Rebirth 13, starting from the big demolition treasure hunt

Chapter 567: Only Laymen Believe in Ordinary Appraisal Certificates
"Hello, expert, please help me take a look at this wood!"

When it was the bald man's turn, he put the "lightning-struck wood" he had bought from the street stall on the treasure appraisal table.

However, he did not say that the wood was struck by lightning.

"The material of your wood is ordinary, just the common jujube wood, but it is quite special. Have you heard of "lightning-struck wood"? "

The expert in miscellaneous items looked at the wood for a while and said to him.

"Is it lightning-struck wood? How did you know?"

The bald man asked.

"The surface of the wood must first have the high temperature generated by the contact between lightning and wood, that is, the charred and carbonized part.

This is different from fire. Fire can only burn the surface and cannot burn the inside of the wood.

Look at the sawn surface of this wood, there are carbonized areas of varying depths inside.

In addition, because the wood has been subjected to the huge energy of the lightning current, it contains moisture. Under the influence of high temperature and high heat, the uneven heat received by different parts of the wood will cause cracks.

The cracks are inside the wood, and this irregular crack is also one of the identification methods.

Another thing is the smell. Lightning-struck wood has a strange smell, but as time goes by, the smell will fade.”

The expert did not keep it to himself and shared his identification method with others.

"Is that so? Then can you help me estimate its value? In other words, how much is this piece of mine worth?"

After figuring out the authenticity and how to identify it, the bald man asked another question that he was more concerned about.

"On the market right now, a string of lightning-struck wooden beads can be sold for three to five hundred yuan. You should have no problem making 20 strings of small beads, starting at 10000 yuan. If you operate well, the value will be greater."

"Really? Thank you very much."

The bald man said thank you and left with the wood.

Since the wood was struck by lightning, he would not ask the previous stall owner to return the goods.

"Lightning-struck wood is valuable. Has anyone deliberately installed a lightning-attracting device on a tree on the top of a mountain to create an "artificial lightning-struck wood"? "

A treasure holder standing behind the bald man heard their conversation and asked the expert as he placed the silver ingot he wanted to appraise on the appraisal table.

"What you said is possible, but I haven't seen it, so I don't know the details."

The expert said to him while looking at his silver ingot.

The silver ingot is in the shape of an "ingot", not small, weighing fifty taels.

"This silver ingot is an imitation of an old silver ingot. It is fake but not completely fake."

The expert looked at it for a while and said to the holder of the treasure.

"What do you mean? I don't understand!"

The treasure holder was somewhat confused.

“Isn’t it written on the silver ingot that it’s “July of the 34th year of the Jiajing reign”? But it doesn’t date back to the Ming Dynasty. It was a copy made during the Qing Dynasty. To be more precise, it should be from the end of the Qing Dynasty.

There is nothing wrong with the silver. To put it bluntly, it is real silver or fake currency. Do you understand?
Just like some high-quality imitations of Yuan Datou silver coins, they use real silver to imitate, but the age of the coins cannot reach that era. "

The expert explained it this way, and the holder of the treasure understood it.

"Then give me an estimate!"

"It's probably worth 1 to 15000 yuan. If it's genuine, from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, it would be worth much more, at least yuan or more."

"I see! Thank you, I see."

After listening to what the expert said, the owner of the treasure thanked him and left with the silver ingot.

Wu Yuansheng did not continue to look here, he went to the calligraphy and painting appraisal area next to him and looked around. There were fewer people here. Calligraphy and paintings are generally enjoyed by elegant people, and ordinary people rarely hang these things in their homes.

I saw several "treasure holders" who came with calligraphy and paintings for appraisal. All the works they brought, as long as they were from "Chinese painting masters", were imitations. Some even brought prints.

The expert told the person holding the print that it was printed, but he did not believe it and insisted that it was a painting.

Later, he asked him to wipe it with a napkin dipped in water, and there was no "ink" at all.

If it is a painting, the color will come off if you rub it with water.

Ordinary people, especially those who don’t understand calligraphy and painting, rarely pay attention to these things.

Even if they are paintings, there are many imitations of famous paintings and calligraphy of a slightly higher value or at the national level.

After looking for a while, he went to the jade identification area because he would soon come to the "field mines".

There were only two people in front of him.

"This jade plaque of yours is made of Hetian jade seed material. The material is fine, but it's not very old. It's a modern item."

The expert in identifying jade artifacts said to the person holding the treasure in front of Tian Dilei.

"A modern item? How much is it worth?"

"It weighs about 80 to 90 grams. The material of the brand looks good. It should be worth 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. How much did you spend on it?"

"I don't know how much it is? Someone gave it to me more than ten years ago! Thank you, I just need to know whether the material is real or not."

After saying this, the treasure holder took the sign and left.

Then the person in front of Tian Dilei brought his collection to the appraisal table, which was a large jade ring.

"You are not from this era. The material looks like jade, but it is not jade. The green inside is dyed glass."

The expert said to the owner of the treasure after identifying it.

"That's not right! I have an appraisal certificate here, and it says it's Grade A jadeite."

After the treasure holder finished speaking, he took out the appraisal certificate and placed it on the treasure appraisal table.

"This certificate is fake. As for why it is fake, you can check it online with your mobile phone. There are several authoritative authentication marks, but none of them are there. Of course, even if there are, they may not be correct because they can be easily copied."

The experts said so, and Wu Yuansheng also knew that the so-called appraisal certificates were bullshit, and only laymen believed in ordinary appraisal certificates.

If you go to the antique stalls selling fake goods, you will see that each jade product is tied with a small "certificate of identification".

Those are mass-produced and printed.

"If you don't believe my appraisal, go to the appraisal center to do it yourself. That way, the test results will be authoritative!"

The expert then said to the treasure holder.

Having said that, he did a quick search on his phone and discovered that, just as the experts said, there were quite a few places selling "authentication certificates" online for just a few bucks each.

After the treasure holder left with the dyed jade ring, Tian Dilei walked up and placed the jade hook he brought on the treasure appraisal table.

Just like the ones they had seen before, the jade hook was old and also from the Ming Dynasty. Experts said it was from the late Ming Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen.

Everyone who is old knows that what Tian Dilei cares about is value.

Experts say that in the current market environment, there are too many jade products and their exact value depends on the buyer.

If you meet someone you like, you might spend 100,000 or 80,000 yuan. If you meet someone you don't like, you may not even have to spend 200 or 300 yuan.

But he still estimated a rough price of around 5 to 3 yuan. As for a higher price, it still depends on the buyer.

After finding out the approximate value and saying some polite words of thanks, he took the item and left.

(End of this chapter)