How to collect ancient coins?

In recent years, collecting more and more people of ancient coins. Has some value to the collection of ancient coins, but also have greater appreciation of space and potential. However, not all of the old coins have value for collection, collecting ancient coins identification when the need to master skills and a definite purpose.

We must first understand the historical value. Rare ancient coins is a monetary history of the kind, it is the witness of history. Therefore, it is necessary to ascertain the collection before it's position in history. Such as "Chengdu to pay child" and found in Hohhot "Ten ingot cross-note paper system" is China's earliest paper money ever found, was academic as priceless; Jilin "wide flat coin" is considered one of the first mechanism for currency; August 1985 A County in Heilongjiang unearthed "Amber commitment goods" as China's "one or two half-count white silver," the rare items. Short-lived regime is also very high collection value coin. Short-lived dynasty, when the coin or the peasant uprising, circulation time is short, less issue is rare treasures. Such as "Jing Kang Tong Bao", "Jingkang ingot" is the Song Qinzong during casting, and he reigned for 16 months on exile to the north. Therefore, the "Jingkang" cast small amounts of money, "Jing Kang Tong Bao" is more rare, is a national-level cultural relics. Rereading the regime established after the Dashun cast of "Yongchang reign", the cast is less money, and the flow of time is very short, very few survive in the world, which is very valuable. Another is called "Ocean of money," the coin also has a high collection value. Emperor Kangxi counter-insurgency in Tibet, because of their pay to the local Lama borrowed less and 18 Jinluo Han bronze, copper and gold were cast into coins and coins were printed on the front in a sign that "Kangxi reign" and "Xi" word less pricked in order to identify the recovery of the future, because that money is melting Jin Luohan Two Birds, folk called Rohan money.

Second, we must understand the existing number. Follow the "scarcity value" of the Jicang principle, we must look at whether the age old, the length of time in circulation, but also depends on the amount of surviving. Our coins are nearly 5,000 years of history can be roughly divided into the Spring and Autumn Period knife coins, cloth currency, ants nose, in the Qin Dynasty cylindrical side money, the reign of the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty reign of money, the late Qing " Xuantong reign, "there are tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of varieties. Qi, Yan, Zhao and other countries of the knife coins, Han, Wei, Qin and other countries currency and other age-old cloth, scarce money than round, the price is expensive. A small number of surviving coins still occupied Luoyang Tang Shi Siming rebels cast of "One ingot was" found "was one" unlucky word would be changed to "Heaven", casting "Sunchon reign." Handed down two small coins, "One ingot was" particularly rare, as rare treasures. In addition, a 1972 Kulun Qi Liao Tomb in Jilin to uncover the "big six-Kang" commemorative coin is a rare treasure; 1984, Yinchuan, Ningxia Helan Mountain in the Western Xia unearthed "light given ingot" seal, so the body of the book money , caused a sensation Tibetan community; so far found only one in the Nam "big Qi Tong Bao", Western Han Dynasty, "David Golden Straight million dollars", are called the currency of the "solitary", with a high collection and investment value.

Depends on cultural values. Some handed down is not too few category, mainly because of cultural taste, which favored a high artistic value. If the new dynasty the Han Dynasty when Wang Mang "Delivery Spring", "cloth spring" and other coins, with a vertical needle seal; North Song nine-fold when the Suozhu Seal Style "spring body Tong Bao", is the first word of art, as a favorite treasures. Gaozu Takenori four years of "Kaiyuan reign," Department of great calligrapher Ouyang Xun's manuscripts, the book simple and correct style, and his testimonies rigorous, Jinjian subtle; "Chunhua ingot" used by the Emperor Taizong of Song Zhao Guangyi kai, line, grass three-body writing, dignified and vigorous regular script, running Meaningful linger, cursive flowing fluid, so that the text art of the Song Dynasty coins reached the unprecedented situation. There are a pair of the Song of money, the original Cursive Su respectively Sima the book light, elegant fresh pull, a must for the ancient and modern, very high collection value. Also enjoy the "seal method must work, the highest in the Six Dynasties" and "Zhou Mishina," "treasures" in this column are ancient coins.

Master viewing product phase is crucial. The investment value of ancient coins, an increase of size and product phase is closely related to the phase difference between the same coin if goods, the price difference is often as high as ten times or even dozens, hundreds of times, which shows the importance of product phase. Zhen Han, whether or not coins, where coin face blurred, contour defect, severe corrosion, poor fortune teller who, try not to collection. Collection of ancient coins should also note whether there is on pattern, star pattern and other logos, old coins identification to cast back the text to distinguish between age and address, and evaluation of its rare treasure. In general, the coins on the back pattern, star pattern and so marked more than the back of glossy collection. Worthy collection of coins in gold, silver, coins and other refined from the court, casting less, good quality, is a precious cultural relics.