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Chapter 153 Five Elements Great Cloth, great harvest!
After finishing the meal in a hurry, I went back to the room and continued playing with the mountain ghost to spend money.
The more I look at it, the more I can’t put it down!
According to the current market price, a mountain ghost from the early Ming Dynasty can be sold for about 200 yuan!
It is even more beneficial for those who believe in the art of yin and yang.
They believe that this thing can be used to ward off evil spirits. Moreover, people generally have the bad habit of focusing on the past and disregarding the present. They believe that ancient Taoist priests are more proficient in magic than modern Taoist priests.
Therefore, if given the choice, they would rather spend money wearing the early Shangui.
If you just pay attention to wearing it, the money spent by Shangui does not distinguish between genuine and fake, because they are all privately minted currencies and have no circulation value, similar to game coins.
Find a Taoist temple, ask the Taoist priest to help you cast a mountain ghost flower arm, and then consecrate it, it will be authentic.
It's just a modern authentic product and has no collection value.
Judging from the coating and shape of the piece in my hand, it was paid by the Mountain Ghost of Bagua Mountain in the Ming Dynasty and was consecrated by the famous Taoist Master of the Xianshan Sect.
After putting the coins away, Lin Ran felt a little reluctant to part with them.
After all, this thing is priceless!
But compared with the entrance of Qianling Shinto, it pales in comparison!
The Qianling Shinto has not been mined because there are a large number of cultural relics underneath it, and hasty mining may cause landslides and damage to the internal structure.
If you know the entrance, you can solve this problem perfectly.
It can be called a priceless treasure of human civilization!
Lin Ran carefully put away the mountain ghost's money and planned to visit the strange old man early tomorrow morning.
I just made a preliminary appraisal of the ancient coins, and I was in a hurry to go to dinner. Now I have time to sit down and read it slowly.
The five-element cloth is a currency issued by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenyong. The front is engraved with the five-element cloth jade chopstick seal, with round strokes and thick fonts, just like the lines of a jade chopstick.
The design of the five-element cloth is particularly unique and the calligraphy is rich in connotations.
Lin Ran feels that it has always been an undervalued currency. Although it is loved by some collectors, its price in the market continues to fall due to its unsightly appearance.
I estimate it's only two or three yuan.
There are two Guangxu Tongbao coins, one of which was given to my sister. The other one is probably only fifty cents and may not be sold.
Two pieces of Taiping Tongbao are a kind of auspicious coins in the Northern Song Dynasty. Taiping Tongbao is the first year-name coin in the Song Dynasty.
The Northern Song Dynasty was also a peculiar dynasty.
Emperors often changed their reign names. During the reign of an emperor, several types of coins would be minted.
For example, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, who minted the Taiping Announcement, also minted Chunhua and Zhidao coins during his reign.
More coins from Chunhua and Zhidao flowed into people's homes.
It is precisely because of these two currencies that the coins of the Song Dynasty have not been favored by the ancient coin market.
Because their casting volume is so large!
So much so that the price of Taiping Tongbao has been driven down. In fact, the casting volume of Taiping Tongbao is relatively small.
It should be sold for about ten dollars.
Lin Ran thought to himself.
Unknowingly, he no longer paid much attention to the more than ten yuan, because every piece of treasure he had hidden was worth thousands in the market.
Of course, among the coins just now, in addition to the mountain ghost spending money, there is another currency specially used for commemoration.
Baoyuan Bureau makes money for the town treasury.
Zhenku money means the first batch of commemorative coins produced by the money bureau before it began to mint currency for circulation.
Its original meaning is to subdue evil and pray for good fortune.
The town treasury money will be minted into large coins, with a quality more than twice that of ordinary currency.
Of course, town treasury money is a non-circulating coin that is printed by the money bureau but not put into the market.
It's spending money.
It is worthless in itself, but because the casting industry of Zhenku money is closely related to coins, it also reflects the economic system at that time.
Therefore, many collectors are also very interested in town treasury money.
This coin should be sold for about 20 yuan.
Lin Ran tapped the ancient coins in his hand like a treasure.
I couldn't help but lament that the previous collectors were really wasting their treasures, putting so many valuable currencies together haphazardly.
But then I thought about it, the fake native master might not know the origin of the money he received.
Judging from the rust, this pile of coins has been stuck together for at least 30 years.
Moving forward, the war is not over yet.
Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times.
During the war years, antiques were worthless and could not be exchanged for a bowl of porridge at the house next door.
This is also an important reason why many peasant families have a large number of antiques. During war times, nobles fled and gave the valuable items they carried with them to the peasants in exchange for food.
Judging from the type of currency, this collector may still have a large number of ancient coins in his home. Unfortunately, due to unknown reasons, his whereabouts cannot be traced.
Lin Ran was filled with emotions as he counted the ancient coins.
No wonder there is an ancient poem that says, when things prosper, people suffer; when things die, people suffer.
What he first thought was ant-nosed money was shell money from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it was money processed from natural sea shells.
Originally, shell coins were also expensive. Unfortunately, shells are naturally fragile. After a long period of weathering, they have been corroded to the point where their original appearance cannot be seen. Most people will not believe that they are genuine.
Of course, Lin Ran had no intention of throwing it away.
Natural shell coins are smooth, beautiful, small and exquisite.
Now Lin Ran has no tools. If he finds an opportunity in the future, he will definitely restore the shell coins in his hand.
All the currencies have been counted. Excluding the ghost money, the other coins should be sold for about 200 yuan.
This trip to East Stone Valley was a huge profit.
There are both ghost-faced coins from the early Ming Dynasty and human-faced dragon-patterned tablets from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Even the coins found can be sold for about 200 yuan.
It's a good thing that he stayed up late to visit Dongshi Valley.
Lin Ran looked at the Sun Wukong mask under the bed and thought that he would go and see it next time he had the chance. Maybe there would be more cultural treasures.
Lin Ran didn't care at all that he didn't find the Ant Nose Money.
The old man came to him and asked him to bring the big Yin coins back, simply because the ant-nosed money was also called ghost-faced money, and he thought he was a ghost.
In terms of the degree of mystery, is it even better than the mountain ghost who spends money?
He was confident that as long as the old man saw the mountain ghost spending money, he would be honest.
Lin Ran found cotton swabs and water and gently wiped away the stains on the coins.
Some of the dirt has formed patina and cannot be removed, but it just serves as evidence of authenticity.
After cleaning, Lin Ran wrapped the coins in a small red cloth.
According to the Taoist point of view, one person has one talisman, and it needs to be placed close to the body at ordinary times. It cannot be looked at by others, and it should not be touched by others in order to maintain its effectiveness, otherwise it will become ineffective.
Since the other party was a disciple of the evil sect, Lin Ran would naturally not touch his bad luck.
The sun is hanging high outside the window, but if I go to Xiping Village now, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the strange old man's house one hour before the sun goes down.
I can only rush early tomorrow!