Rebirth: I am a first-line antique dealer

In fact, in coin collection, there are many hard-to-find types of coins that are easily overlooked and missed.

For example, the one-yuan Sun Xiang founding commemorative coin that Ding Mao is currently participating in the auction has the English letters below the one-yuan Jiahe surface of the normal version as republic, but the "c" in this coin was mistakenly made into "o".

In the end, it was bought by Ding Mao for about 900.

Therefore, you must be careful when looking at coins. Many people think that a magnifying glass is a standard accessory for "Mr.", but professional players cannot do without it. It is not only needed to determine the authenticity, but also when looking at the version.

For example, in his previous life, Ding Mao once received a "riding" version of a Zhanren silver dollar. In fact, when he received it, he did not realize that it was a "riding" version. Instead, he discovered it when the buyer wanted to enlarge the detailed picture. Sold as ordinary.

The auction went quickly. During this period, Ding Mao bought a lot of warlord coins, such as Wen Cao, Wu Cao, Gonghe, Feilong, Duan Qirui, Li Yuanhong, etc. He bought a few of each.

But because of the different quality, the price is also different, even several times the difference.

For example, among the two Wu Cao pieces, one Ding Mao in completely unused condition was sold for nearly 6500 yuan, while the other extremely beautiful one was sold for only 3900 yuan.

Another example is the one currently being photographed, a one-yuan commemorative coin for the founding of the Constitution of Hunan Province.

The last one that was close to being uncirculated was bought by Ding Mao for only 4550 yuan, while the price of this completely uncirculated one has reached 9400 yuan.

The one-yuan commemorative coin for the establishment of the Constitution of Hunan Province was minted in 1922 (the 11th year of the Republic of China). The obverse of the silver coin is the Jiahe map and three horizontal lines. Outside the bead circle, the commemorative coin for the establishment of the Constitution of Hunan Province is on the top and January 11, the [-]th year of the Republic of China is on the bottom. , with the words "One Circle" on both sides, double flags and sunflowers on the back, and English letters around the bead circle.

The three horizontal lines mean the three lands of Hunan, namely central Hunan, southern Hunan and western Hunan.This silver coin has also been around for a short time and is a famous and rare silver coin.

It was impossible to give this kind of silver coin Ding Mao to others, so naturally it was taken by him in the end.

In 1929, in the 18th year of the Republic of China, the Sun Xiang Sanfan one-yuan silver coin was one of the ten most prestigious coins in modern machine-made coins and a rare product.

Its fame is determined by its historicity and rarity.

In 1927 (the 16th year of the Republic of China), the National Revolutionary Army conquered Nanjing in the Northern Expedition. After proclaiming the capital, they actively planned to issue new currency with Sun's image as the pattern.

In 1929 (the 18th year of the Republic of China), a new silver coin was drafted to replace the long-circulating Yuan Xiang silver coin, and Sun Xiang Sanfan came into being.

They also invited the United States, Italy, Britain, Japan, and Austria to engrave steel molds, and the Hangzhou Silver Coin Manufacturing Factory trial-cast them. There were six molds in total, but none of them were in circulation in the end.

The main features of the Italian version of the three-sail boat are that the sea the sailboat sails on is relatively calm, and the three-sail boat has a striking circular pattern on the stern.In addition, the Italian version of Sanfan also has a signed version.

The main features of the British version of Sanfan are that the head is small, the character "ten" is an upward arc, the character "eight" is written very compactly, and there is a row of rough waves on the back of the sea, making the sea surface unstable.

The main features of the Japanese version of the three-sail ship are the relatively flat font on the front, the large curvature of the three-sail ship's deck and sides on the back, and the large clusters of waves on the sea surface.

The main features of the American version of Sanfan are that the side profile of Sun's figure is curved at the collar, there are mountains and waves in the center of the sea on the back, and the "一" bald cap is curved downwards.

The main features of the Austrian version of the three-sail boat are that the year text on the front is small and scattered, and there are a round porthole on the bow and stern of the sailboat on the back.

Due to the small circulation and limited quantity of these six types in existence, each edition is extremely rare!

Of the three coins that appeared at the auction, two were American versions and one was Italian. They were all bought by Ding Mao at prices of about 2.3, 2.8 and 1.8 respectively.

