Introduction to the collector of ancient coins: Zhou Hui, born in July, 1958. He has served as the chief of Tianjin Hongqi Bearing Factory, the minister of Tianjin Coles Shoes Company, the director of the Cultural Industry Development Center of China Senior Welfare Tianjin Company, and concurrently served as the director of Tianjin Collectors Association, the executive director of Tianjin Cuisine Association, and the executive vice president of Tianjin Jiuhe Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Association. As early as primary school, I dabbled in collecting and had a wide range of interests. I have come into contact with ancient coins, calligraphy and painting, jade and so on. I have collected hundreds of ancient coins and dozens of rare silver coins in modern times.
In Zhou Huilai's view, China's currency history has a long history and is unique in the world currency history. ? Ancient coins are an important part of China culture, involving politics, economy, history, culture, geography, metal smelting, aesthetics, calligraphy and many other fields. By collecting ancient coins, we can not only understand history and culture, but also cultivate our sentiments and enrich our lives. ? For Hui Zhou, many people who enter the collection of ancient coins now are mostly holding? Make money? This is the lowest collection, and the greatest significance of collecting ancient coins lies in appreciating its outstanding art and analyzing its vast history.
Zhou Huilai, born in the 1950s, came across ancient coins in a relative's house when he was a child, and began to collect them out of control. At that time, he was only 8 years old, and he only had a pure love for ancient coins, and love was the best teacher to open the collection, which also gave him the right direction at the beginning of the collection. For more than 50 years, what is the biggest feeling of Zhou Huilai's collection? How much fun is it to like playing with ancient coins? .
When appreciating ancient coins, the first thing that catches people's eyes is the color and shape of the coins, and the words, patterns or patterns on the surface of the coins. When you reach the hands, you must weigh the size, weight, smoothness and roughness of the coins. These intuitive feelings directly form people's aesthetic judgment on coins. ? Take calligraphy as an example. Most of the fonts on ancient coins were written by famous artists. For example, the small seal on Qin Banliang's copper coins was written by Li Si, a calligrapher of the Qin Dynasty. Kaiyuan Bao Tong was written by Ou Yangxun, a great calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. Yuanfeng Bao Tong Coin in Song Dynasty was written by writer Su Shi. Xianfeng and Xianfeng heavy treasure coins in Qing dynasty were written by Dai, a calligrapher in Qing dynasty? The calligraphy forms, styles and brushwork on these ancient coins can be described as magnificent and colorful, and some fonts are long and narrow, even and vigorous; Some bones are clear, skilled and moist, which are worth savoring. ? Zhou will come to talk about it.
Of course, coins are not produced for decorative and artistic purposes. In the course of history, their unique physical form is integrated with historical and social thoughts and aesthetic concepts, and they have gradually become the carrier of historical culture in addition to undertaking practical functions, and have been deepening and changing with the advancement of time. ? Gold pieces of ancient coins branded the vicissitudes of history, reflected the endless struggle of swords and shadows, recorded earth-shaking changes, and reproduced historical scenes and historical features from generation to generation. The bonfire in the Spring and Autumn Period, the prosperity of Liu Han, the luxury of Zhao and Song Dynasties, the violence of Yuan Dynasty, the resurgence of Ming Dynasty and the weakness of Qing Dynasty all have the ability to penetrate deeply into people's hearts and spirits. ? Zhou will come to talk about it.
Ancient coins sprouted in the Xia Dynasty, originated in the Shang Dynasty, developed in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and unified in winning the Qin Dynasty. With a long history of more than 4,000 years, it has been a major category in the collection field with rich categories and complete systems. There are nearly ten thousand kinds of ancient coins recorded, and there are tens of thousands of ancient coins in various forms, which constitute the largest collection category in the field of coin collection today. It is precisely because there are so many kinds of ancient coins that Zhou Hui thinks that the collection of ancient coins should focus on special topics, rather than blindly pursuing perfection, so as not to fall into the collection misunderstanding of spending a lot of money but having extremely limited income.
Hui Zhou said that the collection of ancient coins has initially formed a collection group with the characteristics of age collection, font collection, face value collection and system collection. The inheritance, development and casting technology of ancient coins have very distinctive national cultural characteristics. Collecting coins in chronological order is a traditional collection mode, which requires higher knowledge reserves and more funds. The age of coins can be roughly summarized as follows: seashells originated in Xia and Shang Dynasties should be the earliest currency in China, and copper coins in the late Shang Dynasty can be called the earliest metal coins in the world. Early copper coins were mostly made from farm tools or knives, commonly known as cloth coins or knife coins. It was the Qin Dynasty that really unified the shape of China coins to the inside of the outer circle. Since then, China coins have been innovating and developing along this system for more than two thousand years. Later, the ancient coins of various dynasties were also colorful.
