Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Among them, the most common type circulating in the market is the ordinary six-star Sun Yat-sen coin minted in 27.

This coin was minted in large quantities and was cheaper than the Yuan Shikai silver dollar.

Worn or defective items are priced at only 500-700 yuan, while those that have been properly repaired do not exceed 1100 yuan.

The 28th edition of the five-star coin was also a trial coin and did not circulate on a large scale.

This one is worth between 15 and 70 yuan, but it still can't compare to the Yuan Shikai silver dollar.

The last type is the five-star version of the founding commemorative coin from the first year of the Republic of China.

In 1912, after the establishment of the Republic of China, the Jinling Mint, under the order of the provisional government, minted the first official silver dollar of the Republic of China, which was also the ancestor of the Sun Yat-sen Small Head series.

This currency was minted for only one month before its production was completely halted when Yuan Shikai became the provisional president.

Of the tens of thousands of coins cast at the time, fewer than 300 genuine pieces survived to the present day after being recalled, destroyed in war, and subjected to various smelting processes.

However, 37 years is only 25 years away from 12 years.

In addition, at that time, silver dollars were the hard currency among the general public, so the number of these silver dollars should not be so small.

After searching for a while, the two found mostly Sun Yat-sen coins minted in 27, as well as some ship coins.

This currency was worth about the same as the Yuan Shikai silver dollar.

"Hongwei, I've found three 12 Sun Yat-sen coins here!"

Xia Weiwei placed the silver coins she had found in front of Ma Hongwei.

Ma Hongwei glanced at it and saw that the front did indeed feature a small profile portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with the words "Republic of China" written in clerical script above and "Founding Commemorative Coin" below. On both sides were printed five-petaled long-stemmed flowers.

He took out his phone and carefully compared it with the picture on it, and found that it was indeed a Sun Yat-sen commemorative coin.

"good!"

Ma Hongwei said, "Even the worst quality Sun Yat-sen commemorative coins can sell for 28 to 45 yuan!"

"These three are of good quality, definitely worth over 45, especially this one, which is in excellent condition; it could easily sell for over 120 million!"

"Hopefully, those bosses will offer a hefty price and sell it for 200 million!"

He recalled that last year at the autumn auction in Hong Kong, a Sun Yat-sen commemorative coin sold for over 200 million yuan.

"Let's keep searching and keep trying!"

Ma Hongwei took out several more handfuls of silver dollars and began searching again.

"We did find two more Soviet-era Yuan Shikai silver dollars, but unfortunately we've been selling too many lately. Let's hold off on selling them for a while, lest we drive the price down!"

Ma Hongwei shook his head and put the Soviet version of the Yuan Shikai silver dollar aside.

This is almost ninety years later, so the number of silver dollars still in existence cannot be compared with the past.

Like the Soviet Yuan Shikai silver dollar, its quantity has dwindled in later generations.

But in 37 years, there were a huge number.

In particular, the predecessor of the Eighth Route Army was the Red Army.

These Soviet-era Yuan Shikai silver dollars were hastily produced by them.

Although most of them were lost in the Soviet areas in the south, and some were used up climbing snow-capped mountains and crossing grasslands, there were still quite a few that could be taken to northern Shaanxi.

"Eh, eh!"

Suddenly, Ma Hongwei also shouted excitedly.

He found a 1932 (Republic of China Year 21) Sun Yat-sen portrait, sailboat, three birds, and rising sun one yuan coin from a pile of currency.

"This is a 1932 Three Birds Boat Dollar, the rarest and most valuable coin in the Boat Dollar series!"

Ma Hongwei said, "Although this coin can't compare to the founding commemorative coin, even a low-quality one can sell for 35000 yuan, and a top-quality one is worth 30 to 50 yuan!"

Due to the September 18 Incident, public sentiment was high, and some people interpreted the three birds on the ship as Japanese bombers, and the rising sun as the Japanese flag, so it was necessary to urgently stop casting and recall within a time limit.

