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Chapter 62
Chapter 62. Slap in the face
"Look, the outer bead ring of this copper coin has distinct particles and is too clear. With the technology of machine-made coins in the late Qing Dynasty, it is impossible to have such a level. At first glance, it is an imitation of later generations,"

"The copper color tends to be dark brown, which is an obvious old-fashioned technique. In fact, it has only been more than a hundred years since the end of the Qing Dynasty. Most copper coins should remain brass."

"Also! This Guangxu copper coin is wrongly printed with small characters on the front and back. The Chinese that should be printed on the front is printed on the reverse, and the English that should be on the reverse is printed on the front. The front and back are misplaced. This is not a counterfeit coin! "

After repeatedly pointing out the many mistakes of that copper coin, Qiu Ming argued forcefully, and even Qi Heng's face was ignored for a while.

Qi Heng shook his head slightly when he heard the words, squinted his eyes and looked at him:
"President Wang said all these?"

"Not bad, but I also agree!"

Qiu Ming was agitated and gasped slightly.

"The outer bead ring particles and copper color you mentioned are actually not clear evidence. Of course, it may appear in the fake method, but the individual differences of copper coins cannot be ignored, so it cannot be judged based on this."

"What about the misplacement of Chinese and English? How can this be explained!"

"You have seen ancient coins for so many years. Don't you know that there are wrong versions of coins?"

At this time, Qi Heng couldn't help being a little angry, if the two of them were not in the same boat right now, he really wanted to teach this blind apprentice a lesson.

I have tried my best to prevent him from losing face, why am I still so ignorant?
"Of course I know about the wrong version of the coin. It is more precious than ordinary ancient coins, but that is probably due to craftsmanship deviations. This one is printed upside down. It is purely a problem with the coin mold!"

"you--"

Qi Heng looked like he hated iron for being weak, and directly pointed at Ren Ping in a rage:
"Boy! Tell me!"

Ren Ping hummed, almost burst out laughing at the infighting between the master and apprentice, paused, and then looked serious:
"Mr. Qiu, have you ever heard of '[-] anti-version'?"

"Of course, it's the best of Guangxu Yuanbao, extremely rare, with a market price of around 200 million yuan,"

Qiu Ming blurted out, then was stunned:
"You mean... that's not right! Seventy-three counter-versions are worth Guangxu silver dollars, not copper dollars. Don't try to fool me by changing the concept!"

"That's right, we've also heard of the seventy-three anti-version of Guangxu coins, which are only found in silver dollars."

The members of the Nine Great Families on the side couldn't help but agree.

The so-called Qisan anti-version refers to a legendary currency in the history of machine-made currency in the late Qing Dynasty.

At that time, the Qing court was corrupt, the great powers invaded, and a large amount of foreign silver dollars poured into the market, squeezing the domestic currency system.

In order to curb this phenomenon, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at that time asked the Qing court to make silver coins to resist, which was the original Guangxu Yuanbao.

This kind of Guangxu Yuanbao is in the same line as many later editions. The biggest difference is that the small characters on the front and edge are printed in English, and the back is in Chinese. Ingots are in Chinese on the front and English on the back.

Because this original Guangxu Yuanbao weighs seven coins and three cents, in order to distinguish it from each other, it is called the seven-three reverse version.

Since the advent of the [-] reverse version, because it was only a trial casting, the number was small, and it was quickly abolished, so it was basically not circulated in the market, so it is extremely rare in the world, and now the market price is extremely high.

However, as Qiu Ming and others said, silver coins were minted at that time, not copper coins. It has become an indisputable fact that the [-] counter-version in the market specifically refers to Guangxu silver coins. Why is it now...

"Let me ask you, who was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who asked to try to mint silver coins at that time?"

"Scaring people? Zhang Zhidong, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty, who doesn't know!"

Qiu Ming's face was full of panic.

"Where did Zhang Zhidong take up his post after resigning from the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?"

"Zhang Zhidong first served as the governor of Guangdong, Guangxi, and later the governor of Hunan and Hunan. In the entire late Qing Dynasty, he was the only one with such a resume. Later, he presided over the Westernization Movement and was one of the four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty!"

Qiu Ming directly stated Zhang Zhidong's biography.

Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly startled, Governor of the Two Lakes?This Guangxu copper coin happens to be Baohu. Could it be that...

"Looks like you guessed it too, this Guangxu copper coin with the reverse version of July [-] was made by Zhang Zhidong,"

At this time, Ren Ping smiled coldly, seeing that everyone was still in disbelief, he continued:

"At that time, Zhang Zhidong promoted the issuance of Guangxu silver dollars in Guangdong and Guangxi, but because of casting this version of July [-], he was condemned by the ministers of the DPRK and China. It is not unrelated to this that he was transferred to Lianghu."

