Antique Dealer

Chapter 48

The inscription left by Zhou Yongsi's grandfather is "Zhang Qian Bei". According to Zhou Yongsi's introduction, this is the version of the Ming Dynasty.

"Stele of Zhang Qian" is also known as "Ode to Zhang Qian's Biao", and its full name is "Ode to Zhang Jun's Biao, the Changyin Order of the Ancient Valley City of the Han Dynasty". work.This stele was erected in the third year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was unearthed in the early Ming Dynasty and is now collected in the stele gallery of Dai Temple in Mount Tai.

While Fang Hao was appraising, Zhou Yongsi heard someone calling him outside, so he told Fang Hao and went outside.

Fang Hao now has an antique appreciation database in his head. Except for the lack of master-level understanding and experience, he has all kinds of antique materials. Therefore, when he compares it, he can see that there are mistakes in the words on this inscription.

However, this inscription is indeed a product of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Hao judged that this situation should be caused by reprinting.

As mentioned above, the reasons for re-engraving are generally divided into three categories. The ancient famous monuments were difficult to re-extrude due to the long distance, so they were re-engraved with old re-engravings for easy access; It is inconvenient to rub the vertebrae, or the original stone has been lost, and the inscription merchants turn over and engrave it as the original rubbing or the old rubbing.

The last kind of reprinted editions are often shoddy because businessmen are eager to make profits, and most of them are carved in a hurry.There are many types of such engravings, including wood carvings, brick carvings, mud wall engravings, etc. Among them, tile ash mixed with raw lacquer or clay plate engravings are the worst and most listed.

This is probably the case with the stele sticker in front of me. However, the level of engraving is not bad, most of the places are meticulous, and the taste is not bad. It’s just that the full text of this stele is 902 characters, and it is possible to engrave it wrong during the accident. .

At this moment, Zhou Yongsi walked in with a young man in his thirties.

This young man has a lot of freckles on his face. Although he is tall, he has a submissive look, which makes Fang Hao feel a little awkward looking at him.

Zhou Yongsi made an introduction to both parties, and as Fang Hao guessed, this person was Er Mazi who had heard about it in the restaurant before.

Er Mazi's surname is Tang, and because he is the second child and has freckles on his face since he was a child, he was nicknamed Er Mazi.

Er Mazi was still a little surprised to see Fang Hao so young, with a flattering smile on his face: "Mr. Fang, I would like to trouble you, can you help me find out how much these copper coins are worth?"

Fang Hao looked at Zhou Yongsi with some strangeness in his heart, and then asked, "Why did you think of asking me to identify it for you?"

Er Mazi said: "I heard from Aunt Qian that your eyesight is very good."

Fang Hao said: "Didn't you hear what she said, did I help her identify the scriptures?"

Er Mazi made a flattering look: "Isn't this always changing? Compared with authenticating calligraphy, authenticating copper coins is not a big deal!"

Zhou Yongsi said beside him: "Just help him take a look, let him die of that heart too!"

When Er Mazi heard this, he became a little anxious: "Hey, Brother Zhou, what you said, it seems that the copper coins I bought are not real!"

Zhou Yongsi didn't bother to say much, and asked Er Mazi to take out the copper coins to be appraised.

Er Mazi took out a box from the bag he was carrying, and carefully placed it on the desk. After opening it, it was full of coins, large and small. Except for two silver coins, the remaining dozens were all It's copper coins.

Before Fang Hao watched it, he vaccinated Er Mazi: "I can help you take a look, but we have to agree in advance, what I said is my own opinion, it may not suit your wishes, so don't be angry , You can also go to other experts for identification.”

Er Mazi nodded again and again: "Don't worry, no matter what the result is, I will accept it."

Seeing what he said, Fang Hao began to appraise the coins in the box. After a while, he asked Er Mazi to take out seven of the copper coins.

Er Mazi narrowed his happy eyes: "Teacher, are there no problems with these?"

Fang Hao said: "On the contrary, these are all problematic."

"Ah!" Er Mazi was dumbfounded, his eyes were like copper bells.

Fang Hao casually pointed out the problem with those copper coins. Some copper coins were so fake that he didn't understand whether Er Mazi knew how to distinguish the authenticity of coins.

Like a deflated ball, Er Mazi pointed to the remaining seven copper coins and said listlessly, "Teacher, how much are these remaining coins worth?"

Fang Hao thought for a while: "It should not exceed two hundred."

Er Mazi was stunned for a long time, then smiled wryly, "I still hoped to sell these copper coins to buy a car, but now it seems impossible."

Zhou Yongsi shook her head secretly: "I think you are really stunned. I advise you to stop touching antiques, find a job and live a stable life. Don't let your family worry about you anymore."

"Brother Zhou, to tell you the truth, I think the same way, so I want to buy a car and rent it out." While speaking, Er Mazi took out another box from his bag: "The things inside are definitely not is fake!"

When I opened it, I found that there was a silver anchor inside, and it was also a commemorative silver anchor for the Year of the Imchen Dragon. It weighed 500 grams and was marked with four 9s.

"Look, this is the certificate of authenticity and the invoice. It's all complete. How much can it sell for now?" Er Mazi looked at Fang Hao and Zhou Yongsi expectantly.

Fang Hao picked up the silver anchor and weighed it, and then looked at the invoice and the authentication certificate. He was basically sure that it was genuine, and Zhou Yongsi also had the same opinion.

Zhou Yongsi asked, "Did you buy it?"

Er Mazi said, "Isn't it? My dad bought it for me."

"Then why are you selling it?" Fang Hao asked.

Er Mazi brought up the reason he just said: "I just want to buy a car and rent it out!"

Fang Hao was speechless: "This silver anchor is now two thousand, and you are so short of money to buy a car?"

Er Mazi immediately shouted: "What! This is a one-jin silver anchor, worth 2000 yuan? Look at the invoice, it was bought for more than 5000 yuan!"

Zhou Yongsi frowned and said, "Why are you so excited? Didn't you check online before selling it? Silver is not gold, and the value has risen a bit when you sell it now. When it was cheap, you wouldn't even be able to sell it for two thousand."

Some people wonder why there is such a big difference between silver and gold when they are all precious metals?
This is because gold has currency and credit attributes, so it represents the implied real rate of return of the real economy.Silver and gold are not the same thing. Silver has no credit attributes but only industrial attributes, so it represents demand.Silver is a commodity with high inventory, and high inventory has been the norm in recent years, so the price will not suddenly rise to the sky, and will fall with industrial demand and inventory.

(End of this chapter)