Chapter 463 Antique Currency
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Looking at the about a dozen gold marks, Jin Muchen was also in a state of excitement.
This is also a famous currency that has left a strong color in the history of world currency. Although millions were issued at the beginning, the number that has been retained to this day is very rare, which has a lot to do with Germany's historical status at that time.
As early as the early 18th century, Germany was not a unified country, but a country dominated by federalism.
Later, they ushered in unification in the early 19th century, but for a long time after the unification, Germany actually did not have a currency that really belonged to its own.
At that time, the currencies circulated between various states were very complicated, including half a pound or one pound British gold coins, and a large number of Dutch guilds, Tsarist Russian gold coins, Spanish gold coins, French gold coins and other currencies.
This chaos continued until 1870, when the Prussian Bank, which could only represent the central bank, issued the first goldmark.
The front of this golden mark is printed with the portrait of the German Emperor William I, next to it is printed with God with us, and on the back is printed with a row of words: William is the Emperor of Prussia and the King of Germany!
After the launch of this goldmark, it was immediately welcomed by the German people, and all German states began to follow suit.
For example, the Principality of Baden, the Principality of Hesse, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Wurttemberg, etc., they all successively launched their own Jinmaks.
However, I made some tricks on the front and the words on the back. For example, the original King William's avatar was replaced with the portrait of the king of his country, and the inscriptions on the back were also replaced with the words "Xxx Grand Duke,"Xxx King, and so on.
These gold coins became the famous gold marks in the market in later generations. At that time, millions of such gold marks were made, but because Germany had a short rise and had few colonies, it was not able to spread the world like the gold pound and gold francs.
Moreover, after the end of World War I, Germany was basically destroyed, and all the precious metals in the country were taken to pay off foreign debts, and these gold marks were also recycled in large quantities. After the furnace was rebuilt, it was made into gold ingots for war compensation to victorious countries such as France and Britain.
In addition, it basically entered the era of paper money, so such a goldmark was not preserved much.
Jin Muchen didn't expect that he could see so many Jinmaks of that era in Australia today. And basically, there were Jinmaks issued by various principalities in Germany at that time.
This is a big advantage. You should know that it will take some effort to collect all these golden marks from different principalities in the antique currency market.
The current market price of the gold pound is about 500 to 800 US dollars per coin, but because the gold mark was rebuilt in large quantities back then, the amount of the gold mark was relatively small, so the value of the collection was relatively high.
The market price is also a little higher than the value of the gold pound, about 800 to 1,000 US dollars per piece, and a dozen suddenly appeared in front of me. And it was a suit that was available in various countries, so it was different.
If calculated based on the highest value, these thirteen gold marks are only 13,000 US dollars, but because these marks are issued by Prussia, the Principality of Hesse and the Kingdom of Bavaria, this makes a complete set, so the market price should be doubled.
This is a coincidence. It is not easy to collect all these golden marks.
Jin Muchen suppressed his excitement and continued to search. Most of the silver coins were Mexican eagle oceans. At the end of the 19th century, this thing was circulated in large quantities around the world and was not a new product.
Now it is about the same price as Yuan Datou in China, so Jin Muchen didn't take a closer look.
At that time, there were more than a dozen silver coins with strange shapes, and Jin Muchen could tell at a glance that this was a good thing.
He glanced at the statue on both sides of the silver coin and knew that this should be the most popular Spanish silver dollar in the money market at present!
This Spanish rare silver dollar is the earliest silver coin circulated on a large scale in the world. Because it is old and has a rare existence, it is very popular among collectors.
There are two types of circulating on the market. One is the double-column silver coin produced in the early years. There are two pillars on the surface of the coin. There are two hemispheres in the middle of the column. The scientific name of this silver coin is double-column double-column silver coin. There is a relatively vulgar name in our country: "Big Hut"!
Another type is the bust of the Spanish king on the front, the shield-shaped national emblem on the back, the national emblem has a crown on the national emblem, and two pillars on both sides, with scrolls wrapped around the pillars.
The most popular Spanish rare silver coin on the market is of course the first type, double-column double-ball silver coin.
