Although the store is packed, a large number of items are arranged in an orderly manner.
Most of the high-value copper coins were placed separately, one by one in a separate glass cabinet. The medium-value copper coins were placed together in several or dozens according to their age, and the copper coins worth only a few yuan were placed in piles.
In addition, there are some copper coins of medium and upper quality, which are placed in piles in the corner.
There are five standards for the quality of ancient copper coins. The best level is called beautiful, which means that the outlines on the front and back of the coin are complete and the coin text is clear; the second level is called near beautiful, which means that there are slight offsets or tiny cracks in the outlines of the front and back of the coin. At the same time, the coins with slight adhesion or chaos caused by casting and use wear are also considered near beautiful coins; the third level is called good, which means that there are defects and holes on the front and back of the coin that can be seen by the naked eye, but the coin text is not damaged; the fourth level is near good, which means that the defects, cracks and holes on the front and back of the coin are relatively obvious, and have caused one or two breaks in the coin text; the worst level is called medium. When the quality of ancient copper coins reaches this level, unless they are extremely precious copper coins, they have no great collection value.
There are many types of copper coins in ancient my country, from the earliest shell coins to the knife coins and shovel coins of the Spring and Autumn Period, to the cloth coins and round gold coins of the Warring States Period, the Qin Banliang of the Qin Dynasty, and the Wuzhu coins of the Han Dynasty, which have been circulated for more than 800 years. In the Tang Dynasty, the one-liang-ten coin system was started. In the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, it was pair coins, and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became manufactured coins.
There are also currencies such as Yuanbao made of gold and silver, and "Jiaozi" made of paper...
In the 5,000-year history of China, the materials used to make currency include gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin. In the pre-Qin period, seashells, stone shells, bone shells, tortoise shells, pearls, and jade were also used. Of course, paper was also indispensable. As for how many types of currency there are in total, it is even more countless.
Not to mention anything else, there were 272 types of copper coins in the Han Dynasty alone. Of course, most of them have been lost now. During the 98 years of the Yuan Dynasty, 128 different types of copper coins were directly minted, four of which have now been lost.
It is no exaggeration to say that no one can collect all the currencies that have appeared in China's five thousand years of history. Even if it is just collecting copper coins, no one can collect all types of copper coins.
Although this shop has a large number of copper coins, the variety is not very complete. At least of the fifty most precious ancient coins, this shop only has about thirty of them.
However, the boss is quite capable as he has collected more than 30 of the 50 rare ancient coins.
I have never heard of anyone who has collected all the 50 rare ancient coins. Among the 50 rare ancient coins, only two authentic Northern Song Dynasty Huangyou Yuanbao seals have been found, and both are now in the hands of Xiao Japan. And only one authentic Northern Song Dynasty Jianguo Tongbao seal script has been found, and it is now stored in the Yanjing History Museum.
In fact, most of the fifty rare ancient coins, especially the first-class ones, are collected in museums and are rarely seen in private hands. Only some of the first- and second-class ones are likely to be collected by private individuals.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to collect all fifty ancient treasures in modern times.
It is extremely rare for this boss to have collected more than thirty kinds.
Naturally, Yang Jing could not touch the copper coins placed in the glass cabinet by the boss, especially the thirty-one ancient coins and fifty rare treasures. Unless Yang Jing really wanted to buy them, the boss would never let him touch them.
But even so, Yang Jing could still feel a hint of preciousness when he touched the copper coins that were not placed in the glass cabinet.
After all, these copper coins are old objects that have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. Although they were all cast at the beginning, they still contain some warm humanistic treasures.
It's just that these copper coins that cannot be displayed individually contain very little cultural treasures. Otherwise, Yang Jing really wanted to buy all these ancient copper coins at once and absorb the treasures in them one by one.
But doing so obviously does not make up for the loss. Even if these copper coins are worthless, they can still be sold for one or two yuan each, and the more precious ones can be sold for a hundred or eighty yuan. As for the copper coins that are placed alone, any one of them can be sold for thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan.
However, Yang Jing could also feel that the more expensive the ancient copper coin, the more precious it contained. For example, the "Hongzhi Tongbao" of the Ming Dynasty, which is now worth about 50 yuan, contains more precious energy than the five-zhu coin of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is worth a few yuan.
There is no way. Although these ancient bronze coins have been circulated for a long time, the material used is just ordinary copper after all, and they are made by casting. If these coins have not been circulated for such a long time, I am afraid they would not even have this little bit of preciousness.
To be honest, the only ancient bronze coins that have collection value and significance are the fifty rare ancient coins. If it weren't for the ancient bronze coins among the fifty rare ones, Yang Jing wouldn't have been willing to buy them for collection.
It’s a pity that among the fifty rare ancient bronze coins, probably no collector would be willing to sell them.
Yang Jing also knew this truth, so after looking at the copper coins, he no longer paid attention to them, but focused on the gold swords.
The reason why he entered this shop was because he was attracted by the two money swords hanging at the door of the shop. Just like buying Feng Shui stones, Yang Jing also wanted to buy a money sword to take back as a reserve, in case he encountered bad people while driving the car, he could use the money sword to suppress it.
There are quite a few golden swords in this shop, all placed on a shelf next to the counter on the east wall. Yang Jing estimated that there are about 40 or 50 of them. However, compared with the four golden golden swords hanging at the door, the golden swords on the shelf are much worse. Obviously, these golden swords are old objects, or they are made of ancient copper coins.
The money swords on the antique shelf ranged from the palm-sized Seven-Star Sword made of 21 copper coins, to the two-foot-long Qiankun Sword made of 108 copper coins, and the one-meter-long Money Sword made of 200 to 300 copper coins. The variety was very complete. And the shop owner placed these money swords on the antique shelf, obviously allowing customers to try them out.
Yang Jing took out a pair of gloves from his pocket and put them on. Then he picked up a golden sword made of forty-nine copper coins and began to look at it.
This sword is made of Qianlong Tongbao copper coins with Manchu characters Baotai on the back, and judging from the rope, the sword should not have taken a very long time to weave.
"Haha, this sword is nice, right? I made it myself." The voice of the shop owner suddenly came to my ears.
Hearing this, Yang Jing turned his head and nodded slightly to the shop owner. If this sword was really made by the owner himself, then the price of this sword is really not cheap!
PS: I bow to thank "冰冷八度" for the 500 reward
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