Identification method of knife coins:
knife-shaped coin
There are many kinds of coins in ancient times, among which knife coins and cloth coins are the main varieties. Knife coins and cloth coins are a beautiful collection of an era.
Knife coins, shaped like knives, evolved from production tool knives and circulated in Qi, Yan, Zhao and other countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There are many kinds of knife coins, including Qi Dao, Jimo Dao and Anyang Dao. The Qi State in the east and the Yan State in the north mainly use knife coins, and the shape of knife coins is taken from the knives used by northern nomadic peoples such as Shanrong and Beidi.
Cloth coins originated from farm tools? Money? . The Book of Songs? Zhou Wei? Minister "Cloud:? Order me all, the order is to invest money, and the election is to watch the hammer. ? Kong Ying Da quoted Shuowen as saying: Money, americium, Gutian porcelain. ? And what is the explanation of casting in Shuowen? A day cultivator? . Money and castings are agricultural tools for weeding. Money is shaped like a shovel, with a shovel on it, and a wooden handle can be installed vertically. The casting is similar to the existing hoe, with holes in the upper part for horizontally installing the wooden handle. The earliest cloth coins were very similar to farm coins, with large size, thick upper part, thin blade and hollow top. The hairpin extends to the middle and upper part of the money body, and there is a raised ridge on the back to enhance endurance. Due to the shape, process improvement and simplification, there are many kinds of cloth coins: arc-foot hollow cloth, pointed hollow cloth, pointed cloth and so on.
Before you start collecting coins, you should not only master the characteristics of the times and individuals of coins, but also be familiar with the basic characteristics of counterfeit money. In addition, voice identification is also one of the methods to identify counterfeit money. Real ancient coins have been handed down from generation to generation for a long time. The internal heat in smelting and casting has disappeared, and there is no inflection point in the sound when tapping, while the newly minted money uses the ancient year number, but there is an inflection point when tapping. In addition, because counterfeit money is not made of a whole piece of metal, some are made of two metals with different properties, and the money is damaged, so as long as it is gently dropped on the table or tapped with metal, it will make a shell-breaking sound.
Of course, if you see too many fakes, you will naturally have recognition, and you can basically distinguish between true and false.
Cultural value of knife coins;
Some categories handed down from generation to generation are favored mainly because of their high cultural taste and artistic value. For example, coins such as "fire circle" and "cloth circle" in Wang Mang's new dynasty in Han Dynasty used vertical needle seals; All Bao Tong, a 10% discount seal script cast during the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, is the earliest artistic character in China and a rare book. Tang Gaozu's four-year five-virtue "Kaiyuan Bao Tong" was written by Ou Yangxun, a great calligrapher. His book style is correct and simple, and his statutes are rigorous, profound and subtle. "Chunhua Yuanbao" was written by Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, with three characters: regular script, running script and cursive script. Regular script is vigorous and dignified, running script is meaningful and lingering, and cursive script is unrestrained and smooth, which makes the art of coin writing in Song Dynasty reach an unprecedented position. There was also a pair of money in the Song Dynasty. The original cursive script was written by Sima Guang and Su Dongpo respectively. Elegant and vigorous, unique in ancient and modern times, it has a high collection value. In addition, the ancient coins that enjoy "unique seal cutting method, the highest in the Six Dynasties", "the three products of the Northern Zhou Dynasty" and "treasures" all belong to this category.
It is very important to master the ornamental appearance. The investment value and appreciation of ancient coins are closely related to the quality. If the same coin has a difference in appearance, the price difference is often as high as ten times or even dozens or hundreds of times, which shows the importance of its appearance. No matter whether coins are rare or not, we should try to avoid those coins with vague faces, defective outlines, serious corrosion and poor faces. When collecting ancient coins, we should also pay attention to whether there are signs such as moon patterns and star patterns. The identification of ancient coins is to distinguish the casting age and address through the words on the back and evaluate their rarity. Generally speaking, coins marked with the moon and stars on the back are more collectible than those with smooth back. Among the coins worth collecting, the palace coins refined from gold, silver and copper are precious cultural relics, with little casting and good quality.
Market value and appraisal of knife coins:
The official name of "knife coin" is "knife coin", which consists of four parts: head, body, handle and ring.
The blade is well-defined, and the blade does not face outward, but faces left instead of right. The head of concave back convex blade is close to three pictographs, the blade body and handle are two rectangles with similar sizes, and the knife ring is round. These geometric shapes are skillfully combined to form a stable, full and round image beauty and harmonious beauty.
According to the actual measurement, the diameter of cutter ring and the length of cutter head are 1:7.5, which is exactly the ratio of head to height. Moreover, the length of the whole "knife coin" (generally about 18 cm) is almost the length of a human hand. If six knife coins are connected end to end, they can form a circle, which is "Zhou Li?" It is mentioned in "Flower King Gong Ji" that "building a home is an opening, one foot long and one inch wide, and six sides are a rule".
These sophisticated designs and ingenious ideas fully embody the wisdom of ancient working people. Later, with the expansion of Qi's territory and the war with neighboring countries, the circulation of Qi's sword coins gradually expanded to Yanzhao area. At this time, due to different casting locations and shapes, knife coins formed three series: Qi Dao, Yan Dao and Zhao Dao.
The price of ancient treasures is high, and the price of carved mother continuous shooting is sky-high.
20 13 in may, at the spring auction in hong kong, the treasures of ancient money attracted much attention. Knife coins and cloth coins were repeatedly auctioned at high prices, such as a set of ***6 pieces during the Warring States period? Turn a three-character knife into a six-character knife? It was sold at 6.5438+0.058 million yuan, of which? Legalization of returning to China together? Back? Day? Six-character Dao is rare in the world, with excellent appearance and high collection value; Orphans of the warring States period? Inscription? Hey? Three holes of cloth? The price is as high as 6.5438+0.495 million yuan. The coin is elegant and tall, handed down from generation to generation, well preserved and extremely rare.
20 13, 1 1, the A Qing dynasty that attracted much attention before shooting in Shanghai and autumn? Xianfeng ingot? Back? Baoquan 500? The carved mother money was sold at a sky-high price of 2 1.85 million yuan.
The mother copper is pure yellow, and the lettering on the money surface is exquisite, and the words are deep and steep, such as axe cutting and knife cutting. Qian Wen is comfortable, charming and precious. Another Qing dynasty? Xianfeng ingot? Back? Baoquan fifty? The carved mother also sold 805,000 yuan; One of Zhao's children in the Warring States period? Inscription? Five? Back? Twelve Zhu? Three holes of cloth? , 1, 437, 500 yuan was taken away. This coin is an orphan handed down from ancient times, with exquisite workmanship, beautiful words and reliable sources. It's an old collection in Luo Zhenyu.