This silver coin is 2.1-2.5 mm thick and has a diameter of about 38-40 mm, which is one circle larger than ordinary silver coin. It contains about 90% silver and can reach 26.5 grams. Because it is heavy in weight and has sufficient materials, it was very popular as soon as it was launched.
Later, because the materials used in this silver coin were too sufficient, the Spanish royal family felt that it was at a disadvantage, so they produced the second rare silver coin, but this second rare silver coin is far less popular than the first silver coin in the current collection market.
The reason why this double-column double-ball silver coin is so popular is not only because it is the world's first large-scale silver coin, but also has a lot to do with the statues on the surface of his coin.
According to Spain's own myths and legends, Europe and Africa were originally connected, but later pulled apart by the mythical strongman Heglith, and the peaks on both sides of Gibraltar were called the Haglith column.
That is, the "double pillars" on the silver coin statue. There are scrolls on the pillars that are wrapped into an s shape. S and two firm bars indicate that it is the origin of the "yuan" symbol in European currency.
There is the Latin plvsvltra on the scroll, which means "there is still a world overseas". There are two balls between the two pillars, which means that the Spaniards want to conquer the world.
The design and choice of these patterns are enough to show the original designer's intention. The originally exquisite patterns and special meanings make this Spanish rare silver coin not only have long-term market value, but also has rich historical value.
Therefore, the currency collection industry gave this coin a high evaluation, and the collection level was set to 5a, which is equivalent to the status of China's Badaling Great Wall among famous scenic spots in China.
Of course, this is just about the status of this silver coin in the currency collection industry. If you really want to talk about its value first, it is not as good as that of Yuan Datougao, which is more popular in China.
After all, although this currency has a small amount of existence, it is calculated based on the current total amount of existence in the world compared with the previously issued volume. Although it was later rebuilt a lot, there are probably hundreds of thousands of silver dollars in existence.
Therefore, the market price of this kind of silver dollar is not very high, and the good quality is between 80 and 120 US dollars.
The reason why it was rated as a 5a-level currency worth collecting at that time was because it has a large amount of existence, which is convenient for monetization and circulation, and it still has the function of currency.
There were more than a dozen such silver coins in this box, which made Jin Muchen very happy.
When he looked through these gold and silver coins, he was very careful. He picked up each gold and silver coins to check the quality of these gold and silver coins, so when he finished reading it, he realized that it was already bright.
The surrounding area has already become lively. The original ghost market has disappeared. It has now become a lively flea market. This market mainly sells various self-produced agricultural products from farmers in the suburbs.
There were many snack carts around him, so Morris had already returned to the dining car to work. At this time, there were many people in front of his snack cart, and only Morris sat next to him and accompanied him.
"How is it? Are you satisfied with these gold and silver coins?"
"Well, I'm very satisfied. Just call your uncle over and let's discuss the price."
"Uh... this... you saw it too. He is busy now. Why don't you tell me and I'll go over and convey it to you."
"Okay, I just looked at these gold and silver coins. They are all real things from the past. Of course, you know that such money is also the same thing, especially the gold and silver products, unless they are very high-quality and very rare, otherwise, the market value is generally not high. I have roughly looked at your uncle's collection. The valuable ones are just a few gold pounds, gold marks, and these Spanish rare silver dollars. As for these Mexican eagles, it is not worth much at all. Let's do this, I give each of these gold pounds of 800 US dollars, and I give each of these gold marks of 1,000 US dollars. As for these rare silver dollars, each of them is calculated at 100 US dollars. If you calculate this, it's about... Well, make up for a whole, 30,000 US dollars. You go and ask your uncle to see if he agrees or not."
Jin Muchen smiled and offered a condition to Molin. When Molin heard Jin Muchen's offer, he was almost excited to jump out of the chair.
His uncle had not had the idea of these gold and silver coins before, and he almost sold them to local antique currency collectors several times.
He remembered his uncle once, he put the gold and silver coins in paper bags and walked around Sydney, but he was reluctant to sell them because the owners of those antique shops were so terrible.
Those guys gave the offer of these gold and silver coins, but they were less than 30,000 Australian dollars.
It seems that Americans are still so generous now, especially Chinese Americans like Mr. Jin, who can speak for 30,000 US dollars at a time. You should know that the US dollar is much stronger than the Australian dollar now.
Chapter completed!