In 1937, a sample of Sun Xiangbutu one-yuan silver coin was issued in the 26th year of the Republic of China.

This coin was made by the Jinshan Mint of Country M. Due to environmental reasons, it was destroyed before delivery. Only a very small number of coins were leaked out. The number of coins left in the world can be checked with both hands.

The fact that this silver coin can appear at the auction also shows that the grade of this auction is not low.

Although I don’t know whose family this coin went to in the last life, if I can meet it in this life, there is absolutely no reason to miss it, otherwise Ding Mao will not be able to sleep for a long time.

In the end, he successfully bought it for about 20 yuan, which made him feel extremely happy.

There were several Guangxu rupees made in Sichuan province at once. Although the value was not high, Ding Mao didn't have any of them, so he took a photo of them.

It is worth mentioning that three of them were photographed together, including the collared straight flower version, the collarless straight flower version, and the collarless horizontal flower version.

In 1923, a dragon and phoenix commemorative coin of the 12th year of the Republic of China was issued, one yuan, which was almost uncirculated.

The silver coin was minted by the Tianjin Mint. The obverse is a dragon and phoenix, which was the national emblem formulated during the Beiyang government period. The reverse is Jiahe holding a circle.

There are two types of this silver coin: small print version and large print version. The small print version has a very short circulation time. Only the large print version has a sample in existence. It is also an extremely rare silver coin and was photographed by Ding Mao for about 9500.

Then he bought a Ni Sichong commemorative medal made in Anqing for more than 8000 yuan, and a Tang Jiyao 5 yuan and 10 yuan gold coin for a total price of about [-] yuan.

In 1914, a Yuan Xiang silver coin from the Mawei Mint in the third year of the Republic of China was completely unused.

On the front of this coin is a portrait of Yuan with the words "Republic of China" on it, and on the back is the Jiahe central anchor.Also known as "Mawei Navy Commemorative Coin", "Mawei Navy Internal Substitute Coin", etc.

The Mawei Mint was established in the 30th year of Guangxu's reign (1904) under the Fujian Shipping Bureau. In addition to daily casting of copper coins, it also minted the little-known domestic naval commemorative coin, the Mawei Iron Anchor. currency.

The coin has no face value and is only circulated within the Mawei Navy. It is used as a proxy coin. Therefore, the mintage is small and the loss is high. It is also a rare and rare variety. It was auctioned by Ding Mao for less than 600 yuan.

Fengtian Machinery Bureau made a copper coin worth ten coins, Guangxu Tongbao, which is almost uncirculated.

It is a machine-made coin with a square hole and a round shape. One side has the inscription "Guangxu Tongbao" and the other side has the inscription "Purple copper made by Fengtian Machinery Bureau. Ten coins weigh two coins and four cents."

Because it coincided with the Boxer Rebellion, it was not cast in large quantities, so it is relatively rare. Ding Mao bought it for about 900 yuan.

A lot of Dingmao copper coins that appeared subsequently were also photographed, such as the Sun Xiang Founding Commemorative Copper Coin, the Return of Our Rivers and Mountains Copper Coin, the Yunnan Character Half Yuan Copper Coin, the Guilin Branch Factory Anniversary Copper Coin, the Henan Made Fifty Wen Copper Coin, etc.

In addition, I also took a picture of an extremely good condition, with the "long life, wealth, good fortune and good luck" mechanism of the Baosu Bureau in the late Guangxu period, full of money.

Ding Mao had no interest in the gold, silver, and copper coins coming from abroad, so after the crazy bidding, he finally had time to relax.

It wasn't until medals and commemorative medals appeared that Ding Mao became active again and took pictures of three or four in a row, such as the silver revolutionary military merit medal, the silver Jiangxi patrol envoy eighth-class patriotic medal, etc.

Then came the ancient coins that Ding Mao had been looking forward to.

Two round coins with the character "垣" in them from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were auctioned by Ding Mao for less than 600 yuan.

One theory is that the round coin evolved from the spinning wheel, and the other theory is that it evolved from the jade ring. It is the predecessor of the square hole coin. It was mainly circulated in the Qin and Wei countries during the Warring States Period. It has a round hole and was the first currency in the pre-Qin period. One of the four major systems of copper coinage.

