gifted collector

Chapter 155 Identification of Ancient Coins
Although he didn't pick it up by himself, Fang Ming was also very excited when he talked about it. Jiang Wen brought it into the industry by herself.He took out the copper coins from his pocket and put them gently on the table, saying, "Old Zheng, Mr. Qian, look, these are the three ancient copper coins that Jiang Wen missed."

"Xu Tianqi?! This is a good thing!"

This time, Zheng Bai was still the first to get the copper coins.

"Ha! Jiang Wen also missed it, and it was such a good thing! It's a good start."

Qian Fang took the copper coins from Zheng Bai and found that the appearance was excellent, which is not an easy task among copper coins.

Copper coins are used for circulation, and "Xu Tianqi" has been more than 700 years ago. If you want to maintain a good appearance, it is definitely something you can meet but not ask for.

Of course, there are not no exceptions in the world of antiques. For example, some porcelains have never been used or unpacked: in the Qing Dynasty, some official kilns directly refined porcelains for the emperor, because there were too many and they were directly put away. It is "forgotten" after entering the warehouse, so it has never been used. Such things are called "warehouse goods" and are brand new.The same is true for copper coins. Although some copper coins have been separated for a long time, they can be preserved very well due to the existence of some special conditions.

"It's really not easy. Copper coins are a large item in the collection. There are as many as a cow's hair, and there are even more counterfeit ones. It is really a headache, so it is quite remarkable that Jiang Wen can miss such a set."

Wu Ze also secretly envied Jiang Wen's good luck.

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After sitting for a while, everyone left. Sikong Zhe was going to attend the press conference. As for Wu Ze and the others, they were going to go shopping—of course, they went to the Little Antique Street. They missed the ghost market in the morning, but now they want to see Let's take a look at the changes in the Little Antique Street during the day. In order to turn the Little Antique Street into a treasure street for the treasure appraisal conference, Sikong Zhe has put in a lot of effort. In addition to the original shops, there are also temporary shops on the side of the street and in the open space next to it. Set up tents and set up some sheds for fans from other places to set up stalls - one of them wanted to see if there was something special, of course, more importantly, they also wanted to try their luck and see if they could catch the leak .After all, no matter how you say it, picking up leaks has an irresistible magic power for those who play with antiques.

After the people left, the shop fell silent for a while. Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang walked out of the reception room, and immediately saw Jiang Wen seriously introducing the antiques in the shop to a customer, and the person bought the antiques ten minutes later. gone.

"Brother Fang Ming and Sister Avon, the business is good. So far we have sold three antiques. If some of the antiques in the shop were not borrowed from Mr. Qian and cannot be sold, we would have sold five of them! "

Jiang's little face was as red as an apple, she was so excited.When Fang Ming asked her to work in the store at the beginning, because she had never worked in an antique store and had been in contact with any antiques, it was impossible for her not to worry—the worry was not that she would lose face, but that she would break Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang's affairs affected the business of the store.

After Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang told her that there was no need to worry about this kind of worry, she was still very worried. However, now she found that what Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang said was not wrong at all. As long as you know the basic situation of the antiques to be sold and introduce them to the customers, that's fine.

After successfully selling the three antiques, Jiang Wen's confidence suddenly rose.

"I'm not wrong at all. Selling antiques is actually no different from selling Coke in a canteen."

Zhou Yafang glared at Fang Ming, but immediately laughed again and said, "This comparison is rather vulgar, but it is undeniable that it is very reasonable."

"oh, I understand now!"

Jiang Wen nodded heavily, and waved her right hand, as if cheering herself up.

Spreading out his right hand, Fang Ming said: "Jiang Wen, this is the copper coin you picked up. Good job! You have made a good start, and I think you will catch up with me soon."

Jiang Wen's face turned red again, and she said shyly, "How is it possible? I don't have such abilities."

"By the way, Brother Fang Ming, Sister Yafang, I want to ask a question."

Jiang Wen remembered that when she picked up the missing copper coins, she had doubts. Seeing that there was no one in the store for the time being, it was a good opportunity to ask for advice.

"Oh? If you have any questions, just tell me. Even if I don't understand, Sister Avon is here, so I can learn from it."

