The copper coin in Wei Hongjun's palm is only about 2.3 centimeters in diameter and less than one millimeter thick. One side is bare and has no words, while the other side has the four characters "Da Qi Tong Bao" written in official script.
I don't know if it is because Ye Tian has been playing with it for a long time, but the black paint and rust on the original surface of this copper coin has been completely worn away, revealing a green and purple luster. Looking carefully, it gives people a simple and vicissitudes of life.
a feeling of.
Moreover, the entire copper coin has clear writing, intact condition, and round patina. In the antique shop, it can be regarded as a complete object, and the price is much higher than that of the incomplete coins.
"Ye Tian, this...is this really Da Qi Tong Bao?!"
Playing with the copper coin, Wei Hongjun had a look of disbelief in his eyes.
In order to improve his taste, to put it bluntly, he is arty. Wei Hongjun has invested no less than one million in antiques in the past few years, but he has only received very few good ones, and many of them are imitations.
However, after several years of training, Wei Hongjun's eyesight has been tempered to a certain extent. Looking at the copper coin in his palm, he can feel the atmosphere of vicissitudes of life, and his intuition tells him that this copper coin is definitely real.
Hearing Wei Hongjun's question, Ye Tian smiled and said: "Uncle Wei has good eyesight, he is indeed Da Qi Tongbao..." Flattery, there are words on it, everyone knows 26 but..."
Wei Rongrong on the side curled her lips and rolled her eyes at Ye Tian.
"Isn't your attitude wrong, my daughter? You are not interested in this boy, are you?"
Wei Hongjun frowned slightly when he saw his daughter's appearance. He had raised his daughter as both a father and a mother for more than ten years, so he knew Wei Rongrong's surname very well.
"Everyone knows the characters, but not many people can tell whether this copper coin is genuine or fake, right, Uncle Wei?"
Ye Tian's words diverted Wei Hongjun's attention, and he said with a proud look on his face: "Yes, this copper coin should be an authentic product of "Da Qi Tong Bao" no matter from the standard or coating..."
Speaking of this, Wei Hongjun showed a trace of doubt on his face and turned to look at Ye Tian, "However, only two of these objects have been found so far, and they are all incomplete. Xiaoye, how did you get this Da Qi Tong Bao?"
Yes?"
"Haha, Uncle Ye, didn't I tell you that my family collects scraps, and this thing was collected by my father... Ye Tian actually didn't tell the truth. The old Taoist said that he possessed this copper coin. When he asked
There were originally three coins given to him, but Ye Tian was naughty as a child and lost the other two coins.
Although the two lost coins were not Da Qi Tong Bao, they were rare ancient coins. Because of this, the old Taoist once taught Ye Tian a lesson and told Ye Tian the origin of Da Qi Tong Bao.
Even Ye Dongping didn't know that the copper coins his son often played with were the real Daqi Tongbao. Otherwise, he would have snatched them away and kept them as precious treasures.
The reason why Ye Tian dared to hold it in his hand for so many years was because he had played with this copper coin for a long time, and a trace of his spirituality had already been immersed in it. Even if he lost it, he could deduce the direction and find it.
"This...is this true?"
Wei Hongjun had a look of disbelief on his face. He originally thought Ye Tian was joking, but he didn't expect that he actually got it like this. He looked a little dazed for a moment. This was a huge mistake.
Wei Rongrong had grown so old that it was rare to see her father like this. She asked curiously: "Dad, isn't it just a copper coin? I think the ones you collect are not worse than it, and they are also made of silver."
"My dear, why are you making such a fuss?" "Ahem, what do you know? This copper coin is one of the fifty treasures. If you and I had one like this, we would be celebrities in the domestic coin collecting community...
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Wei Hongjun was a little embarrassed by his daughter's words. Although he had a lot of coins, their rarity and value were far inferior to Ye Tian's.
As early as the Xia Dynasty, China began to use animal bones and turtle shells as coins to exchange physical objects. In the Shang Dynasty, shells were used as physical currency and continued to be used until the Spring and Autumn Period.
After the Spring and Autumn Period, various countries used bronze to cast different styles of currency, such as knife coins, shovel coins, round coins, etc. Qin Shihuang unified the round coins with square holes and continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Although every time a new emperor came to the throne, the previous copper coins would be melted and minted into new coins. However, with so many dynasties changing, there were countless coins used for burials.
To this day, the number of various copper coins is not small. As Wei Rongrong said before, in almost every antique market, you can see copper coins piled on the ground.
Therefore, when collecting copper coins, we only focus on high-quality products and treasures. Generally, the coins of the prosperous dynasties with large circulation are worthless now. Only some ancient coins with rare circulation are what collectors pursue.
The so-called fifty-name treasures are the collective name for 50 varieties of rare ancient coins in the Chinese coin collection community. Generally, people who collect auspicious coins will be embarrassed to tell others about themselves if they don't have a few fifty-name treasures in their hands.
He is a collector who plays with coins.
