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

These three Sun Yat-sen commemorative coins from the first year of the Republic of China were auctioned for 76, 93 and 145 respectively.

The buyers were a middle-aged woman, Tingquan, and President Hou.

Then, Yin Weimin took out the three-bird ship coin.

Holding up the ship-shaped silver dollar, he addressed the crowd, saying, "This silver dollar, in full, is titled: 'One Yuan of the 21st Year of the Republic of China: Portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Sailing Ship, Three Birds, and Rising Sun.' It is the most prestigious coin in the ship-shaped silver dollar series, and also the rarest and most precious silver coin from the Republic of China era—a gold standard silver dollar!"

"These genuine banknotes are stamped with an extremely high pressure, reaching tens of tons. The hair, collar, sails, waves, and even the wings of the three birds and the rays of the rising sun are all clearly three-dimensional, without any sticking or blurring. Everyone can handle them!"

Specialized large-scale auctions rely on professional appraisal institutions.

Those auction items don't need any further appraisal; they can be auctioned off directly.

Private, small-scale auctions, on the other hand, require the buyer to handle the transaction.

After all, there are too many counterfeit products on the market.

Buyers won't pay unless they personally inspect the item.

After everyone confirmed that everything was correct, Yin Weimin smiled and said, "As you all know, this gold standard Three Birds Boat Dollar is a top-tier rare coin in the Republic of China era, and a standard item for seasoned boat dollar collectors. It's worth at least 180 million."

"This one is in excellent condition, so the starting bid is 300 million, with each bid increment no less than 2!"

"I'll offer 310!"

A middle-aged man with a broad face and a stout build was the first to make an offer; he was Niu Dong, brought by Tingquan.

"312 million!"

Mr. Wu, dressed in a Tang suit, raised his hand in greeting.

"315 million!"

"..."

Soon, the price of this gold standard dollar soared to 425 million!

Yin Weimin glanced at everyone and asked, "This Mr. Chen from Beijing quoted 425 million!"

"425 million for the first time! 425 million for the second time! 425 million for the third time! Sold!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Chen, on acquiring the gold standard Three Birds Ship Dollar! Once the contract is signed and payment is made, this coin will be yours, Mr. Chen!"

Yin Weimin put down the boat and took out the long-bearded dragon.

"Ahem!"

He coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said, "Next up for auction is a Qing Dynasty silver coin from the third year of the Xuantong reign. This is the final dragon dollar of the Qing Dynasty's national currency, and also the most popular coin among the Xuantong 3rd year five-dragon coins!"

Yin Weimin explained: "The specifications of this coin are 7,020 fen (a unit of weight in China), with a diameter of 39 mm and a weight of about 26.7 grams, not exceeding 0.3 grams. It is generally recognized that there are fewer than 100 coins in existence worldwide, and even the worst condition one is worth more than 4 million yuan."

"This short-whiskered dragon is a high-grade, rare variety. The starting bid is 620 million, and each bid must be at least 5!"

The beautiful woman from Beijing was the first to quote: "625 million!"

"630 million!"

"Mr. Liu offered his price."

"635 million!"

"640 million!"

"..."

The previous currencies were only of interest to a few people.

But this long-bearded dragon was the one everyone was bidding on.

In less than three minutes, the price of the long-bearded dragon had soared to the 800 million yuan mark!

If it continues to climb, it will reach the price of a top-tier long-whiskered dragon.

Yin Weimin exclaimed excitedly, "800 million! My first time!"

"I'll offer 815!"

The old man in the Tang suit spoke up: "I know I don't have the strength to compete for the Short-Bearded Dragon, so I absolutely cannot miss this Long-Bearded Dragon!"

Upon hearing this, the others stopped raising the price.

Clearly, their primary target was the short-bearded dragon.

"A first time with 815 million!"

"815 million for the second time!"

"815 million for the third time!"

Yin Weimin shouted, "Congratulations, Elder Wu, on acquiring the Long-Bearded Dragon!"

He took a deep breath and removed the last of the short-bearded dragons.

"The main reason you've all come today is to see this short-bearded dragon!"

"This is the king of Xuande silver coins, the pinnacle of Qing Dynasty machine-made coins. Only five are known to exist, making it extremely rare!"

"And this is the sixth one!"

"Even heavily worn currency like this would cost at least 800 million!"

"The one I have here is also a high-grade specimen coin, with a starting bid of 2350 million. Please take a look and confirm!"

As he spoke, Yin Weimin handed the currency to General Manager Jin beside him.

Everyone examined the short-bearded dragon with utmost care, as if it were a precious treasure, afraid of dropping it on the ground.

If such expensive currency were to fall to the ground and get damaged, it could cost hundreds of thousands or even millions!

After everyone had reviewed the coins and deemed them acceptable, Yin Weimin placed the Short-Bearded Dragon coin into the brocade box and announced, "The Short-Bearded Dragon coin king, starting price 2350 million yuan, each bid must be at least 5 yuan higher. Let's begin!"

"2400 yuan!"

The owner, surnamed Chen, from Beijing, immediately raised the price by 500,000.

"2405 million!"

Mr. Jin made his second offer.

"2450 million!"

"..."

In just a few dozen seconds, the price of the short-bearded dragon skyrocketed to an astonishing 3080 million.

"I'll round it up, 3200 million!"

Mr. Niu, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "If there's a higher price, I'll let him have it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Someone opened their mouth, but ultimately did not make any further offers.

After all, this is 3200 million in cash, not assets.

"A first time with 3200 million!"

"3200 million for the second time!"

"3200 million for the third time!"

Yin Weimin took a deep breath and said, "Congratulations to Chairman Niu on winning the Xuan San Coin King—Short-Bearded Dragon! Let's give Chairman Niu a round of applause!"

"Clap clap clap!"

He was the first to applaud.

With so many valuable items auctioned off this time, he's sure to make a fortune.

Thank you all for your kind consideration!

Chairman Niu was not arrogant; instead, he smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to the surrounding crowd.

He's not the arrogant type; he always believes in making money through harmony.

Meanwhile, Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei, standing to the side, were overjoyed.

这六枚银元的价格，分别是76万、93万、145万、425万、815万和3200万！

The total price is a staggering 4754 million yuan!

According to Ma Hongwei's original guess, it would be good if it could get close to 4000 million.

Unexpectedly, it amounted to more than seven million.

This number is already close to half of a small goal.

Subsequently, those who won the bid for the currency began signing contracts and making payments.

Those who didn't manage to bid on the goods surrounded Ma Hongwei.

"Boss Ma, please let us know if you have any good stuff next time!"

"Brother Ma, let's add each other on WeChat, that way it'll be easier to keep in touch!"

"Boss Ma..."

And so, Ma Hongwei added a bunch more WeChat contacts.

Keep in mind that these people are all capable of coming up with tens of millions in cash, so their companies must be quite extraordinary.

"Definitely! Definitely!"

Ma Hongwei said with a smile, "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend. I have prepared several tables of food and drinks, and I hope we can properly entertain all of you executives!"