1. Guangxu Yuanbao made in Sichuan Province worth thirty coins (1904): In December 2010, at the Hong Kong coin auction of the American Stack&Bowers Company, a weathered "Guangxu Yuanbao made in Sichuan Province" was sold. When the 30" Feilong copper coin was sold for 3.1 million yuan (this coin was collected by the late Hong Kong collector Mr. Huang Huashu), it truly showed people the charm of Chinese copper coins.
2. Anhui Nine Stars and Ten Copper Dollars: The so-called "Nine Stars" are actually "Eighteen Stars". The eighteen stars are the military flag pattern of the revolutionary army during the Revolution of 1911. The name "Anhui Nine Stars and Ten Wen Copper Dollars" has been established by convention. Only one Anhui nine-star ten-wen copper coin has been found so far, and it is known as an "orphan". It was discovered in the early 1930s. The first person to obtain this coin was Mr. Song Zhaosong from Jinhua, Zhejiang. Soon, the Song family transferred it to Mr. Jiang Boxun, a coin collector. Then, coin dealer Mr. Ping Yulin and German coin collector Mr. Hannan successively became the winners of this coin. Around the mid-1940s, Mr. Hannan returned to China, and this coin was transferred to Mr. Zhang Huang's collection.
3. Twenty articles on Guangxu Yuanbao from Jiangnan Province: Jiangnan Province, that is, the Jiangnan region in the traditional sense. The copper coin shown in the picture, dating from the 20th year of Jiachen in Jiangnan Province, is the top rare copper coin in the Qing Dynasty and ranks among the top ten treasures of copper coins. It was formerly collected by Sun Ding and is now in the Shanghai Museum. Jiangnan Jiachen twenty-wen copper coin is a trial coin, made of brass. The Manchu word "Baoning" is cast in the center of the front, the outer ring is cast with "Guangxu Yuanbao" and a bead ring, the upper edge is cast with "Made in Jiangnan Province" and the year of the stems and branches "Jiachen", and the lower edge is cast with "Each yuan should be made into twenty coins". ; In the middle of the back is a "flying dragon picture", with a bead circle cast on the outer ring, the English date "Jiangnan" cast on the upper edge, the English date "Twenty Wen" cast on the lower edge, and a "plum blossom star" cast on the left and right sides.
4. Jilin Province made Guangxu Tongbao Xin Chou twenty copper coins: Jilin Xin Chou twenty copper coins, only red copper, with a potted evergreen pattern in the center of the front, and "Guangxu Yuanbao" cast in the outer ring And the bead circle, the upper edge is cast with "Made in Jilin Province", the lower edge is cast with "Twenty Money Making", and the left and right sides are cast with the words "Xin Chou" for the stems and branches; the middle of the back is a dragon picture, commonly known as "Sitting Dragon", and the upper edge is cast with "Made in Jilin Province". The English commemorative place "Jilin", the lower edge is cast with commemorative value characters, which are the Arabic numeral "20" and the English monetary unit "wen" (there are decorative wireframes and flower stars in addition to the commemorative place and commemorative value characters), on the left and right sides The Manchu word "Qingguo" is cast, which means "the Qing Dynasty". Jilin Xinchou twenty copper coins, only two are known to exist. Among them, one was once owned by the late coin collector Mr. Chen Rentao. It is reported that Chen transferred it to the Chinese History Museum for collection. The other one was owned by the late Mr. Luo Zemin, a coin expert, and is now collected by his eldest son, Mr. Luo Junsheng.
5. Harbin one-cent warship red copper coin (1930): Harbin warship one-cent copper coin, made of red copper, is the only example of a Chinese coin with a warship as its pattern. Unfortunately, no definite material has been found about the casting background of this copper coin. We can only find some clues for confirmation in the existing physical data. The obverse pattern of the one-cent copper coin from the three eastern provinces in the 18th year of the Republic of China is very similar to the Harbin warship one-cent copper coin. We infer that the two copper coins are likely to come from the same mint. According to previous research, the one-cent copper coin from the three eastern provinces in the 18th year of the Republic of China was minted by the Shenyang Mint of Liaoning Province. If the previous inference can be established, then the Harbin warship one-cent copper coin was produced by the Shenyang Mint in the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930). As for why warships were used as the pattern of coins at that time, we can only leave it to future exploration. The Harbin warship is worth one copper coin. As far as we know, only two of them exist in the world. One is kept in the China History Museum and is said to have been collected from coin collector Mr. Chen Rentao; the other is kept in the Shanghai Museum and was donated by coin collector Mr. Li Weixian.
6. Guangxu Ten Wen Copper Yuan made in Guangxi Province: Guangxi Guangxu Ten Wen Copper Yuan, made of red copper, SP58 gold shield, a sample coin made in Germany. Transaction price: RMB 1,299,000. The survival of Guangxi Guangxu Ten Wen Copper Yuan. Quantity is very small. Among them, four are circulated in order. Mr. Wu Dehua, an expert on Chinese copper coins, has one in his collection. Mr. Hannan, a German copper coin collector living in Shanghai, has one in his collection. Germany was defeated in World War II and the German expatriates moved back. Mr. Hannan transferred all his collection of Chinese copper coins to Mr. Zhang Huang, including this Guangxu ten-year-old copper coin from Guangxi. Wen Tong Yuan. There is one in the collection of the China History Museum, and it is said to have been transferred by the late coin collector Mr. Chen Rentao. There is one in the Shanghai Museum, which was handed over by a certain agency in Shanghai.
