Jianbao life

Chapter 939 Qi Baofu also picked up the leak

"Yes, it is indeed described."

Chu Chen introduced: "There are many ways to draw a picture on a slide. I will briefly say two. One is to put the real product on the bottom, with the glass in the middle, and cover the top with rice paper, and then use the slide to illuminate from bottom to top to fake it." According to the light and shade of yin and yang, those who draw the gourd according to the same pattern."

"The other is to use slides to print pictures from photos or pictorials, project them on rice paper, and then let the counterfeiters draw according to the pictures. If it is a calligraphy work, first outline it with a pen, and then fill it with ink. With these two methods, as long as the imitation is in place, it can also create a fake effect."

"Of course, a fake is a fake, and it is somewhat different from the real one. Compared with the real one, this calligraphy work has less charm. If you put it together with the real one, you can compare it."

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Qi Baofu let out a long sigh and said, "Nowadays there are endless ways to fake antiques. I think I should really recharge the battery in the future."

Chu Chen heard the words and said: "Old Qi, your idea is very correct. Although there are endless methods of counterfeiting in the collection industry, many counterfeiting methods, no matter how superb they are, as long as they observe carefully and analyze carefully, they can always find flaws and discover problematic. But all of this is based on your knowledge and experience.”

If it was in the past, when others said such things to Qi Baofu, he would definitely have one ear in his left ear and one ear out in the right. But today he encountered two methods of deceit that he had never heard of before, which greatly shocked his heart. The words came from Chu Chen again, so he quickly said that he would keep it in his heart.

Next, Chu Chen appraised the remaining few items, and found that they were all fakes without exception, and they were all made with the latest scientific methods, so they could be imitated with real ones. Speaking of Qi Baofu, even some experienced veteran players may have slapped their eyes.

Hearing such a result, Qi Baofu didn't know what to say. How unlucky was he to encounter such a chance?While this made him extremely depressed, he finally made up his mind that he must solidify his basic skills in antiques before continuing to collect them.

Seeing Qi Baofu's dejected look, Chu Chen could only shake his head secretly. In the final analysis, this matter is still Qi Baofu's problem. If he didn't learn his lesson, he would buy this and that, and he wouldn't have spent so much. He wasted money, I hope he can really hear what he said just now.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen simply used his abilities to check all the collections in the room. For Fang Jinbo, Fang Jinbo could learn from these fake things, but they were of no help to him.

"Huh?" When the inspection was at the end, Chu Chen was taken aback for a moment, and then he said, "Old Qi, let me help you look at these things in the house."

Qi Baofu opened his mouth, and was about to say that he would not bother Chu Chen, but he was still a little unwilling, so he thanked: "Mr. Chu, then I will trouble you."

Chu Chen waved his hand, expressing that you are welcome, and then looked at them one by one. Of course, he had already checked these things with his abilities, and now it was just a show, so the appraisal process seemed a little fast , but Qi Baofu believed in Chu Chen very much now, and he knew what his things were, so he didn't find it strange.

Slowly, Chu Chen walked up to the thing that surprised him just now, which was a pile of copper coins. After he rummaged through a few copper coins, he let out a little surprise.

Hearing this sound, Qi Baofu was slightly taken aback, and then trotted over quickly, followed by Fang Jinbo.

"Teacher Chu, did you find something?"

Chu Chen carefully observed the things in his hand, and then smiled and said: "Old Qi, you are so lucky that you even got a 'Xianfeng Heavy Treasure' carrying the 'Baoquan as Fifty' carving mother."

"Ah! Is it really the eagle mother?" Qi Baofu was surprised when he heard this.

"It's still fake, if you don't believe me, you can see for yourself." Chu Chen smiled and handed the copper coin to Qi Baofu.

Carving mother, also known as ancestral money, does not really participate in circulation and exchange, but is only a money-shaped mold used in the process of casting money from sand.

my country was the first to use the fan casting method to cast money - first, the mold was directly carved on the masonry, and then the mother mold was made of copper stone and other materials, and then a large number of quantum fan coins were cast with the mother mold.The fan casting method has been used until the Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the mother money foundry method has completely replaced the fan casting method. This method lasted for nearly a thousand years, and was not replaced by the machine stamping method until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

The production process of the carved mother is not simple. Every time the coin is minted, the money bureau needs to use pure and high-quality ivory to carve it into a coin according to the style of the coin to be minted, and then it is approved by the competent department.Skilled craftsmen in a qualified coppersmith's shop then use refined copper (not pure copper, but a copper alloy with a reasonable ratio) to carve money-shaped molds with small square holes or small round holes, known as It is ancestral money or carving mother.