Fang Ming is still modest. Although he has a supernatural power, it is mainly used to pick up leaks. As for the knowledge of antique appraising treasures, although his memory has greatly improved, but after all, the time is too short, so there is still nothing to do. Compared with Zhou Yafang, let alone experience, which can only be accumulated through repeated practice.

"OK, all right!"

Jiang Wen pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "Brother Fang Ming, Sister Afang, some books I read say that there are many counterfeit copper coins, why is this so? Then How do we appraise treasures or what aspects should we pay attention to?"

As soon as Fang Ming heard about this question, he immediately became interested, because ancient copper coins are one of the most common items in antique collections, ranging from specialized antique shops to small street stalls, as long as they have something to do with antiques , If you don't put a handful of copper coins, you will feel that the taste is wrong.

But because of this, there are a large number of fakes in the collection of ancient coins, and even if they are real, there are big differences in price, ranging from a few dollars to dozens of dollars, and thousands of dollars. The difference is simply too great.

"Sister Avon, tell me, I'm also very interested in this question."

Zhou Yafang didn't answer this question right away, she nodded lightly and said, "Fang Ming, you should have read some information on this, why don't you talk about it first?"

"Okay, no problem."

Fang Ming did not shirk, and continued to say after sorting out some information in his mind: "First, it is the characteristics of the times. This point must be paid attention to, and it is also the most important thing. Like other antiques, ancient coins It is also a product of an era, and it is a product related to the country's economy, so if you want to appreciate ancient coins, you must be familiar with all of them, mainly including two aspects, one is Qian Wen, and the other is shape. The so-called Qian Wen It refers to the fonts on ancient coins. For example, the four characters "Tianqi Tongbao" on the copper coins that Jiang Wen just picked up are Qian Wen. The Qian Wen of each copper coin is different in writing style or writing method. The shape mainly refers to the shape structure, technology and materials, etc. The simplest one is the quality of copper. The copper coins cast by countries with powerful dynasties often use better copper. On the contrary, they will be mixed with other copper coins. materials, and even other materials, much more than copper."

"Second, carefully distinguish the rust color. The ancient copper coins will 'grow' an attractive color over a long period of time, and the counterfeit copper coins are often artificially 'made' in various ways because they want to pretend to be real money. Therefore, it is extremely important to accurately distinguish the lure in ancient coins in the identification process, because in a considerable part of the identification of ancient coins, the method mentioned above alone is There is no way to identify it at all; third, to fight poison with poison means not only to be familiar with the characteristics of real money, but also with the characteristics of counterfeit money. It will be uneven and have certain traces. If it is stitched together, the colors on the front and back may be inconsistent. To understand other knowledge related to ancient coins, such as historical knowledge, casting knowledge, etc. Although this kind of knowledge seems to have no direct connection with the identification of ancient coins on the surface, it is not the case in fact. After knowledge, it is often possible to get cracked when all the above methods are ineffective. Of course, such a requirement is too high for ordinary players, and this is not something that can be done in a day or two. Of course, For real masters, it is even necessary to know about some coins of countries around our country in ancient times, such as North Korea and other countries. Money is also very similar to us, we must carefully identify it, otherwise there will be jokes."

After telling the key points he knew about ancient coin identification in one breath, Fang Ming looked at Zhou Yafang eagerly, "Sister Afang, what do I say? Is it right?"

Zhou Yafang nodded and said: "Yes, that's right. In fact, countless predecessors have summed up six words, or six principles, in the identification of ancient coins, which are rust color and patina; The sound of money; the spirit refers to the entire charm style of ancient coins; Inexperienced people can't understand and distinguish it, so I won't talk about it here, I will just talk about the sound and taste.

"In the identification of ancient coins, the sound is very important. Since the real coins have been minted for a long time, the fire has completely disappeared, so the sound is relatively deep and the reverberation is relatively short when struck. On the contrary, when the newly minted coins are struck, the sound is clear and loud, and the reverberation is relatively long. However, it should be noted that the current standard has little meaning for some high imitation ancient coins, because with the development of technology The sound of the newly minted high-quality antique coins has fully 'reached the standard', this is because the high-quality coins have added a special impurity, so the sound is no problem."

"Ah, doesn't that mean that sound is invalid in authenticating ancient coins?"

Jiang Wen, who was fascinated by this, yelled meaningfully, which is not a good thing for those who want to use it for identification.

(End of this chapter)