Chapter 509: Gold Standard Silver Coins
Just as Chu Chen was looking at the pair of silver plates, others also walked over.
When the boss saw that two of them were actually the couple from yesterday, the first thought was that the other party was coming to him to settle accounts, which made his heart feel tight, but then he didn't see anything unusual on everyone's faces, which made him feel relieved at the same time, and immediately guessed that the other party might not have found that the thing was a fake.
Thinking of this, the boss's eyes flickered, and he said to Liu Sizhe with a smile: "Sir, you are here again, it just so happened that today I took a few very precious silver coins from an old man, are you interested?" ”
Liu Sizhe saw the boss's smiling face, so he couldn't wait to go up and punch him twice, but there is a way to reach out and not hit the smiling person, and if he really beats him, he will also be unlucky, so he can only smile a little and say: "Okay, then take a look!" ”
This time, the silver coins that the boss said were not casually placed on the stall as before, but packed in a box containing medals, but Liu Sizhe took a look, but he was speechless, because if the silver coins contained in it were real, they would be worth more than one million, and such a precious thing would be placed on the stall casually, and he was sentenced to death after a little thought.
The boss said in Mandarin, which he was not fluent in, "Sir, I spent a lot of effort to get these three silver coins, what do you think?" ”
"I haven't even looked at it carefully, how do I know if it's good or not?" Liu Sizhe said angrily.
The boss smiled and said, "Okay, you can take your time, and if you like it, call me." You're a regular customer, so you'll definitely get it cheaper. ”
The boss just finished speaking. Chu Chen pointed to the pair of silver plates he had seen just now and asked, "Boss, how much is this pair of plates?" ”
At this time, the boss also knew it. Chu Chen should be with Liu Sizhe, which made him wonder whether Chu Chen would also be the kind of person who was stupid with many people, so he tried to quote a price:
"This gentleman, you really have a good eye, this is a pair of silver plates specially made for the Ming Dynasty Imperial Palace, and I also got it with the three silver coins in your friend's hand......"
"Alright, alright! Hurry up and say how much it is! We'll have something to do in a moment! Chu Chen pretended to be impatient and waved his hand.
"50,000 HKD each!" The boss smiled and stretched out his hand.
"What!" Chu Chen said with a look of surprise: "You want 50,000 for such a plate?" Don't be kidding, okay, let alone 50,000, even if 50,000 is for me, I won't buy it! If you have five thousand one, you can still consider it! ”
"Sir. That's not right! The boss pretended to be displeased and said, "How can such a beautiful piece of silverware be five thousand?" ”
Chu Chen sneered and said, "I admit that this pair of plates is indeed very good-looking, but there is one thing I want to say, what kind of silverware have you ever seen with so much patina on the surface?" This is obviously a defective product, if I don't think this pair of plates looks old enough, and the workmanship is more exquisite, I won't be out of 5,000! ”
The boss smiled when he heard this, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the price is all over the place, and only those who want to buy it will find some faults. After this he was relieved, he said with a smile:
"I admit that both plates are flawed, but five thousand is certainly impossible. If you really want it, it's 20,000. If you want both, you will be counted as thirty-eight thousand. It's all right! ”
"It's too expensive, at most one-to-one ten thousand!"
"Sir, I'm a little too much of a loss at your price, you always want me to make some hard-earned money, I'll give you another six thousand, do you think it's okay?"
"Up to twenty-six thousand, if it doesn't work, then forget it!"
Chu Chen said very resolutely, he was also very confident when he said this, the boss was even wrong about the age of the silver plate, how could he think that this pair of silver plates would be genuine?
"Deal!"
When the boss agreed, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, the old saying is not right that people are divided into groups, this person is obviously much more difficult to deal with than his friends!
At the same time, Liu Sizhe was also muttering secretly, because he found that these three silver coins were too real, exactly the same as the real ones, but with yesterday's experience, coupled with preconceived opinions, he still felt that these three silver coins should be high imitations.
Chu Chen paid, and the boss immediately helped him wrap the two silver plates.
However, to the boss's surprise, Liu Sizhe actually put the silver coin back in its original place, so he hurriedly asked, "Sir, who are you?" ”
Liu Sizhe shook his head and said, "I can't look at these three silver coins!" ”
When the boss heard this, he was immediately a little unhappy: "How can my silver coin be wrong?" Oh! Are you afraid that the price is too expensive, don't worry, after all, we will be born once and cooked twice, I will give you a discount, 8,000 pieces will be fine! ”
When Liu Sizhe heard his offer, he felt that his idea was correct, if these three silver coins were genuine, how could there be such an outrageous price? So he shook his head again and again, saying no.