At that time, only skilled craftsmen could carve high-quality ancestral coins, and there would be no sand hanging during the stamping process, thus forming a smooth coin mold.The quasi-carving mother must be approved by the money bureau before it can be used, and the perforation called "Jinkou" must be pierced by the craftsman of the money bureau to make it a secondary mold for die casting. .

Then, through the stamping of the mother money, a large number of circulating currencies were officially minted.

Considering that there will be several shrinkages in the production process from the carving mother, to the mother money, and then to the circulation money, and the grinding and polishing process after casting will also reduce the size and weight, so the carving mother will leave a machining allowance. Its size is significantly larger than that of currency in official circulation.The entire currency casting process is a process of continuous weight loss.

Because of this, the carved mother is quite precious.Moreover, at that time, the carving mothers were strictly controlled in the hands of the relevant personnel of the money bureau, and rarely flowed out. Coupled with the vigorous search of collectors for nearly a hundred years, it is now difficult to find new carving mothers straight to the point, and most of the existing carving mothers Either flowed overseas, or donated to major museums.

The carving mothers remaining on the market are naturally rarer than stars, and they have become the targets of spring lovers and collectors.

Of course, due to the rarity of copper coins, carved mothers are also divided into "high and low", just like Qi Baofu's "Xianfeng Heavy Treasure" carrying "Baoquan Dang Fifty" carved mothers, because of its special historical meaning and quantity, it has been hidden. Followed by friends.

In the early days of Xianfeng, because the world was in turmoil and the Qing government’s finances were extremely difficult, they decided to mint a lot of money. As a result, there were a lot of piracy in the market. Even if the Qing court ordered a strict investigation, it was repeatedly banned. The depreciation is serious and the casting amount is reduced.

Xianfeng big money has a variety of formats and a small amount of casting. Therefore, its carved mother, mother money and sample money are extremely rare. Many of them are collected by major museums, and some are spread abroad. According to incomplete statistics, private individuals in the mainland Only three pieces have been collected so far, which shows how precious they are.

Chu Chen never expected that Qi Baofu would have such a good thing here, and this carved mother's calligraphy is magnificent, the pen is penetrating, and the shape is more common than fifty dollars. The carving is exquisite, and the preservation is quite good. rare.

Qi Baofu couldn't put it down playing with this carving mother, his face was full of joy, and he even said in his mouth that he didn't expect it, and the joy in his heart needless to say.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Old Qi, you are really crazy, even such a treasure is piled up here, if one day you sell it and these copper coins as scrap copper and rotten iron, you will regret it to death? "

Qi Baofu smiled, and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, a friend of mine with very poor eyesight gave me these copper coins. I have always regarded them as ordinary copper coins. Who knew there were carved mothers in the mix?" inside."

Yuan Ether, the friend Qi Baofu mentioned also lives in this community. Like Qi Baofu, he is a lover of antiques, but he does not have the financial ability of Qi Baofu, and his wife is in charge of the economic power in the family. Sneak in and save a little money to buy curios.

In fact, he has no bad habits, and his wife does not disapprove of his buying antiques, but his eyesight is as bad as Qi Baofu's, and he buys fakes every now and then, and like Qi Baofu, his family doesn't listen to what he says. So his wife got angry and stipulated how much he could only buy in a month, and if there was more, he had to return it no matter what, and he couldn't use the next month's money to deduct it.

And this is how these copper coins came into Qi Baofu's hands.

After talking about the source of the stuff, Qi Baofu scratched his head, and said with a chuckle, "I don't even know what to say, I finally picked up a big leak, and I actually picked it up from a friend."

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Okay, what are you going to do? Return it to him?"

"Of course it's impossible!" Qi Baofu shook his head and said, "My brother clearly settled the account. He sold this carving mother to me by mistake, and it's not that I didn't pay for it. Besides, it depends on his character." If I return it to him, he won't accept it, so he must have been choking on this matter, and it will definitely affect our friendship in the long run. Instead of doing this, it's better to compensate him in other ways."

Chu Chen agreed with Qi Baofu's words. It's best not to be affected by money, otherwise it will change sooner or later. That's why there are brothers who will settle accounts.Specifically, if Qi Baofu returned it, he would feel unhappy, and his friend would not accept it, and he would not be happy either. It would be better not to talk about it.

Some friends may say that Qi Baofu is not broad-minded enough. Since he is a friend, there is no problem if he pays back.It is true to say so, but Qi Baofu is an ordinary person after all, how many ordinary people would not care about things worth hundreds of thousands?If you pay it back this time, will you pay it back next time you encounter something worth millions, or not?

Therefore, Qi Baofu would rather compensate his friend in other ways than let this matter become a barrier between the friendship between the two parties.

(End of this chapter)