N-M Chapter 137 Blind Box in the Antique Industry
Chapter 137 Blind Box in the Antique Industry
"As soon as I said that, he stood up quickly!"
"Then he said: Don't talk nonsense. I came here specifically to see your museum collecting treasures."
"Then what did you say?" Brother Ping'an diligently filled Zhang Yang's Coke and expressed his gratitude in a simple way.
"I didn't say anything. I just called the security guard in and held him up." Zhang Yang replied with a smile.
He took two bites of the dish and put down his chopsticks.
"Thank you for the hospitality today. I'll just eat here now. I'll be broadcasting live in the afternoon."
"The dishes haven't been served yet, why don't we eat more before we leave?"
"I really can't eat. I just woke up not long ago. I should have breakfast now." Zhang Yang explained.
Brother Ping An was so polite. The first thing he did after coming out of the police station was to call Zhang Yang and invite him to dinner.
Everything that came out of the tomb was found.
As long as no precious cultural relics were lost, even if the tomb of a Nanming prince was dug out, as the archaeological team inferred, he would have no responsibility.
That's all the procedures are complete.
Seeing that Zhang Yang really didn't have much appetite, Wei Ping'an smiled apologetically.
"I'm sorry, brother, I should have known I would have invited you to dinner..."
"Shall I find someone in the same city to rush those things to you?"
"Okay." Zhang Yang nodded.
Eating is not interesting, but what Brother Ping An said is interesting.
He prepared some "bottle money" as a thank-you gift for Zhang Yang. They were all serious "Jinjiao" bobbins that he asked someone to buy in the Northeast.
Originally, I wanted to ask Zhang Yang to help with the appraisal, but after things like the construction site happened, Brother Ping An always wanted to find something to thank me, and the money for the 10,000 yuan package came just right.
Things were delivered just before the show started in the afternoon.
Zhang Yang couldn't wait to open the package.
"Boss, what are you buying?" Xiao Tang, who was delivering the express, asked.
"This is the blind box of the antique industry - money in a tube."
The so-called "Zong Zi Qian" means that copper coins are buried in the soil in bunches and rust in a relatively humid environment, causing all the money to stick together and form a cylinder, wrapped in a mixture of soil and rust.
Except for the copper coins on the top, you can't tell what's stuck in the middle.
So when you open the tube, you have no idea what year the next coin is and what its value is.
Zhang Yang picked up the small carving knife that was sent in the package, trimmed the edge of the tube, and felt the feel.
It's very refreshing, like trimming a donkey's hooves.
Make preparations and the live broadcast begins.
"Good afternoon fellow thieves!"
"Let's not look at treasures today, but open a few blind boxes first."
[Blind box? Do you want to bring goods? 】
[Anchor Silly Bi]
[No matter what you do, GKD, I’m going to start eating]
[Is there still a leg assessment session today?]
Zhang Yang felt as if he had seen some discordant barrage, but the scrolling was too fast.
Only one minute after the broadcast started, there were already 9,000 viewers in the live broadcast room.
This is the advantage of live broadcast on time. The audience in the live broadcast room will come on time, just like watching the weather forecast on time at 19.35 in the past.
Zhang Yang flipped the camera and pointed it at the table.
"There should be someone playing this thing in the live broadcast room, right?"
"Yes, it's just a tube of money."
"This is kindly sponsored by Brother Ping'an, to give my treasure friends some experience."
"There are eight tubes in total, and they cost more than 10,000. They are so popular now."
"This is not the Qing Dynasty tube that is on the streets now. This is a Song Dynasty copper coin tube buried at the end of the Jin Dynasty, commonly known as the Jinjiao."
After getting the things, Zhang Yang had already authenticated them. Brother Ping An had not been cheated and the age was correct.
[This is the first time I’ve seen someone open the tube live]
[Can you give me anything valuable?]