7. Guangxu Yuanbao made in Fengtian Province with ten characters of flowers in it: red copper coin with ten characters of flowers in Guangxu Yuanbao made in Fengtian Province (small English version), red copper, extremely rare, ranked among the top ten treasures of copper coins Column, "Fengtian Zhonghua" copper coin, extremely rare handed down from generation to generation. Only two of its "standing dragon" editions exist in the world. One is collected by the Shanghai Museum and donated by the great collector Mr. Sun Ding; the other is said to have been collected by the numismatic expert Mr. Zhang Huang, and its whereabouts are unknown. As for the "Sitting Dragon" version, there is only one "large-character version" and one "small-character version", both of which are unique. It was previously rumored that one of them was collected by Mr. Wu Dehua, a French collector of Chinese copper coins. After careful reading of the narrative in Wu's "China's Ten Copper Coins", later generations found out that they only knew of rumors about the existence of this coin and had not seen the actual coin. And it is actually a misinformation that he has one in his possession. In June 2003, China Guardian International Auction Co., Ltd. compiled a commemorative collection of "numismatic master Ma Dingxiang", which contains many fine works collected by Mr. Ma, some of which are even made public to the world for the first time. The "Fengtian Zhonghua" with large characters and small characters in the sitting dragon version is also impressively juxtaposed as a collection of Ma Lao. At this point, people knew that these two national treasures, copper coins, were in Mr. Ma's control. The mystery about the inheritance that has troubled people for a long time has been suddenly solved.
8. Large-faced bronze coin with portrait of Yuan Shikai and commemorative ten inscriptions made in Tianjin: 1913 bronze coin with portrait of Yuan Shikai and commemorative ten inscriptions (large face), NGC MS 63, US$126,500, Including the handling fee, it is approximately RMB 927,000. The large-faced Yuan Xiang ten-wen copper coin has a bust of Yuan Shikai in marshal uniform on the front, the commemorative text "Shiwen" is cast in the middle on the back, the exterior is decorated with the Jiahe pattern, and the upper edge is cast with "Zhonghua" "Republic of China", the lower edge is cast with "*** and commemoration". Because the image of Yuan on this coin is large and rough compared with the small face, the predecessors designated it as a first-cast product and named it the "first edition". It also has a common name based on the above characteristics - "big face". The materials of this coin, in terms of the actual ones handed down from ancient times, are red copper and lead, both of which are trial coins. It is estimated that there are about five red copper coins handed down from generation to generation. Among them, the coins are circulated in an orderly manner. There are four of them, one each in the collections of the Chinese History Museum, the Shanghai Museum, the French numismatic collector Wu Dehua, and the Chinese numismatic expert Mr. Zhang Huang; there are only two lead ones, one in the collection of the Shanghai Museum and one in the collection of Mr. Ma Dingxiang. .
9. The Xinhai Han Dynasty copper coins made in Jiangxi Province are used to make money with ten characters: Xinhai (1911) The Han Dynasty copper coins made in Jiangxi Province have ten characters in the center "Gan". They are one of the ten treasures of the copper round. There is a mark on the back. Marked, beautiful, extremely rare, it originated from the old collection of Mr. Zhang Huang and was later collected by Ms. Ding Zhang Gongliang. According to the survey results of coin experts so far, there are only one found in the world including one in the Bank of Tokyo in Japan, one in the British and West German museums, one in Hong Kong collectors, and one in my own collection. *** It’s just a coin. The founding father advocated revolution, but it failed ten times. The Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop and established democracy. This is the single most brilliant chapter in the history of our country. The first year of the Republic of China was the Year of Renzi (1912). In the first year, a kind of Renzi "Qing Dynasty Copper Coin" was minted and popular in the market. However, on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the uprising was successful and the most memorable year of Xinhai. The "Xinhai" and "Han Copper Coins" minted are actually the most meaningful and memorable rare treasures with the highest value. Unfortunately, they are not widely circulated. Those who know There are not many, so I would like to introduce them to inform my colleagues. ——"Introduction to Jiangxi Han Dynasty Copper Coins of Xinhai"
10. One Immortal from Guangdong in the 25th year of the Republic of China: Transaction price in 2011 by Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd.: RMB 1,800,000. It is extremely rare and only three are known to exist in the world. This piece is one of the pinnacle representatives of the collection of copper coins and is extremely rare. Two distinctive Chinese copper coins that the author likes: Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd. 2011 Spring Auction Transaction price: RMB 1,450,000. The coin has a diameter of 23.5 mm, is made of red copper, and has a round hole in the center of the coin face. On the front, there are two lines of text: "Twenty-five years of the Republic of China" and "Made in Guangdong Province". The calligraphy is slender and beautiful. Underneath is a picture of five sheep, with vivid shapes, sitting, lying and standing, the same as the sky, and the carvings are meticulous and lifelike.
11. The legend about Wuyang: During the reign of King Zhou Yi, five immortals came to Chuting (ancient name of Guangzhou) riding on Wusefeng with six ears of grain in their mouths, and gave the ears of grain to the people of the state. And I wish the people of the state never have famine. The immortal finished his words and disappeared, and the sheep turned into stone. Therefore, Guangzhou is also known as "Five Sheep City" or "Sheep City". In addition, Guangzhou is also known as "Suicheng". Therefore, the back of the Wuyang copper coin is engraved with the word "Yixian" on the right and a natural-looking bunch of untassels on the left. The designer used pictures of five sheep and a bunch of rice ears as the pattern, which can be said to be ingenious and original.