This kind of money has an ancient style, no Guo on the back, a large opening on the front and a small back, the back of the money is flat, and the diameter of the back is larger than the diameter of the face. Fan lines (copper juice flowing) can often be observed on the edge and inside the hole, and can also be seen on the outer edge. Traces of the pouring opening were found. The writing was in large seal script and the strokes were sharp.

An empty head cloth from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was snapped up by Ding Mao for 3400 yuan.

The empty-headed cloth is taken from the agricultural shovel. Its head is hollow, so it is named. It is also called shovel cloth. It is a metal currency minted in Zhou, Jin, Zheng, Wei and other countries during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period. It is also one of the earliest metal coins in my country. At the same time, it is also a branch of the Bu family, one of the four major money families in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

This piece is made of cloth with flat shoulders, curved feet, and an empty head. It was cast in the Wangji area of ​​Zhou Dynasty (Luoyang area). It is made of bronze and has the word "Tu" on it.

Then he took five more bridge-footed cloths, ten square-footed cloths, and six pointed-footed cloths.One of the bridge foot cloths reads "Anyi Eryi" with the character "安" on the back, which is less common, and the other bridge foot cloth "Liang Chongyi Wutwen Dangjiu" is also rare.

For the knife coins, he only took a photo of one of the four-character knives "Jimo Fahua" and "Qi Fahua", but did not participate in the others. Even for this Jimo Fahua, he hesitated for a long time before deciding to take the photo.

He then took pictures of many more coins, but what was more interesting was a pair with the heads of a contract knife and a golden sword.

It is worth briefly mentioning that the two coins of Daquan Five Hundred and Daquan Dangqian are both minted by the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, and the workmanship is still relatively rough.

Qianfeng Quanbao was cast in the first year of Qianfeng (AD 666) by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. It is mostly made of bronze and also contains a small amount of lead.

The writing and casting techniques are all regular. One coin is equivalent to ten old Kaiyuan coins. Casting stopped after only one year, so there are not many surviving ones. They are all ancient springs of level five or above.

As for the one that appeared at the auction, its appearance was a little too ordinary. After much hesitation, Ding Mao bought it back for less than 700 yuan, just as a piece of this variety.

The Shuntian Yuanbao with the moon and pregnant star on its back was cast by the rebel general Shi Siming in the second year of Qianyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 759). One Yuanbao is equivalent to a hundred Yuan coins.

This coin is thick and thick, with deep and profound characters. It is also a rare variety. Ding Mao also wanted to collect some of this coin during his trip to Jin Province, but he did not receive it.This one was snapped up by him for 1350 yuan.

One Yuanbao is obtained three at a time. Although the quality is average, it is better than nothing.

It was also made by Shi Siming, a rebel general in the Tang Dynasty. Because he was disgusted with the omen that he was not Chang Zuo, he changed the text to Shuntian.

It is also said that it is easy to get one according to the sky, but it is hard to find one, so this coin is the hardest hit area for counterfeiting.

Of course, Ding Mao did not take pictures of all coins. Some of the Liao Dynasty coins, as well as some coins with higher prices at this time, as well as coins that were not in good condition, were all abandoned by him.

He didn't even participate in the two Tianding Tongbao. Instead, he took action on the two Dayi Tongbao, which were of the second and third types.

Tianding Tongbao was cast by the rebel Xu Shouhui in the late Yuan Dynasty (1359-1360 AD). Its shapes include Xiaoping, here and these three.

Dayi Tongbao was cast in the 20th year of Yuan Zhizheng (AD 1360). Chen Youliang rebelled and killed Xu Shouhui and proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang. Therefore, it is not justice!

Its shapes are also of three types: Xiaoping, Zheer, and Zhesan. The quality of the casting water is slightly inferior. Therefore, the spring world is known as "Jingtian Destiny, Bad Dayi".

Ding Mao had owned both of these coins in his previous life, but Dayi was lucky enough to make him some money, while Tian Ding not only didn't make any money, but instead lost nearly a thousand yuan per coin.

Due to the reasons in the previous life and the difference in quality between the two Tianding pieces, Ding Mao gave up.