI REPUBLIC WYVERN HAS SOME L. GIORGI SIGNATURE SILVER PATTERN COINS.

However, signed gold patterns are rare. In the 2006 Huaguo Guardian Spring Auction, there was a "Yuan Shikai Statue of the Republic of China Commemorative One Yuan Signature Silver Coin Gold Pattern" from Geng Aide's old collection was auctioned for 2.2 million yuan. No more than three of these signature Wyvern gold patterns are known to survive, all of which are in the collections of internationally renowned collectors.

"Mr. Fang, how much is this coin worth?" Hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone was more concerned about his price.

"THIS 1916 YUAN SHIKAI SILVER PATTERN SILVER COIN LIKE THE HONGXIAN ERA OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, BECAUSE OF L.GIORGI'S SIGNATURE, HIS PRICE IS AT LEAST 300,000, BUT NOW THIS SILVER COIN COLLECTION IS NOT VERY HOT, THE OLD MAN CAN COLLECT THIS FIRST, AFTER ALL, THIS IS GENUINE, NO MATTER WHEN, IT IS VERY VALUABLE.

If you want to sell it, it's best to wait until the silver coin market is hot, and in a few years, his price can be increased by at least half. ”

Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man treasured the two copper coins and silver dollars, after all, this is the real thing, according to Fang Qi, this thing will be more and more valuable in the future. He is not short of money now, and he stays just to pass it on to his children and grandchildren.

"Little brother, aren't these leftover silver dollars worthless?" Seeing Wang Xiaoya playing with the copper and silver coins in his hand, Fang Qi couldn't help but smile and said:

"These are ordinary silver dollars, but they are all genuine, each of them is about two hundred dollars, and here there are about a hundred, and they are worth twenty or thirty thousand. But these three are not bad, the Republic Silver Dollar, each about 10,000 or so. The commemorative coin of Yuan Xiangfeilong Hongxian, which is signed by someone like Fangcai, was specially minted for the preparation of the imperial system by the Yuan family in the fifth year of the Republic of China, and has a special value

Either way, if you have a celebrity signature, it's worth a lot, but it's rare. ”

"Mr. Fang, then how do you determine that this coin is real money, it is impossible to be sure that it is real just because it is taken out by the old man, right?" As a tour guide in scenic spots around the world, he has seen many treasure sellers who look like farmers, but many of them are liars. Even many people who go to the countryside to collect things may also encounter specially planted mines.

"There are three ways to fake this thing, the first is to knock, you can take these two silver coins, hold the center of one silver coin with the fingertips of both hands, and slowly move closer together. When the two coins coincide about 1/4 of the way, the two coins gently tap each other's edges. The sound of these two genuine silver coins is crisp. If it's an imitation, the sound sounds woody. ”

Everyone learned Fang Qi's movements, and two silver coins per person were gently tapped against each other, and sure enough, there were bursts of crisp and pleasant sounds.

"The second method is blowing, we often see some stall owners on TV gently pinching the center of the silver dollar with their index finger and thumb, and blowing the vertical edge of the silver dollar violently. Then quickly put it in your ear and listen to the sound. A silver coin that is really good has a long, clear tail note, while other metal or non-sterling silver coins do not.

For example, the common lead-filled silver coins in the market are almost silent, because the lead is heavier and softer, and it is not easy to vibrate and pronounce. And now borrowing computer plates, using alloy materials to pretend to be silver, its color, text and pictures can be almost chaotic, but in the end, because it is not silver, its pronunciation is sharp and long, and insiders will know the authenticity as soon as they distinguish it. They often saw this method on TV, so Fang Qi didn't need to teach it, and several people had already tried it.

"The third is that the genuine coin is generally full weight, and the loss of circulation is about 26 grams, and its color is moist and soft white, the timbre is soft and long, the text and graphics are accurate, and the pulp is natural. Counterfeit coins, on the other hand, are generally not too heavy, or they are overweight and gray. Many connoisseurs almost only need to get their hands on it, and by virtue of the feel, they will immediately know the truth and falsehood. Hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone was surprised.

"I've seen it for a long time, Mr. Fang specializes in antiques, right?" Hearing the guide's words, Fang Qi nodded, this is indeed his profession.

"Well, I like to collect, and I'm a person in the antique world, but I haven't graduated from college yet, so after graduation, I'm going to open an antique shop." Hearing Fang Qi's words, the tour guide looked at Fang Qi with a hint of respect in his eyes. Fang Qi was methodical in what he said just now, and there was definitely something in his belly.

And the most important thing is that Fang Qi is rich, just like he just bought ebony for one million and donated another million, there is not even a trace of distress on his face, it can be seen that Fang Qi is not ordinary rich.

"Hehe, thank you for this little brother, if it weren't for the little brother, most of these old things would have been thrown away after I died, and no one knew the goods, after the little brother said, after I died, I didn't have to worry about the lives of my children." After all, according to Fang Qi, the things at home are definitely enough for his children to buy a decent house in the city.

"The old gentleman is polite, I am a collector, although I like to buy all the good things, but I don't want to see some things that cannot be obtained and disappear from the world. But there are so many old things in the old gentleman's family, and the ancestor of the old gentleman should be a national army or a landlord, right? Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man couldn't help but sigh and said:

"Little brother is so quick to think, my father was a Kuomintang soldier back then, after being captured, he returned to his family to farm, these are the money he sent to the family back then, and some of them were hidden when he was fighting the landlord. However, after the liberation of the year, the money could not be used, so it was hidden. ”

Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi nodded. AFTER ALL, A SILVER PATTERN LIKE THE SILVER PATTERN OF THE FLYING DRAGON OF THE HONGXIAN ERA OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE SIGNED BY L. GIORGI IS DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT AN ORDINARY OLD MAN IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN GET. As for the old man's father, I'm afraid he was still an official back then, because this thing is not something that an ordinary soldier can get.

"Hehe, don't feel guilty about the old gentleman, in fact, this is also a good thing, after all, these are historical proofs, and the old gentleman can also be said to have protected these cultural relics in disguise, in my opinion, this is indispensable." Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man's mood also improved a lot, indeed, these things were scrap iron at that time, who knew that Lu Dao was now a valuable cultural relic. (To be continued......)