[This most expensive one can open Jingkang Tongbao]
"Jingkang Tongbao is not the most valuable among the ancient coins of the Northern Song Dynasty." Zhang Yang saw the barrage discussing and did some popular science: "The most valuable one is Jianguo Tongbao."
"Jianguo Tongbao was the reign name of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty in 1101 AD. It only lasted for one year and was changed in the second year. Therefore, fewer coins were minted than that of Jingkang."
"One was unearthed in the northern Jiangsu area before, but it is said that there are less than ten existing coins in the entire ancient coin market."
"So someone spent 8 million to buy it."
With this said, the anticipation for this "blind box opening" activity has risen.
Who can say no to eight million?
"Okay, let's stop talking and let's test the water first."
Zhang Yang picked up the tube with the [Daguan Tongbao] on the top.
One of these rusty Daguan Tongbao can be discounted in half (one piece is equivalent to two coins), and the market price is fifty yuan.
Regardless of the low price, it is already considered high among common Song coins.
Zhang Yang estimated that the price of this Daguan Tongbao-topped tube, with a dozen stacked together, should be in the thousands.
When opening the tube, open it from the bottom up, so that you can get immediate feedback every time you open one.
Full of stimulation.
Zhang Yang held the tube of money in his left hand and the carving knife in his right hand, removing the patina on the sides bit by bit.
When you can clearly see the gap between the coins, insert the carving knife and pry slowly.
[Please, give me the least valuable one]
[Stop talking, just arrange it directly with Xianping Tongbao]
[The people in front are so kind, I hope the money inside is so rusted that I can’t see the writing]
[Out, out, out, out]
"Huh~" Zhang Yang let out a long breath, used his hand hard, and pried off the first one.
The writing on the copper coins is clearly visible.
This shows that the pit mouth of the unearthed barrel is good, so there is not too much rust.
It's just that the four big characters "Tian Sheng Yuan Bao" on the front of the copper coin are a bit embarrassing.
"Is there a quotation team?" Zhang Yang asked the barrage.
There are still quite a lot of treasure friends who play with ancient coins. Compared with other antiques, because of the large circulation of coins, the chance of counterfeiting is significantly lower.
Correspondingly, the value is also lower.
There was a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in the live broadcast room, and soon someone made a quote: RMB five yuan.
[It’s not a loss if you have words]
[If it’s copper money, you won’t lose money]
[Things worth five yuan are so annoying]
"Five yuan is just five yuan, it's not a big problem."
"Come on, continue..."
"Taiping Tongbao, where is the quotation team?"
"This is not the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. This is the reign of Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi."
"Twenty-five? Yes, it's four times more expensive than just now."
"Qingli heavy treasure...a hundred yuan? Niubi."
"Zhenghe Tongbao...five yuan again? Your quotation team won't lie to me, right?"
There are people who make comments on the barrage, and there are people who are causing trouble.
Zhang Yang thought for a while and simply found Zhang's latest Song Dynasty coin price list online and placed it in the corner of the live broadcast screen.
The barrage group just now also immediately turned into a counting group.
[Currently there are seven coins issued, with a total value of 375]
[Twenty-three coins are currently available, with a total value of 1,400]
[Fifty pieces are currently being issued, with a total value of 1790]
[What African anchor]
Twenty copper coins worth double figures were issued in succession, and Zhang Yang felt a little sore in his balls.
"If I don't open it, my Taoist heart will be damaged."
There is about half of the money left in the tube that Brother Ping'an sent. In other words, the tube that was opened just now has already lost more than 3,000 yuan.
Looking at the ridiculing barrage on the screen, Zhang Yang said harshly:
"Isn't a loss of three thousand considered a loss? In our live broadcast room, you would be embarrassed to bear the name of the Leek Gang with this small amount of money."
"No, you don't think you can make money by opening a cone, do you?"
"Can you show me some big guys?"
Be benevolent and be benevolent, and someone immediately applied for playing Lianmai in the background.
Zhang Yang took his time and made peace with the barrage first:
"If the treasure friend who comes in with Lian Mai later doesn't come up with anything as good as me, please tell me: Anchor, I was wrong."
