Collection of Gods

Chapter 901: Longevity Pattern Gold Ingot
"boom!"

The deafening roar startled countless birds.

Billowing black smoke swept in, and the shock wave carried countless fallen leaves. It looked quite spectacular, but the power was a little small. Compared with the saturation bombing of the fuel-air explosive bomb and the explosion of tens of millions of tons of nuclear bombs that Tang Yuan had seen some time ago, the power of this bait wooden box was really not up to par.

After successfully cleaning the bait wooden box, the three National Museum experts walked to the remaining six wooden boxes and quickly broke the iron locks of the six wooden boxes with pliers. Then they opened the lids of the six wooden boxes, exposing the contents of the wooden boxes to them.

"hiss……"

When they saw clearly what was inside the wooden box, even though they were knowledgeable experts from the National Museum, they couldn't help but gasp, with expressions of extreme shock in their eyes.

After making sure it was safe, Tang Yuan, Dong Wenhui and others quickly rushed forward. When they saw clearly what was inside the wooden box, their expressions were basically the same as those of the three National Museum experts.

I saw that the six wooden boxes were full of golden ingots, which were neatly arranged together, row after row, layer after layer.

Looking around, the visual impact it gives is indeed very shocking.

"I'm obedient!"

"Six large boxes of gold ingots!"

"How much is this worth?"

Dong Wenhui sucked in a breath of cold air, and couldn't help looking at Tang Yuan and said, "Mr. Tang, as long as you make sure that these gold ingots are all pure gold, the total value of these six boxes of gold ingots will be enough to make your trip worthwhile!"

"Director Dong, it seems that we not only had a great experience this time, but also gained a lot!"

Compared to the reactions of Dong Wenhui and others, although Tang Yuan was also delighted, he seemed to be more restrained. Gold is indeed a big shock to ordinary people, but for Tang Yuan, with his financial resources, this gold is just a drop in the bucket.

As the two were talking, they both put on professional white gloves, and they each reached out and took out a gold ingot from the wooden box and began to examine it.

In addition, identification experts from the National Museum's archaeological team came forward and began their identification work very consciously. Some were responsible for counting the number of gold ingots in each wooden box, some were responsible for testing the composition and weight of these gold ingots, and others were responsible for studying the origin and age of these gold ingots.

After Dong Wenhui got the gold ingots, he took them under the sun and looked at them carefully for a moment, then said to Tang Yuan: "Dr. Tang, if I'm not mistaken, these gold ingots should all be from the late Qing Dynasty with longevity patterns, and based on their weight, I feel that these gold ingots should all be pure gold."

"What does the longevity-emblazoned gold ingot mean?"

Tang Yuan had some knowledge about the coins from the Republic of China period, but for him, the coins from the feudal period were a blind spot in his knowledge.

"Tang Dong, look, this gold ingot is in the shape of a waisted oval, with upturned sides and a horseshoe-shaped center. There is a seal-style 'Shou' character on the front and a 'Full Gold' stamp on the back. It is of high quality and heavy. This is a standard gold ingot with a 'Shou' character on it from the late Qing Dynasty."

"This type of gold ingot was usually circulated as a birthday gift in the late Qing Dynasty. It was basically cast and used by the royal family, nobles and wealthy families. If the gold ingots in these six large wooden boxes are all of this type, then the origin of these gold ingots needs to be studied. After all, such a large number of gold ingots is not something that ordinary people can own."

When Dong Wenhui finished speaking, his tone couldn't help but be a little emotional.

"According to Director Dong, if this type of gold ingot is real, does it mean that the gold ingots in front of us are all 100% gold? Each gold ingot is a standard 500 grams?"

Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Dong Wenhui again. "To be precise, it should be 590 grams."

Dong Wenhui shook his head: "Tang Dong, you should have heard of the idiom "half a catty and eight taels", right?"

"nature."

Tang Yuan nodded slightly and responded.

"This is the difference between ancient and modern weighing. Modern weighing is 37 liang per jin, while the Qing Dynasty weighing was liang per jin, with an average of about grams per liang."

Dong Wenhui explained to Tang Yuan.

"I see……"

Tang Yuan weighed the gold ingot in his hand. No wonder he felt the weight of the gold ingot was so heavy. It turned out that there was such a huge gap between ancient and modern weighing.

While Tang Yuan and Dong Wenhui were talking, many staff members of the National Museum's archaeological team quickly counted the gold ingots in the six large wooden boxes in front of them.

"Director Tang, we just counted the gold ingots in the six wooden boxes. The number of gold ingots in each wooden box is exactly the same. There are 500 gold ingots in each wooden box. Moreover, these gold ingots are all from the late Qing Dynasty with the longevity pattern. The average weight of each gold ingot is 595.8 grams. They are of excellent color, high quality, and well preserved."

The identification expert from the National Museum's archaeological team came to Tang Yuan and reported directly to him.

There were 500 gold ingots in each wooden box, and the six wooden boxes contained a total of 3000 gold ingots. Such a huge number was indeed a bit beyond Tang Yuan's expectations.

"Are these gold ingots all pure gold?"

Tang Yuan asked the appraisal expert.

"After testing, all the gold ingots are pure gold, without any impurities. We suspect that this batch of gold ingots with longevity patterns are very likely to be gold and silver treasures presented to the royal family during the late Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, gold ingots that circulated normally during the late Qing Dynasty would be considered rare and fine if their gold content could reach 80%."

At the end of his speech, the appraisal expert's tone was vaguely emotional. It was obviously the first time he had seen such a large number of high-quality gold ingots with longevity patterns in his decades of work.

"Master Gu, according to the market price, how much is this gold ingot with the word 'longevity' pattern worth?"

Tang Yuan didn't want to sell it, he was just simply curious.

"Um……"

"According to the current international gold price of 343 per gram, this gold ingot with longevity pattern is worth about 20 yuan. Because it is a gold ingot with longevity pattern from the late Qing Dynasty, it has certain collection value and historical value, and its color is very good and its quality is very high. Its value in the collection market will definitely increase. In the end, the value of each gold ingot with longevity pattern can reach about yuan."

The appraisal expert pondered for a moment and then gave a relatively professional answer. After hearing the answer given by the appraisal expert Master Gu, everyone else silently calculated a number in their hearts.

The average value of each longevity gold ingot is about 3000. There are a total of longevity gold ingots in the six wooden boxes at the scene. In other words, the longevity gold ingots in these six wooden boxes alone...

The total value reached 1.8 billion!
(End of this chapter)