When it comes to font collection, although most ancient coins are Chinese characters, there are also many coins in minority languages, such as Tibetan, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Korean, Fangbai, Dai, and Northeast Yunnan. These ancient characters are the permanent stain with a long culture in China, and they are recorded and passed down on ancient coins and other carriers. There are many kinds of face value collections. The face value of ancient coins is the value marked on the face of ancient coins and used as a general equivalent in the circulation process, such as Xiaoping, Fold 2, Fold 3, Fold 5, Fold 10, Dangbai, Dangqian, etc. There are also many kinds of collections. With more and more people joining the army of collecting ancient coins, the trend of diversification of ancient coin collection will deepen, and new collectors can have more fun by choosing their own collection direction.
When it comes to the economic value of ancient coins, Zhou Huilai thinks that ancient coins are not necessarily more valuable as they get older, but the amount of existence is the key factor to determine the economic value of ancient coins. For example, the currency of Yan State during the Warring States Period 2300 years ago? Ming Dow? A long time ago, but the market price was only 100 yuan, and the quality was excellent. Korea before 2000? Five baht? 1000 years ago in the Tang Dynasty? Kaiyuan Bao Tong? And the Northern Song Dynasty? Xuanhe Bao Tong? Its price is unbelievable, and now it can be bought as low as a few dollars. And those ancient coins that are not very old, because there are not many surviving, are expensive, such as those cast during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? Bao Tong in heaven? The price is higher. Generally speaking, some dynasties in history were relatively strong, and issued a single variety of coins for decades or even hundreds of years. Therefore, the number of such ancient coins is very large, and the price is naturally not high; However, in some short-lived dynasties, some sample coins were changed as soon as they were cast, so the number of such ancient coins was naturally small. ? Things are rare? This principle is especially suitable for the collection of ancient coins.
Zhou Huilai also said that although ancient coins are rare, they have more appreciation potential. But with the passage of time, it is difficult to find rare ancient coins in the market. In addition, in recent years, counterfeit ancient coins have been rampant and ancient coins have been blindly collected. Living alone? The risk is big and the income is small. ? Judging from my experience in collecting ancient coins over the years, I will certainly win rare ancient coins, but I pay more attention to the appearance of my collection of ancient coins. Visiting the antique market, those ancient coins with excellent appearance are my focus. I pay little attention to the ancient coins that have just been unearthed. In my opinion, most of those ancient coins have been buried underground for many years. Some ancient coins handed down from generation to generation are often the focus of my collection because of their excellent appearance and rich patina. ? For Hui Zhou, the blind pursuit of orphan and rare products not only can't buy high prices, but even if they are bought as collections, ordinary coins with good appearance are more ornamental than orphans with different products. In addition, the real significance of ancient coin collection lies in the inheritance of ancient civilization, which is not determined by the dignity of ancient coins, but all ancient coins with historical and cultural value deserve collectors' attention.
Introduction to collectors of ancient coins: Master Tang is both a saint and an expert.
Master Tang, who is over eighty years old, is a leading figure in the field of coins. At present, there are no more than four experts in ancient coins in China who are members of the National Appraisal Committee.
Although the economic situation of Tang family in Tianjin is not as good as that of Eight Lords, it is also famous. At that time, there were many inscriptions, calligraphy and paintings in their home, and even the bed curtains were covered with all kinds of ancient money. Master Tang has a gift for ancient coins. When he was six or seven years old, he could clearly tell the age of ancient coins on the bed curtain. Under the influence of the family, Master Tang has made great achievements in inscriptions, calligraphy and painting, ancient coins and so on. Can he be called a? Sage? . In the 1980s, Master Tang began to focus on the study of ancient coins and achieved fruitful results. He published nearly 300 papers on ancient coins, and in the early 1990s, he wrote an authoritative book on ancient coins, The Dictionary of Coinology in China.
Introduction of ancient coin collectors: Wang Dingxiang's first private collection in Tianjin
There is an ancient coin collector Wang Dingxiang in Tianjin, and his collection is displayed every day. So he set up a private place to collect ancient coins? There are nearly 10,000 coins in Quanxiang Pavilion, including all kinds of shell coins from Shang Dynasty to Yin and Shang Dynasty, all kinds of knife coins and cloth coins in Warring States Period, all kinds of banknotes issued in various periods in China and gold and silver coins issued in recent years, and more than 3,000 kinds of coins consumed by people in past dynasties.
There are many treasures in Wang Dingxiang's collection, such as Shunchang Yin Hao Yuanbao, Wudaoping Five Thousand, Kangxi Arhat Money and so on. It is particularly worth mentioning that there is a Confucius House in his collection that doesn't even have a physical object. Yipin dangchao? Commemorate what? Glory and wealth? Money, in order to study this money, he went to Shandong three times. Recently, Wang Dingxiang is busy preparing for the new museum. In his words, it is to display all his collections, which is convenient for tourists to visit and exchange experiences in collecting ancient coins with more friends.