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Are there a lot of Guangxu ingots now?
There were a large number of Beiyang ingots in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty.

Authentic common formats are good, and the bidding is generally around 3000.

There are two kinds of Guangxu ingots, one is copper coins and the other is silver coins. Copper coin Guangxu Yuanbao has a large amount of ordinary coins and a small amount of twenty coins. For example, Guangxu Yuanbao made in Henan is worth hundreds of thousands, and the silver coins of Guangxu Yuanbao are also very expensive and ordinary. The most expensive silver coin of Guangxu Yuanbao is Guangxu Yuanbao made in Guangdong Province, which is worth more than 5 million yuan. It is one of the top ten silver coins in China. Ordinary silver coins are between 700- 1500.

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Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in Hubei Province, took the lead in introducing the British mint to cast silver and copper coins, and then the provinces followed suit. A total of 19 provincial bureaus cast copper coins. Except for the central household department, the provincial names are engraved on the upper edge of the front.

Guangxu Yuanbao was the first large denomination currency in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and it was the first batch of printing and distribution currency in China that introduced overseas technology, which also has certain historical significance today. Among the copper coins cast by Anhui Copper Bureau, the most precious ones are the famous "Anhui Square Hole Ten Products" (Anhui Guangxu Yuanbao Square Hole Ten Products Copper Coin), "Anhui Guangxu Yuanbao Five Products Copper Coin" and "Anhui Square Hole Ten Products", which are one of the "Top Ten Treasures" in China.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Guangxu Yuanbao