Knowing that the silver coins had been around for a century and a half and were once used in Far East Asia, the treasure hunters' eyes lit up. Such antiques were very valuable.
However, Li Du had checked. The value of the American trade silver coins was not very high because they were in large circulation, especially after 1873.
From 1873, in order to compete for the Far East trade and the Mexican Eagle silver dollar market in the Far East, the Congress decided to increase the silver content of the silver dollar, which won the favor of the Qing Dynasty merchants.
At that time, there was a large amount of trade silver dollars circulating around the world. Antiques were valuable because they were rare. When they were no longer scarce, they were not so valuable.
The American trade silver coins after 1873 were now worth five to six hundred dollars each. Fortunately, among the dozen or so silver coins Li Du had, four were produced in 1866.
There were not many silver coins from 1866 in existence, but they were not considered scarce. Hence, the value was not very high, at most 1,500 dollars.
The treasure hunters saw the silver coins from 1866. The knowledgeable treasure hunter valued it at 1,500 dollars.
Knowing the price, the group was a little surprised. They thought Li Du would find something worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. They did not expect it to be worth only about 15,000 dollars.
For ordinary treasure hunters, a profit of 15,000 dollars was not low. However, they had unusual expectations of Li Du. They thought that Li Du would make a big deal out of it.
Li Du did not care about their opinions. He held the silver coins in his hand and smiled at Princeps.
Princeps said coldly, "Very proud? But you only got something that's worth a little more than ten thousand dollars. "
Li Du said, "It's better than you guarding a pile of trash, right?"
Princeps said stubbornly, "F * ck, this storage unit is very valuable. There must be something good in there!"
Li Du laughed. "Who told you that? Who gave you the confidence? It takes a lot of courage or stupidity to say these things. Which one are you? "
Princeps was so angry that he raised his middle finger. Indeed, who gave him the confidence to think that the storage unit was valuable?
His face was livid. In his heart, he had already admitted that he had failed this time.
Li Du continued to count the silver coins. They hit each other and made a crisp sound.
He looked at Princeps and said with interest, "How about this, let's make a deal. I'll use the silver coins to exchange for your gun. How about that?"
His goal was this Taser that had never appeared on the market before.
As soon as he said that, Princeps became alert. He neither agreed nor refused. Instead, he began to dismantle the gun.
He thought that since Li Du wanted the gun, there had to be a reason. There might be something unique about the gun that he had not discovered.
In Princeps' heart, Li Du had become the golden touch.
However, he carefully searched the gun, almost dismantling it into parts, but he did not find anything new.
This gun was not made of gold, nor was it embedded with diamonds. It was just an ordinary electric gun. If it were to be sold in the market, it would sell for five thousand dollars at most.
So the question was, why did Li Du want it?
Princeps looked at Li Du suspiciously. Li Du guessed what Princeps was thinking from his gaze and suddenly laughed. "It's not worth much, but it's not bad. It can be used for self-defense. I need a weapon for self-defense."
After confirming that there was nothing special about the gun, Princeps quietly found a nail and used it to scratch the barrel of the gun a few times.
While secretly fiddling with the barrel, he looked at Li Du and said, "Are you really willing to exchange silver coins for my gun?"
However, he only thought that he was being discreet. Li Du noticed his small movements and wanted to take back the silver coins, but he suddenly had a new idea.
So, Li Du continued, "Yes, I don't care about money. I just want a weapon for self-defense."
Princeps nodded and handed the gun to him. "Give me the money and I'll give you the gun."
Li Du said, "I have to inspect the gun first. If there's anything wrong with it, then I won't trade. I don't want to spend fifteen thousand dollars on a piece of trash."
The corner of Princeps' eye twitched. Then, he said firmly, "Then don't trade. Dillydallying, I hate this kind of woman the most!"
Seeing that Princeps was about to take back the gun, Li Du smiled and stopped him. He passed the silver coins to him and said with a smile, "I hope there's nothing wrong with this gun. Otherwise, buddy, you're out of luck!"
He kept smiling, but his smile was a little mysterious.
"Of course there's nothing wrong with it. Look, it's brand new." Princeps grinned.
After he got the silver coins, he immediately handed the gun to Li Du, turned around, and left.
Seeing him leave so quickly, Li Du felt that something was wrong.
He threw the gun to Brother Wolf and said, "Check it."
Brother Wolf was an expert with guns. He had handled this kind of taser gun before. After a quick check, he shook his head and said, "It's damaged. The circuit of the gun barrel is destroyed."
Li Du's face darkened. There was nothing wrong with the Taser gun. He had checked it with the little bug before. The circuit of the gun barrel was normal.
Unlike mechanical guns, Taser guns relied on electricity to cause damage. The dart electrodes were connected to the circuit of the gun barrel. Usually, these circuits could maintain the electricity of the dart electrodes. When the electrodes were shot out, they were triggered through the circuit.
Therefore, once there was a problem with the circuit, the gun would be useless.
This time, it was Li Du's turn to look unhappy. Princeps turned around and walked backward. He spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't know anything."
Li Du pointed at him and said, "Princeps, you're a disgrace to the men of Tucson."
The members of the Tucson gang looked as unhappy as him. Someone muttered, "Boss, this is not good, right?"
Princeps said impatiently, "Why not? I haven't used it before. How would I know if it works? "
Li Du sneered and said, "How dare you say that. Shame, shame! The marks on the gun barrel are clearly from recent damage! "
The Phoenix treasure hunters laughed. "Shame!" "Tucson's shame!" "You are not only scoundrels, hooligans, but also liars!"
The Tucson treasure hunters trembled with anger, but they had nothing to say.
Brother Wolf opened the gun barrel. There were scratches inside, which could be seen to have been made recently.
Princeps saw that his men were in a bad mood. He could not laugh anymore. He stared at Li Du with a sullen face and waved his hand angrily. "Pack up, let's go!"
Li Du looked at his back and said to Brother Wolf, "Go and see where he lives."
Brother Wolf nodded. Li Du looked at the Taser gun regretfully and said, "It's a pity that it's broken."
"It can be fixed," Brother Wolf said. "I can fix the circuit. No problem."
Li Du was overjoyed. That was perfect.
He wanted to follow the Tucson gang with Brother Wolf, but Hans came to find him and said happily, "Come and see, we found something fun in the warehouse."
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