"You're actually looking at coins. Interesting."
After muttering to himself, Jia Dongsheng immediately asked, "What year are these coins from?"
"The Great Five Emperors' Coins."
Chen Xueru said with a smile: "However, Master Niu is not sure about the Kaiyuan Tongbao, so let us take a look."
"Not sure?"
Raising his eyebrows, Jia Dongsheng became interested.
Because in the antique world, being unsure means feeling that something is fake or a forgery, but people won't say it directly, so there is the word "unsure".
But, it shouldn’t be like this!
In this era, let alone collecting coins, even collecting antiques and calligraphy and paintings is only pursued by a few people. The Five Emperors' Coins are not that valuable. Logically speaking, even if there are counterfeiters, they would not counterfeit the Five Emperors' Coins!
This is not like in later generations, where a set of the Five Emperors' coins costs at least one million, and these are not of very good quality.
A good quality set of Five Emperors' coins would cost several million.
As for the Five Emperors' Coins, they are the Qin Banliang, Han Wuzhu, Kaiyuan Tongbao, Song Yuan Tongbao, and Yongle Tongbao.
However, in later generations, because the Big Five Emperors' Coins were too rare and difficult to collect, the Small Five Emperors' Coins were invented.
Relatively speaking, the Small Five Emperors' Coins are easier to collect, but their value is much lower than that of the Large Five Emperors' Coins.
The Small Five Emperors' Coins are coins issued during the reigns of five emperors of the Qing Dynasty: Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing.
"Why can't you see clearly?"
Jia Dongsheng asked in a low voice.
"No matter what era the coins are from, they're all made of copper. After all, they're called copper coins."
Chen Xueru also helped to explain: "But this Kaiyuan Tongbao is not, it is made of a mixture of gold and silver, which is not right. I have never heard of Kaiyuan Tongbao being made of gold and silver."
"So, even though the craftsmanship and age seem similar to ordinary Kaiyuan Tongbao coins, I'm still not sure."
"So that's how it is!" Jia Dongsheng understood, and knew in his heart that this Kaiyuan Tongbao was indeed real.
In the early Tang Dynasty, that is, the era of Li Shimin, some gold and silver Kaiyuan Tongbao coins were produced. However, these gold and silver Kaiyuan Tongbao coins were not used for circulation, but were used by Li Shimin to reward his ministers.
It is a kind of plaything and collection item, the honor is greater than the value.
Moreover, not many of them were produced, not to mention those that have been passed down, which is even fewer. It is normal that many people don’t know about them.
As for why Jia Dongsheng knew this, it has to be because he has a good master.
Whether it's Xu Huizhen, Chen Xueru, or Niu Ye, these people collect antiques almost just for fun. They are not considered collectors and their vision is not very high.
But just think about what kind of person the old Chinese doctor is and how high his vision must be.
As a member of the Imperial Hospital, they would look down upon anything that didn't have the word "royal" in its name. It's like porcelain, they would only collect pieces from official kilns. No matter how beautiful the pieces were, they wouldn't collect pieces from private kilns.
The knowledge is very broad, which is very helpful for receiving good things.
Jia Dongsheng has a lot of antiques in his hands, some of which he bought and some of which he collected from underground, but in terms of quality, the ones left by the old Chinese medicine practitioners are the best.
Not to mention anything else, there are no more than five genuine Xuande furnaces that have been widely circulated among later generations. Including private collections, there are no more than ten. The old Chinese doctor left only one to Jia Dongsheng.
Therefore, after studying under an old Chinese medicine doctor for ten years, Jia Dongsheng has achieved very high vision and ability.
Moreover, because of the presence of an old Chinese medicine doctor, Jia Dongsheng not only has theory but also practical experience in antique appraisal.
"Master Niu, Sister Huizhen, don't even think about it. This gold and silver Kaiyuan Tongbao coin is real."
Seeing Uncle Niu, Sister Huizhen, and two old customers of the tavern still frowning and observing the authenticity of the Kaiyuan Tongbao, Jia Dongsheng appeared with a smile and gave the answer.
Speaking of which, Jia Dongsheng had been coming to the tavern to drink whenever he had nothing to do these days, so he was quite familiar with Niu Ye. When he heard him talking, Niu Ye looked over and bowed, "Brother Dongsheng, how did you come to this conclusion?"
"Haha, because when I was studying with my master, I read books on this subject."
As he spoke, Jia Dongsheng gave a brief explanation of the Kaiyuan Tongbao coins made of gold and silver.
After hearing his words, Niu Ye and the others finally understood. Niu Ye even patted his shiny forehead and said, "I was wondering why this Kaiyuan Tongbao coin looks almost the same as an ordinary Kaiyuan Tongbao coin, but I can't confirm it because it is made of gold or silver."
"I didn't expect that Kaiyuan Tongbao coins could actually be made of gold or silver. What a joke, what a joke! I really don't have enough knowledge!"
I have to say that Mr. Niu is a man who cares a lot about face. In his opinion, it is very embarrassing to take out a good thing but say that he is not sure about it.
"Master Niu, if you make a fool of yourself, then what will become of us? Aren't we also making a fool of ourselves?"
Xu Huizhen glanced at Jia Dongsheng with affection, and said with a sweet smile, "My adopted brother used to study with an old Chinese medicine practitioner at Heyi Hall. He was his last disciple, so he knows a lot more."
"We don't understand, and there's no shame in that."
"So you're a disciple of the old master from Heyi Hall."
When Master Niu heard what Xu Huizhen said, a smile appeared on his face. "No wonder Brother Dongsheng knows so much. This old Chinese doctor is no ordinary doctor."
He was a bannerman and lived in the old city. He often came to the tavern to drink. He knew Heyitang and even more so the old Chinese doctor. When he talked about the old Chinese doctor, he showed admiration.
"Haha, I haven't learned much from my master. I've let him down. I don't dare to discredit him."
Jia Dongsheng said modestly, then looked at Master Niu: "Master Niu, do you have any plans to sell this set of Five Emperors' Coins?"
"Take action?"
Niu Ye was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "Why, Brother Dongsheng, do you want to take over?"
"Well, I just bought a house and I'm planning to put a set of Five Emperors' Coins in it to improve the Feng Shui."
This is of course an excuse, but the Five Emperors' Coins can indeed be used to protect the house, so it is not nonsense.
"Since you want it, Brother Dongsheng, I'll give it to you. Just give me thirty yuan and take it."
Is this price expensive?
In the eyes of ordinary people, of course it is expensive. What is this thing only costs thirty yuan, which is a month's salary for an ordinary worker. However, in the eyes of those who know the business and are present at this time, the price is not high.
It's even a bit cheap, and Uncle Niu didn't ask for a high price.
It's because there is a Kaiyuan Tongbao made of gold and silver inside, which is different from ordinary Kaiyuan Tongbao. Ordinary ones are quite valuable, not to mention the ones made of gold and silver. There are not many of them handed down, so thirty yuan is not expensive at all.
Jia Dongsheng understood this. He smiled slightly, took out thirty yuan, and bought a set of the Five Emperors.
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