Seeing this, Chu Chen secretly sighed slightly, Liu Sizhe's current performance is completely bitten by a snake, and he has been afraid of the well rope for ten years! Because these three silver coins have all passed the screening of Baojue just now, that is to say, they are all genuine.
Since Liu Sizhe didn't want it, then he definitely couldn't give up, and then he pretended to be curious and took the box, but when he saw the three silver coins inside, he also somewhat understood why Liu Sizhe would have such a reaction.
Because, even if it is him, his heart is quite surprised at this moment, these three silver coins will actually be the silver coin of Sun Yat-sen's gold standard in the 21st year of the Republic of China, which is known as the great honor of my country's portrait silver coins!
In the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), the Nationalist Government implemented a new monetary system, which adopted the gold standard currency system designed by the financial expert Ganmal of the United States, and wanted to implement it nationwide, so it ordered the Central Mint at that time to try to mint the first set of gold standards.
The types of currency are planned as one yuan, half circle, two millimeters and one millimeter silver coins, two denominations of half milli and two cents, which are nickel, and the denomination of one cent is brass, so as to form a complete set of gold standard coins and numismatic families.
The gold standard silver pattern is designed with a portrait of Sun Yat-sen on the obverse, featuring a profile portrait of Sun on the Italian version of the 18th Year of the Republic of China, and a two-masted galleon designed by Hewitt, the chief technician of the Central Mint, on the reverse side, with the sun rising in the east on the right side of the ship and three birds flying in Bowen.
On the top of the coin, there is a gold standard coin (or half circle, two milli, one millimeter), and the overall composition is very exquisite. The coinage die was engraved by Sinnock, the chief engraver of the Philadelphia Mint, and minted at the Central Mint.
However, at the time of the implementation of the plan, because it was not suitable for China's national conditions at that time, it was strongly opposed by all walks of life, so it was stillborn and never implemented.
The three silver coins in Chu Chen's hand are one yuan, half circle and one milli, all of which are light-edged pattern coins, the front and back patterns of the three silver coins are deep, the bottom of the plate is smooth and bright, the surface has a faint light-colored paste, the coin surface pattern, the bottom of the plate, and the edge are extremely well preserved, which is a rare product, extremely rare, and has not been used to completely unused.
The gold standard silver pattern coins are exquisitely crafted and scarce in existence, and have long been prized by numismatic collectors, especially the silver semi-circular coins, which are estimated to be no more than seven, according to incomplete statistics. Subtracting the museum's collection, there are no more than five folk traditions.
The silver coin is also very rare, both of which are less than the silver dollar, so its preciousness can be seen.
Just like that, the three silver coins, Chu Chen conservatively estimated that they should be worth about one hundred and eighty to two million, and if they were put up for auction, the price would definitely be higher.
If the value of these three silver coins is between three and a half million, Chu Chen feels that Liu Sizhe may still have a fight, but these three silver coins are too precious, coupled with yesterday's encounter and the boss's quotation just now, Liu Sizhe does not believe that they are genuine, and it is understandable.
But no matter how extenuating it is, Chu Chen felt that when Liu Sizhe learned the truth, he should also have a deep sense of chagrin.
At this time, the boss saw that he had worn out his mouth, Liu Sizhe did not agree, so he gave up the plan to sell, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart, and secretly said, it seems that it is more difficult for these three silver coins to be sold at a good price.
But as soon as he finished thinking about it, he heard Chu Chen on the other side say: "Boss, it's too high for your three silver coins to cost eight thousand, if three are fifteen thousand, I'll buy them and play with them!" ”
Hearing Chu Chen say this, everyone else present was slightly stunned, Liu Sizhe and the three girls were wondering, why did he (Liu Sizhe) not want something, Chu Chen would think of buying it, could it be that he (Liu Sizhe) saw it wrong? Thinking of Chu Chen's previous statements, everyone thinks that this possibility should be very large.
Thinking of this, Liu Sizhe's heart couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was really a cup of bow and snake shadow, obviously he saw that these three silver coins were indeed exactly the same as the real thing, and in terms of feeling, it was obviously not as good as yesterday.
However, unlike Liu Sizhe, at this time, the boss's heart had a sense of happiness, just now I thought that the young man in front of him was more difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect that he was also a fool. Of course, for him, the more such fools the better, otherwise how could he make money?
So he bargained with Chu Chen with joy, and finally the two sides made a deal at a price of 18,000 yuan, and then Chu Chen and the others took the things and left.
The boss didn't know that the fool in his eyes was laughing at him for being stupid, so he shook the money in his hand with satisfaction, and then put it in his wallet.
At this moment, an old man in his fifties and sixties rushed to the stall and asked anxiously, "Xiao Huang, are your three gold standard silver coins still there?" (To be continued......)