"But do you know that not only the Guangxu silver dollar, but also the issuance of the Guangxu copper dollar is closely related to him. It was originally cast in Lianghu,"

"It turns out that the one who left Guangdong and Guangxi with Zhang Zhidong at that time had the original Qisan reverse coin mold, but later it was misused when trying to cast copper coins, and a small number of reverse copper coins were produced, which were never issued, let alone for known to outsiders,"

"But the [-] reverse edition never only refers to the Guangxu silver dollar! Strictly speaking, this kind of Guangxu silver dollar is not a wrong edition coin, this copper dollar is!"

A buzzing sound, like a silent thunder, resounded in everyone's ears.

It turns out that behind this [-] anti-version Guangxu copper coin, there are such secret and complicated historical facts.

Especially Qiu Ming, after listening to it at first, his mind was empty, his eyes were blurred, and his ears were buzzing, as if he had suddenly lost his sight and hearing.

It wasn't until a moment later that his lips trembled slightly:
"Impossible, you are just making this up, or just imagining it out of thin air. Otherwise... what evidence do you have?"

"Do you need evidence? What you just mentioned about the outer bead ring and the copper color are just conjectures. Apart from that, what other qualities of this copper coin can tell that it is a fake?"

"What you rely on is still the problem of dislocation of positive and negative sides. Preconceived ideas, thinking that it is fake, but you don't have to think about it. If it is fake, how can you make such a low-level mistake? If it is true, it is just cheating fools. Or some smart 'big guy'?"

"Hahahaha... Not bad, not bad, there are too many smart people in this world!"

A chuckle suddenly sounded after Ren Ping's words, but it was Su Rui.

Since the young girl made the question just now, no, it should be from the beginning to the end, she has always had an expression of watching a play, which is completely different from Qi Heng's Nine Families.

But at this moment, no one had time to talk to her, they looked at Qiu Ming and Qi Heng, wanting to draw a final conclusion.

Ren Ping knew that others would not believe everything he said, so he snorted:
"Last month, at the Hong Kong Island Yingshanlong Spring Auction, the same 320 reverse Guangxu copper coin was sold at a price of [-] million! Mr. Qi, others don't know about this, you won't Don't you know?"

As he spoke, he raised the copper coin in his hand.

Qi Heng was full of frustration and unwillingness, but under the gaze of everyone in the audience, he finally nodded slowly.

The dust settles!

This 300 anti-version Guangxu copper coin is undoubtedly genuine, worth [-] million!

After this battle, today's assessment is completely over, and Ren Ping and You Shengxing have won a big victory.

According to the agreement, Tomo Shengxing will join the Spring and Autumn Alliance and become one of the ten families, enjoying all the privileged resources with the other nine families.

Thinking of this, everyone in the Nine Great Families couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Of course, Qiu Ming was the worst.

The vice president of the Guquan Association and an expert on ancient coins at the Municipal Museum tried his best to find out that the Spring and Autumn League had set up such a trap. He had a narrow escape from death and was ambushed from all sides, hoping to plot against Ren Ping.

The results of it?
Eat what you want, cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness!

Forcibly lost an ancient coin worth more than 300 million yuan!

This is not counted, if you count the previous bet...

"Last month's Hong Kong Island Yingshanlong auction? Mr. Qi, why didn't I know!"

"Nonsense! You've been scheming in that Guquan Association all day, so of course you won't know!"

"But even Chairman Wang—"

"President Wang? Do you still have the face to mention him? Your Guquan Association was delayed by him, and you didn't go on the right path, but went the wrong way! Don't you feel ashamed enough? Get out of here!"

With a loud shout, Qi Heng mercilessly ordered Qiu Ming to leave. He only frowned at the back where no one else could see, asking him to leave early.

Qiu Ming understood, although he was unwilling, but after all he knew the importance, turned around and was about to go out.

"Wait, it's so easy to leave?"

Ren Ping said suddenly, with a leisurely expression but sharp eyes, and stood sideways in the road.

Just kidding, if you lose, you will leave. This pair of old and immortal masters and apprentices are too disrespectful!
"what do you want?"

"How? Does the bet just now count?"

Qiu Ming gritted his teeth for a while, and stared at Ren Ping viciously, but he felt guilty:

"Forget it...how about it?"

"Okay! Bring the knife!"

(End of this chapter)