My identity as a collector was exposed by the village flower

Chapter 376 Double Eagle Gold Coin
The two sides quarreled for a while before giving up temporarily under the coordination of the organizer.

Fang Xing and the others looked at Ah San's works of art for a while, most of them were antique jewelry, and the price was very expensive.Moreover, Westerners are more enthusiastic about Ah San's antique jewelry than Chinese antique artworks.

I have to say that in this respect, Westerners are indeed relatively close to Ah San's art.

"[-] million US dollars, how dare you put a price on it!" Li Zhen was stunned when he saw Ah San's jewelry headgear with a price of [-] million US dollars.

"It's not surprising! You don't even look at the gems on it."

Not to mention other arts, just the gem itself is very valuable.

I saw that the jewelry headdress was inlaid with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, and the bottom was a handle made of pearls. This is a typical headwear of aristocratic men.

Among them, the weight of that diamond reached a staggering 107.5 carats.

Just as Xia Yu said, this diamond alone is worth tens of millions of dollars, right?

"It's not surprising that this headdress belonged to the Mughal king. Everyone knows that the Mughal dynasty is the most important dynasty of Asan, and the dynasty they are most proud of. It is indeed quite glorious. "Fang Xing said.

The Mughal dynasty, starting from Timur, the ancestor of the dynasty, has collected precious stones such as diamonds, emeralds, and spinels, and engraved their own names and traditions on them. This tradition is not only a symbol of wealth and dignity, but also their talisman.

"In addition, you may not know that before the [-]th century, Asan was the only diamond production place in the world."

It can be said that Ah San was the first country to discover and use diamonds.

Don't look at Africa's rich diamond resources now, but when it comes to mining diamonds, Ah San is an expert and the ancestor of diamonds.

"In the tradition of the Mughal dynasty, jewelry is the proof of authority, and many historical testimonies from the Mughal dynasty can show that the rulers attached great importance to gemstones."

The antique jewelry in front of me has attracted a lot of onlookers and photos from the West.

The pursuit of jewelry is the same all over the world.

"Have you noticed that Ah San's works of art are either inlaid with gems or made of gold?" Xia Yu said after looking at them for a while.

Fang Xing nodded: "That's why I just said that in Ah San's ancient times, jewelry was a symbol of power."

No matter how poor Ah San is, she still wears jewelry. This is not just for fun.

You will find that a few years ago, Ah San has always been the world's number one gold consumer, even though their country is not rich.

Take marriage as an example. As we all know, the status of women in Ah San is generally not high.Contrary to China, a man feels that marrying a woman is a sign of a disadvantage, so in order to make up for this "disadvantage" of the man, the woman's family will pay a high amount of dowry, of which gold and silver jewelry are the mainstay.

In addition, in interpersonal communication, gold is also an indispensable and important role.

It is considered impolite for their women to go out without jewelry.It is also quite common for men to wear gold jewelry. There are many high-caste men who wear three gold rings on one hand.

Therefore, in Ah San's country, gold and precious stones are status symbols.

"However, don't look at their gold utensils. But in fact, the gold content of their gold is not too high, and it's not pure." Fang Xing told everyone.

People who have been to Ah San's country know that in that country, the price of gold is relatively cheap, and a bracelet of more than 10 grams may only cost more than 1000 RMB.

The average price is more than 100 yuan per gram, far lower than the international gold price.

Fang Xing looked to the side, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then walked a few steps over there.

Not knowing why, the others followed suit and found Fang Xing staring at a row of gold coins.It was a group of gold coins, a total of more than 30 pieces, which made people dazzled.

The price of this group of gold coins is 50 US dollars, which is not cheap, with an average of about 10 RMB.

According to the introduction next to it, this is a group of gold coins from ancient India, from more than one era.

"Can you sell it alone?" Fang Xing asked in English.

The man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "This was sent by someone else to participate in the exhibition, and it was specifically entrusted to sell as a whole group, not individually. Also, the price cannot be negotiated."

Fang Xing took another look and nodded, "Then let's make a deal!"

The man was overjoyed immediately, $50 was considered a considerable deal, and the smile on his face became much wider.

"Honorable sir, please wait a moment."

Xia Yu and the others subconsciously didn't ask questions, which can be regarded as a tacit understanding formed between them.

After Fang Xing finished the transaction, he asked about the source.

Fang Xing took out one of the gold coins with his hand, and showed it to everyone.

"Look what this is."

On the obverse of the gold coin is the Statue of Liberty in ancient Greek style, with a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The background is the rays of the sun, and there are 48 stars on the edge.On the back is a soaring eagle, and the year of casting "1933" is engraved on the right side of the lower end of the Statue of Liberty.

"The one from 1933 is not from Guyin/Du!" Li Zhen asked doubtfully.

And the relief of the Statue of Liberty doesn't look like Ah San's style, but looks like Westerners', such as Europe's.

"I didn't say it was from ancient India. This is the famous double eagle gold coin in the United States. There are very few surviving coins in the world. It was sold for a sky-high price of more than 800 million U.S. dollars."

This kind of "Double Eagle Coin" was not uncommon in the first place.

But shortly after it was minted, it had not yet entered the field of circulation. Roosevelt implemented a new policy and ordered the use of gold coins to be stopped. More than 44.5 "Double Eagle Coins" were melted into gold bars.

As a result, the "Double Eagle" became the last batch of gold coins in the United States, two of which have been preserved as historical relics.There are very few "Double Eagle Coins" "surviving" among the people, so they are extremely precious.

When everyone heard it, their minds went blank.

More than 800 million US dollars?More than [-] million yuan in gold coins?
Someone hastily searched and found that this kind of gold coin is really rare. It has appeared in the auction market two or three times, and all of them fetched sky-high prices.The most recent one was indeed sold for more than 800 million US dollars, equivalent to 1.2 million yuan.

At this moment, an American nearby also noticed the gold coin that Xia Yu held up to look at.

"Hey! Can I..."

Jim's eyes glowed, staring at the gold coin in Xia Yu's hand.If he is not mistaken, this is the most precious gold coin in his country, and it has been sold for sky-high prices.

That look scared Xia Yu to quickly return the gold coin to Fang Xing.

Fang Xing smiled and put the gold coins away.This gold coin is brand new. It is estimated that it has been neglected since it was minted, so there is no wear and tear.

So well preserved, the value is naturally high.

Jim hastily approached him, but without knowing it, he thought he was Fang Xing's friend.

"Hello..." Jim, who can't speak Chinese, forcibly squeezed out the word "Ni Hao", which made it difficult for him.

(End of this chapter)