Excellent eye

Chapter 164
"Have you taken a fancy to this item, little friend? It's just a very common Five Emperor's coin, and it has no value. If you like it, you can give me a cost price of 100 yuan." The boss said very generously.

Most of the five emperor coins currently in circulation on the market are re-manufactured by current craftsmanship, and a string of them is nothing more than ten yuan, which is completely worthless.Even if the copper coins here are real copper coins from the period of the Five Emperors, the value is not high. The value of a copper coin is nothing more than 20 yuan, and it is only 100 yuan when added together.

While Ye Feng was squatting down to watch the string of five emperor coins, another middle-aged man in his forties came in front of the booth. He looked like an antique dealer.When this person saw that Ye Feng came here and actually bought a string of five emperor coins, he felt a little strange.

"This stuff is all over the street, why do you have to go to the black market to buy it? Could it be that there is something special about this string of five emperors' coins?" The middle-aged man muttered suspiciously. He knew that copper coins of the same age, Because of the different casting locations, the value will vary greatly.

Staring at the string of five emperors' money in Ye Feng's hand, the middle-aged man began to look at it carefully.

Ye Feng paid the money very readily, and was about to leave after collecting the five emperors' money.

He has appraised all the other items in this stall. Although they are all authentic, they are of very average value and have no collectible value. He has no interest in these items at all.

With the ability to see through and identify, Ye Feng doesn't have to worry about drilling holes at all, not to mention his ideal is to establish the world's largest private museum to replace the world's largest private museum in the United States. Ordinary things, for him It is even less valuable to collect.

"Little brother, can you lend me this string of five emperors' money in your hand?" Seeing that Ye Feng was about to leave, the middle-aged man said anxiously.

Hearing this, Ye Feng didn't say much, and handed over the five emperors' money to the middle-aged man.

From the eyes of the other party, he realized that perhaps this middle-aged man could help him unravel the special features of this string of five emperors' coins.

After receiving the five emperors' money, the middle-aged man seems to feel a little different in his hand. This feeling seems to be much heavier than ordinary five emperors' money.

"Mother's money..." These two words suddenly popped up in the middle-aged man's mind.

In ancient times, before each batch of copper coins was minted, a small batch was minted for selection, and the best copper coin was selected as the mother coin. When subsequent mass production was made, it was minted according to the standard of the mother coin.

Because the mother money is to be used as a reference standard for the subsequent large-scale casting of copper coins, so in general, the copper used in the casting of the mother money is far more pure than the copper used in the subsequent large-scale casting of copper coins. The weight of money is also heavier than ordinary coins.

In addition to being heavier than ordinary copper coins, mother coins also have special marks on them, but the marks are hidden in the square hole in the middle of the copper coins, and it is not easy to be found under normal circumstances.

Picking up the string of five emperor coins, the middleman began to look at the situation in the middle square hole with the help of the dim light of the kerosene lamp.

"Could it be that there's something wrong with the notch on the wall of the square hole in the middle?" Ye Feng muttered suspiciously, just now he noticed the notch on the inner wall of the series of five emperors' money square holes.

After a while, the middle-aged man really discovered the problem. There was a clear notch on the four walls inside the square hole, which was the mark of the mother's money.

There was a flash of joy on his face, and the middle-aged man said with a smile: "Little friend, can you make an offer? How about giving me this string of five emperors' coins?"

Ye Feng clearly noticed the fleeting expression of joy on the face of the middle-aged man, shook his head and said: "If you like this thing, the owner of this stall has more, just buy another one yourself .”

The expression on the stall owner's face also became serious at this time. He realized that there might be something wrong with this string of five emperors' coins. He knew very well the middle-aged man who spoke. Very good, he can be seen in almost every black market.

"It's just a string of five emperors' money? What's so strange about this? Unless it's mother's money..." The boss muttered to himself. The bunch of five emperors' coins in the young man's hand carefully looked at them.

He remembered very clearly that the middle-aged man first carefully felt the weight of the copper coin, and then carefully observed the inner wall of the square hole of the copper coin.

The two special features of mother coins are the weight and the marks on the inner wall of the square hole...

"How about this, how about I pay 2000 yuan to buy your string of five emperor coins?" The middle-aged man continued: "The price has doubled by twenty times after changing hands, which is already very good!"

"I've already said that if you want these things, the boss has plenty of them, so go and buy another bunch yourself!" Ye Feng said lightly, although he didn't know the special weight of this string of five emperor coins, and the square holes on the inner wall. What exactly does the mark represent, but he is completely sure that this is what makes this string of Five Emperors coins so special.

If you don't understand yourself, you can go back and ask Mr. Kong, or Du Niang, the situation should be solved easily, and it will be clear at a glance.

