Since the other party was older, Shen Yu took the initiative to say hello, "Old man, it's getting cold outside now. Come into the store and have a cup of tea. It's warm in the house."
It's not that Shen Yu is being polite. It's been raining continuously in Chuzhou these days, and the outdoor temperature is only around five or six degrees. It really can't be called warm.
The old man waved his hand, "There's no hurry about tea. Young man, your shop is called Lantingju. I wonder if it accepts ancient paintings?"
Shen Yu didn't hesitate at all, "Okay, why wouldn't someone who opens an antique shop not accept antiques? As long as the origin of your antiques is clean, I guarantee that I will give you a purchase price higher than the market price."
Seeing a trace of doubt on the other person's face, Shen Yu quickly explained with a smile, "Higher than the market price means that I will pay a higher price than others, because I just rented the store next door. The store is big, but the antiques are Not many, but to tell you the truth, there is a shortage of antiques in the store right now, so the purchase price will be higher."
The old man nodded, "Okay, I see you are an honest person, then I will try your tea, old man."
After entering the reception room, the guests and hosts took their seats, and Lanya quickly brought two cups of hot tea.
The old man took the tea cup and sniffed it gently, "Good tea, good tea. This is Shifeng Longjing before the rain. Although it is last year's tea, it is a blessing to have a sip. Young man, why are you treating me with such expensive tea?" Keda has the hospitality of the ancients."
Shen Yu smiled and made a gesture to invite you for tea, but at this moment, he felt a little embarrassed.
The shelf life of tea is not long, and it will no longer be drinkable around the Qingming Festival next year, so no matter who comes to drink tea, they will definitely get good tea.
However, most of the remaining tea is Pu'er tea, so I'm not worried that it will expire if I don't drink it all.
The old man picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, then looked at the furnishings in the store before continuing: "Young man, can you do me a favor before I show you the painting?"
Shen Yu smiled and said, "You can always say anything, as long as I can help."
The old man also smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I have a few ancient coins here. I want you to see if they are worth it? And which one is the most valuable?"
"Okay, no problem." Shen Yu agreed happily.
This kind of thing is just a trivial matter to him. For an old man, there is no need to say that there is a fee for the appraisal, it is just a casual look.
But when it comes to collecting, the antique business is very difficult, because there are too many categories, and Shen Yu is actually unwilling to touch ancient coins.
How do I put this thing? There are too many of them in existence, because it was not difficult to mint money in ancient times, and it was common for people to steal it, resulting in many ancient coins being made from wheel piles.
It is true that some ancient coins are indeed rare and are treasures in the spring, but most of them are valuable but have no market.
To put it bluntly, the price of ancient coins is quite high and they are indeed rare, but when you actually sell them on the market, no one wants them.
Unless they are rare and unique items, ancient coins are not as easy to sell as ancient jade, ancient paintings, ancient porcelain, and ancient furniture. Shen Yu has collected a few relatively popular ancient coins before, but they have not sold them yet. Let’s go.
But in terms of artistic value, ancient coins are of great significance for collection, and it’s okay to help others see them. Anyway, it’s just a matter of buying them without paying for them yourself.
At this time, a wooden box was placed in front of Shen Yu.
It's not some precious wood, it's just ordinary willow.
Shen Yu put on his gloves and opened the wooden box and found four ancient coins inside.
Shen Yu picked up the first one first.
This is a high-quality "Kangxi Tongbao" Baoquan Bureau coin.
In the collection world, these ancient coins belong to the bad streets. It is a bit exaggerated to say that they cost a few yuan each, but if you give the stall owner thirty or fifty yuan, you can choose any one you like.
After Shen Yu casually looked through it twice, he gently placed the ancient coins on the table.
Many people don’t quite understand some of the terms used on ancient coins.
Copper coins with square holes are in response to the theory that the sky is round and the earth is round, and since the Tang Dynasty, they have mostly been coins with year names.
