The most valuable pictures of ancient copper coins

1. Copper coin type: spend money

Name of copper coin: Wanli Bao Tong spends money (8200 yuan)

Spending money originated in the Han Dynasty. In the early days, spending money was mainly a pleasure for China people. Because this kind of coin is not a currency in circulation, the material is mostly rough. People in China usually call it "spending money". Although "spending money" is in the form of coins, it is not used in circulation and is a "counterfeit currency" in coins.

There are many kinds of folk spending money in China, such as furnace opening, treasury, gift giving, blessing, appreciation, play, accessories, zodiac and so on. This kind of "money" is actually an exorcism product specially designed for a certain demand.

2. Copper coin type: Kangxi Bao Tong

Name of copper coin: Han Zhe's next month's honorary product from Bao Tong, Kangxi (10800).

Kangxi Bao Tong has Xiaoping as the top ten money. Qian Wen's real calligraphy is direct reading. Except Baoyuan Bureau and Baoquan Bureau, all provinces record bureau names in Manchu, with Manchu on the left and Chinese characters on the right. The money invested by all provinces is Xiaoping, and 10% of the money is invested by Baoyuan Bureau. The face is separated by Guo, and the back is covered with Baoyuan. Most of the coins are bluish white, that is, copper-tin alloy, commonly known as big white money; There are also copper and brass provincial currency.

3. Copper coin type: Xianfeng Chongbao

Name of copper coin: Xianfeng's heavy baby is fifty mothers (2 1500)

The value below 50 is called "Xianfeng Heavy Treasure", and the value above 50 is called "Xianfeng Yuanbao", which is different from "Xianfeng Bao Tong" of Xiao Pingqian. Xianfeng Heavy Treasure Stone Coin is a low-value variety of Xianfeng Big Style, but it has been the most concerned and appreciated coin by Gu Quan lovers since ancient times because of its early casting time and wide circulation area.

4. Copper coin type: Shunzhi Bao Tong

Name of copper coin: Shunzhi Bao Tong back left extension five-level coin (2700).

Shunzhi Bao Tong is a coin of Qing Dynasty, which was minted in Shunzhi period (1644 ~ 166 1). Shunzhi Bao Tong was the first currency made after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. The inscription of "Shunzhi Bao Tong" sung by Qian Wen is opposite. Most of them are brass and a few are bronze.

Money tends to be flat, and the range is large. Bao Tong in Shunzhi is dominated by small flat money, and a few of them are converted into twenty big money, which can be divided into five types according to background changes and casting stages.

In the early period of Shunzhi Qian, the coinage technology of Ming Dynasty was retained, which made its layout have obvious characteristics of Ming Dynasty coins, but in the later period, it completely broke away from the coinage system of Ming Dynasty and established the unique coinage style of Qing Dynasty.

5. Copper coin type: Sichuan copper coin

Name of Copper Coin: Corner of Sichuan Copper Coin Military Government (2200)

Sichuan copper coins were cast by the local government of Sichuan Province during the Beiyang period in the late Qing Dynasty. Due to the lack of silver and copper mines in Sichuan Province, the warlords separated after the Revolution of 1911, and did not strictly abide by the provisions of the Central Government's Monetary Regulations on the proportion and denomination of copper coins, the circulation of copper coins in Sichuan Province was huge, resulting in inflated prices and affecting economic development.

Sichuan copper coins were cast in June of the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), and gradually withdrew from the circulation field until November of the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935).

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