"Little brother, to tell you the truth, your string of five emperors' coins is different from other five emperors' coins. You can see the oil, gas and smoke on it, which is much heavier than ordinary five emperors' coins." The middle-aged man slowly He said: "This string of five emperors' coins should have been smoked by a lot of incense in the temple. I believe in Buddhism, so I want to buy this string of five emperors' coins. Things that have been smoked by incense are more safe for people."

Hearing this, the stall owner knew that the middle-aged man had started to fool around, but the things had already been sold, so he couldn't intervene until the two of them had discussed the results before, otherwise it would be breaking the rules.

To this statement, Ye Feng responded with a sneering laugh: "Boss, if you want this string of five emperors' money, you should show your sincerity. Do you think I didn't see the mystery of this string of five emperors' money? Otherwise , why should I buy this thing?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, recalling the scene just now, he remembered it very clearly, Ye Feng just weighed the weight suspiciously, and did not observe the notch in the square hole, it is absolutely unreasonable to see the problem of the copper coin of.

"Little brother, I really have great sincerity. This string of five emperors' money is really like what I said just now, it has been smoked by temple incense."

Ye Feng smiled disdainfully and said: "I don't know if I have been smoked by temple incense, but I know that the special feature of this string of Five Emperors coins lies in its weight and the notch on the inner wall of the square hole..."

Although he doesn't know what's special about these two questions, he can be sure that the special feature of this string of five emperor coins is the notch on the inner wall of the square hole inside the weight.

"I didn't expect that little brother is also an expert! Well, since this is the case, I have nothing to hide. That's right, this thing is indeed mother's money. I wonder if little brother is willing to give up the thing? In terms of price, I will definitely I will give you a satisfactory price."

"Mother money..., no wonder the result of the ability appraisal is extremely valuable for collection!" Ye Feng said with emotion.

After staying in the antique shop for nearly two years, he knows a lot about the basic knowledge of antiques.

The so-called mother money is similar to the template used when printing banknotes in modern times. All subsequent banknotes are printed according to the template. The template storage measures for each version of banknotes are in place. , the old version of the template will be destroyed, and the mother money is the same. It can be said that if someone gets the mother money, they can make large quantities of copper coins.

But now, except for extremely high collectors, the mother money is basically worthless, and the five emperors' bronzes represented by the five emperors' money are completely worthless. In addition, the price of refined copper is very high. If someone really If you want to make a lot of money from the five emperors' money, I'm afraid the final result will be that you can't make ends meet.

"It's a coincidence that these pieces of mother's money from different emperors' years were handed down, and they were strung together to form five emperors' money!" Ye Feng felt emotional again.

The owner of the stall didn't show any depression or remorse after hearing exactly the middle-aged man's answer.Anyway, he didn't find this thing, and if Ye Feng didn't find it today, it would be bought by others sooner or later.

Having lived for a long time, he has already seen some things very clearly. Some things are yours, and what is not yours is not yours. You cannot force it.

"How about it, little brother? If you are willing to bear the pain and give up, I will definitely give you a suitable price?" Seeing Ye Feng's unmoved expression, the middle-aged man continued anxiously.

Ye Feng shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't plan to sell this thing." I already knew that this string of Five Emperors coins was made of copper coins during the Five Emperors' period, so there is absolutely no reason to sell them.

These extremely rare and precious antiques are different from those top-quality emeralds, just like this string of five emperors' coins strung together from the five emperors' period. Perhaps there are only a few mother coins left from the five emperors' period. I can't find it anymore.

Jadeite is different. Many jadeite mines in China and abroad have jadeite raw stones that are mined continuously every day. As long as there are jadeite rough stones, Ye Feng believes that he will be able to find top-quality jadeites again, unless it is like the one that was unearthed yesterday. Yu Longao Kyushu, and today's Amethyst Twin Pupils are extremely rare natural jadeites carved from jade.

Amethyst double pupils can be called the most valuable jadeite among natural jadeites.However, Longao Nine Kinds of Natural Jade Carved Minghuang Jadeite may be far less valuable than Amethyst Twin Pupils in foreign countries, but it is different in China. The descendants of the dragon, the map of Kyushu, the soaring dragon Hovering above Kyushu, this has a special meaning to all Chinese people.

"3000 million, how about I sell this thing for 3000 million." The middle-aged man gritted his teeth.

Ye Feng shook his head lightly.

"Little brother, the price of 3000 million yuan is really not low. Although the five emperors' money made of this string of mother money is extremely valuable for collection, if it is auctioned in the market, 3000 million yuan is definitely the limit price. If you can't touch it If you like it, you can’t even buy it at a price of 2000 million.” The middle-aged man continued, which is true.

Although mother money is extremely rare and valuable, but because this kind of thing is a relatively unpopular collection, the price fluctuates greatly. If you meet someone you like, you may charge a high price, but if you don’t meet someone you like, you will often sell it. Not a good price.

(End of this chapter)