The "Da Qi Tong Bao" is extremely rare even among the fifty treasures, because so far, a total of two have been found, and both of them are incomplete.
"Da Qi Tong Bao" is the first Southern Tang coin minted by Li Bian, the founding emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is called "Da Qi Tong Bao" because the Emperor of Wu had named him King of Qi before abdicating the throne to him.
Because the "Daqi" dynasty existed for a short time, and the amount of this coin was small and fine, only a handful of coins have been handed down to this day, so it is extremely rare and rare.
There are only two Daqi Tongbao in existence. One corner is missing on the upper right corner, which is called "Daqi with missing corner" in the coin industry. "Daqi with missing corner" was collected by Dai Xi, a famous native of Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, some people wanted to
Buying it at a high price, Dai couldn't bear to part with it, and the Taiping army invaded Hangzhou. Dai committed suicide out of prejudice and buried Daqi Tongbao and other items deep in the ground before his death.
In order to obtain this rare and authentic rod, later generations rushed to buy Dai's house and dug the ground several times, but finally found nothing. Therefore, the missing corner Daqi only exists in the records.
Another Daqi Tongbao coin has 4 small holes drilled into it, which is called "Four Eyes Daqi".
The "Four-eyed Daqi" was accidentally discovered by coin collectors Dai Baoting and Zhu Kezhuang during the Republic of China from a shuttlecock kicked by children in Yangxi Village, Jiangxi Province. Although this Daqi Tongbao is not missing corners, it was drilled out because of the shuttlecock making.
Four small holes.
Later, this copper coin was purchased by the famous collector Zhang Shuxun with a large sum of money. He hid it in a secret room and never showed it to anyone, so he named himself "Qizhai". This is evident from his cherishment of "Da Qi Tong Bao".
However, during the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Shuxun took all the collections to the United States. Unfortunately, after his death, all the collections were sold by his widow. The "Four Limits Daqi" is now also
Don't know where he has wandered.
Therefore, for coin collectors, this intact "Da Qi Tong Bao" occupies an important position in the minds of emperors of all dynasties just like the "He's Bi".
Wei Hongjun is a business person after all. Although he has a high opinion of this coin, he still doesn't know enough about it. If he were a person in the antique business, I am afraid that he would have the intention to seek wealth and harm.
"Ye Tian, you...do you want to transfer your copper coin?"
Wei Hongjun couldn't put it down while playing with the Daqi Tongbao, and he even forgot the purpose of inviting Ye Tian to his home.
You know, although Wei Hongjun's wife passed away a few years ago, in order to take into account the feelings of his daughter, he has never renewed their relationship, and he has not been involved in maintaining Xiaomi, so he has always been relatively low-key in the circle, or there is nothing.
Have something to show off.
But having such a copper coin is different. If you take out this Daqi Tongbao at a party, you can at least be proud of it in the capital's antique circles, which is definitely a great deal.
"Haha, Uncle Wei, I plan to keep this item for myself..."
Ye Tian shook his head and directly rejected Wei Hongjun's temptation. The old Taoist compass had not been passed on to him yet, and it was inconvenient to carry calligraphy and painting. The reason why Ye Tian carried this copper coin with him was because he had the idea of seeing his benefactor.
of.
"Xiaoye, you don't want to ask about the price?" Wei Hongjun didn't give up, and his address to Ye Tian became affectionate.
"Don't ask. Rather than feeling uncomfortable if you don't ask, it's better not to know..." Ye Tian said, half joking and half serious.
Wei Rongrong couldn't stand Ye Tian's attitude and interrupted: "What are you showing off? Isn't it just a copper coin? Is it worth 1,000 yuan? Ye Tian, I'll give you 2,000 and sell it to my dad...
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"20007&" Ye Tian and Wei Hongjun shouted in unison, with strange expressions on their faces.
"Ahem, Xiaoye, Rongrong doesn't understand this, you...don't be offended..."
Wei Hongjun coughed, looked at his daughter, and said:
"Don't talk nonsense. If it weren't for Xiaoye's exquisiteness, you wouldn't even be able to take a look at 2,000 yuan..." Wei Hongjun's words are not without purpose. When Zhang Shuxun collected "Four Eyes Together", many people were willing to pay a lot of money.
I couldn't get enough of it at first sight. If it were put in modern times, it would probably cost more than 2,000 yuan.
"So expensive? Is it true?" Wei Rongrong and Yu Qingya, who had been silent, were both startled and stared at the copper coins in Wei Hongjun's palm.
Although Wei Rongrong and Yu Qingya both come from wealthy families, they don't know much about antiques. They really can't imagine that there are things that can't be seen with money. There are so many good objects in the Palace Museum, and a ticket is just a ticket.
It’s only 50 yuan.
"I don't know the specific price, but this copper coin is enough to exchange for our house..."
Wei Hongjun's next words made Wei Rongrong even more speechless. She knew that her father had spent a total of eight or nine hundred thousand to buy this house and decorate it.