"No problem, right? No problem, then I'll start connecting."
"Welcome this Pikachu-shaped...Pokémon."
"Hello teacher."
"Hello, I am Xiaozhi from Zhenxin Town. Can you call me master?"
"Master Zhang, you are acting a little perverted." Baoyou said with disgust.
"If you don't want to play, why don't you show me your stuff?"
"Oh, I almost forgot. Teacher, look at this tube of mine. Can it be shipped?"
Baoyou picked up the tube of money he had prepared, and on top of it was the [Taiping Tongbao] that Zhang Yang had just issued a lot of.
"How much did you get this for?"
"This is eight hundred and five."
"That's boring. You'll only lose eight hundred at most."
"Huh? Teacher, are you mistaken? I am not a salty fish like you." Baoyou introduced: "I came from the pits in the Huaihai area, not from the Southern Song Dynasty."
"If you want to sell a big product, it should be Jingkang Yuanbao or Chongbao, at least a W."
Zhang Yang glanced at the item information and said, "Production date: 1720."
It must have been buried in the late Kangxi years.
He suppressed a smile and nodded.
"Teacher, shall I take action?"
"Don't be impatient." Zhang Yang said pretending to be impatient.
At the same time, he said to the barrage: "Get ready, Mr. Counter. I am responsible for identifying the authenticity of the copper coins. You come to identify the grade of this treasure friend's leek."
The first one opened was also Taiping Tongbao.
"There's nothing wrong with the items, but the quality is a bit off."
"You should be right about the pit mouth. The Huaihai area is relatively humid and the rust is serious." Zhang Yang commented.
"This is a mat, it's not a big problem." Baoyou comforted himself.
But he soon realized something was wrong.
"Qiandao Yuanbao, isn't this from the Southern Song Dynasty?"
"Teacher, please help me take a look!" Baoyou asked Zhang Yang for help.
"It is indeed a genuine product from the Southern Song Dynasty, but this kind of edition, which is discounted for two cents and has no words on the back, only costs twenty yuan a piece."
"Friend Bao, stop it, right? What's coming next are all bargains." Zhang Yang advised.
"No way, I have to slap you in the face today."
After Baoyou said this, the movements of his hands obviously sped up.
Soon another copper coin appeared, with four big characters on it: Wanli Tongbao.
[Congratulations to my friend, I’m happy to give you ten yuan]
[The least valuable Ming Dynasty copper coins]
[Is my mentality broken? I just came to Jingkang]
[Squat a Qianlong Tongbao]
"Teacher, is this the right amount of money?" Baoyou asked Zhang Yang again.
"Did I buy a fake package?"
"That's right." Zhang Yang replied: "The patina of this tube is definitely not a new imitation in recent years."
"I don't think it's your problem, it's the problem of the ancients who buried this string of money in the ground. There is no way to string together money from several dynasties."
Faced with Zhang Yang's teasing, Baoyou kept moving his hands and muttered:
"Master Zhang, don't jump. Even if it's from the Ming Dynasty, I'll kill you instantly with a Longqing Tongbao."
Longqing Tongbao, even the bad ones are worth a thousand yuan. If you open one of the treasures, you will make a profit.
This is also the charm of opening a tube.
"I won't jump, but don't get excited, because I'm afraid..."
Before Zhang Yang finished speaking, there was a "ding~" sound and another copper coin fell.
Baoyou picked it up and took a look.
"I'll wipe it! Kangxi Tongbao?"
"Master Zhang, is there something wrong with this money?"
This time Zhang Yang nodded.
"You're right, I can see clearly that there is indeed a problem with this money."
"This should be a time traveler during the Kangxi period. He traveled back to the Southern Song Dynasty and found that the money could not be used, so he buried it underground."
"And in order to give a hint to future generations who discovered the money, he collected the copper coins that were on the market at that time and buried them together."
"Friend Bao, this is a great archaeological discovery!"