However, only 226 million were minted at the time, and naturally, many, numbering in the tens of thousands, ended up in private hands.

"what?"

Ma Hongwei suddenly noticed that the coin was marked as a gold standard coin, one yuan.

"Could it be... an even rarer type of currency?"

As far as Ma Hongwei knows, there is also a small number of gold-standard silver coins that were minted.

Even the cheapest gold-standard silver dollar cost over 100 million.

Those of slightly better quality can sell for between 180 million and 460 million.

The top tier is over 500 million.

Ma Hongwei clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "This one looks to be of good quality. I think it could sell for 200 million, right?"

"Should we continue searching?"

Xia Weiwei asked.

That's all for now!

Ma Hongwei said, "Actually, these few are just to make up the numbers; it doesn't make the quantity seem that small!"

"Now, all we have to do is wait for tomorrow's auction!"

"I wonder how much it will fetch at this auction..."

……

The next day.

Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei drove to Ancheng again.

This time, Yin Weimin specially arranged a modern Chinese-style business tea room.

There you can drink tea, and there are also fully enclosed private rooms, so you don't have to worry about being disturbed.

When Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei arrived, Yin Weimin and Old Yin had been waiting for them for a long time.

Old Yin chuckled and said, "Boss Ma, could I possibly see those currencies with my own eyes?"

The bosses he invited this time were all very capable, and he was afraid that they might be trying to fool him with online pictures.

Look!

Ma Hongwei took out a brocade box containing six coins.

These include a long-bearded dragon coin, a short-bearded dragon coin, a three-bird boat coin (gold standard version), and three founding commemorative coins.

"What a short-bearded dragon!"

Old Yin picked up the short-bearded dragon and slowly said, "These genuine articles are all stamped under 50 tons of high pressure. The dragon scales and lettering are sharp and three-dimensional, absolutely incomparable to those imitations!"

Then, he glanced at the other currencies and couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined that Boss Ma could get his hands on all those rare currencies!"

"Luckily, it arrived!"

Ma Hongwei smiled.

As they were talking, an elderly man in a Tang suit and a well-dressed middle-aged man walked in.

Behind the middle-aged man was a young and beautiful female secretary.

"Mr. Wu, Mr. Jin, please have a seat!"

Upon seeing the person approaching, Old Yin quickly greeted him with a smile.

The elderly man in the Tang suit stared intently at the coins inside the brocade box, exclaiming, "I never thought I'd actually encounter Short-Bearded Dragon! This is truly the king of coins!"

Mr. Wu, who appeared to be in his forties, asked, "Can the auction begin?"

"Several others also want it, please wait a moment, Mr. Wu!"

Yin Weimin explained.

He now knew that Tingquan and the others would also be coming.

Soon, Tingquan led five people into the room.

A businessman surnamed Chen from Beijing also led in a beautiful middle-aged woman.

After some pleasantries, Ma Hongwei said, "Now that everyone is here, let's begin the auction!"

"Thank you all for gracing this private auction. I am the auctioneer for today!"

Yin Weimin picked up a silver coin and introduced it to the crowd: "This is a Sun Yat-sen commemorative coin from the first year of the Republic of China, the lower five-star version. It is extremely well preserved. The starting bid is 50 yuan, and each bid must be at least 1 yuan higher!"

As he spoke, he showed the currency to everyone.

After all the appraisals were completed, Tingquan immediately quoted a price: "51!"

"I'll offer 52!"

Mr. Wu spoke.

"53 million!"

"..."

Finally, the beautiful woman brought by the boss surnamed Chen quoted a price: "76!"

Yin Weimin asked, "This lady has offered 66. Are there any further bids?"

"76 million for the first time! 76 million for the second time! 76 million for the third time! Sold!"

"Congratulations to this lady on winning this Sun Yat-sen commemorative coin!"