For example, the "Kangxi" in Kangxi Tongbao refers to the year number. Of course, many people can know this at a glance.
Tongbao means Tongbao.
In the vernacular, Kangxi Tongbao refers to the copper coins minted during the reign of Kangxi.
The question arises again, can the copper coins from the Kangxi Dynasty still be used in the Qianlong or even Guangxu Dynasty?
The answer is simple, it works!
Let’s just say that copper coins from the Song Dynasty could still circulate normally during the Ming Dynasty and were very popular. Even copper coins from the Tang Dynasty could be used in the Ming Dynasty.
So what does small money mean? It is also very simple. It means that each piece of money is worth one penny, which is the penny in the ancient population.
Some people will say, isn't a copper coin just one penny? Can one copper coin be used as two penny?
In fact, this is really the case.
In addition to flat coins, copper coins can also be discounted as two cents, three cents, five cents, twenty cents, fifty cents, one hundred cents, etc.
For example, if you discount two cents, you can spend it as two small coins, if you discount five cents, you can spend it as five small coins, and so on.
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The second ancient coin is made of red copper and has the four characters "Apocalypse Tongbao" written in a thin gold body.
When he saw this ancient coin, Shen Yu showed a trace of importance on his face.
Because this "Tianqi Tongbao" is special.
There are two kinds of Tianqi Tongbao. One was cast when Zhu Youxiao, Emperor Xizong of Ming Dynasty, was in power. Zhu Youxiao was the famous carpenter emperor in history and the brother of Emperor Chongzhen. That’s why the one cast during his reign was called Tomorrow. Kai.
There is also the Tianqi Tongbao from the late Yuan Dynasty, which was cast by Xu Shouhui, also called Xu Tianqi. Tianqi was used as the reign name for only one year. Not many copper coins were minted, and even fewer were preserved, so the market price was very high.
This Tianqi Tongbao is discounted by three yuan. Shen Yu doesn't know the specific price, but it should be in the tens of thousands.
After seeing the third one, Shen Yu became a little less calm.
Because this copper coin is called "Da Qi Tong Bao".
A well-known name in the world of ancient coin collection.
Daqi Tongbao is a Southern Tang coin minted by Li Min, the founding emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Li Min was the grandfather of Li Yu, the later master of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who wrote "Asking you how much sorrow you can have is like a river of spring water flowing eastward."
Why was the money minted by the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty called Daqi Tongbao?
Because Li Min was the king of Qi before, the original name of the country was Daqi. It was not until the third year of Sheng Yuan that the name of the country was changed to Tang, which was the Southern Tang.
Because the Daqi Kingdom existed for a relatively short time and had very high technical requirements for minting coins, the coins minted are very rare.
Only two have been found so far.
One was collected by Dai Xi, a famous painter in the Qing Dynasty. Because it was missing a corner, it was called "Missing Corner Daqi".
One was found on a shuttlecock played by children. To make a shuttlecock, holes must be drilled, so this Daqi Tongbao is also called "Four Eyes Daqi".
But after all, ancient coins are different from ancient paintings. They are made on an assembly line, unlike a person who can't draw many paintings in his entire life.
Therefore, it is still doubtful whether there are any Daqi Tongbao extant and how many there are.
Zhao Ruzhen mentioned in the Antique Guidebook written during the Republic of China that one Daqi Tongbao was worth two hundred silver dollars during the Republic of China, so this shows that there should be more than just two Daqi Tongbao during the Republic of China.
After putting down this "Da Qi Tong Bao", Shen Yu looked at the fourth ancient coin.
Daqi Tongbao is ranked third, so what kind of treasure is the fourth ancient coin?
This ancient coin is made of warm and moist copper, with a square outer hole, neat edges, clear handwriting, no dirt and stains, and the four-character official script "Tianxian Tongbao" written on it.
"It turns out to be a unique and unique Tianxian Tongbao?"
