Afternoon.
14: 30.
Dong Xuebing was panting as he carried a large bag of coins back to Jiangong Hospital. When he entered the Orthopedics ward, the old man and his son looked at Dong Xuebing. Clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink … clink …
The old man was shocked. "Young man, what are you doing?"
Dong Xuebing was exhausted and sat on the bed. "I bought some ancient coins."
The old man's son said. "But you can't buy so many coins."
"Haha … I am just fooling around." Dong Xuebing saw the old man's son's Samsung laptop on the bedside table. He hesitated for a while and smiled embarrassedly. "Brother, I saw you using your laptop to surf the internet yesterday. Is it a 3G wireless card? Err … if you do not need this laptop now, can I borrow it? "
The old man generously pushed the laptop to Dong Xuebing. "Sure. Feel free to use it."
"Oh, thank you so much."
"Don't mention it. When I am not around, your aunt had helped my father pour water and wash his lunch boxes. I still have not thanked her."
Dong Xuebing was afraid the nurses and doctors would gossip, so he did not pour out the coins directly. He placed the coins in a corner between the bed and the wall and counted the coins. After that, Dong Xuebing sighed. What 1,400 coins? This pile is not even 1,000 coins. Each coin is too small, and it is not easy to calculate the total amount. That's why he was tricked. Hmmm … never mind. He still does not know who will be the one losing out!
Dong Xuebing switched on his laptop and connected to the internet. He started to search for the names of the coins.
Dong Xuebing does not know how to appraise antiques and can only rely on the internet.
5 minutes …
10 minutes …
20 minutes …
If one didn't look, one wouldn't know that there were too many types of coins in this pile.
There were Chong Ning Precious Treasures, Kai Yuan Tong Bao, Xuan He Tong Bao, iron coins, copper coins, all of them dazzled him.
Dong Xuebing calmed himself down and read up on some currency collecting websites and currency discussion forums. He started to identify the coins in the pile. For example, he could identify a few coins with obvious features. Tang Dynasty's Kaiyuan Tongbao, Northern Song Dynasty's Xuanhe Tongbao, etc. These are worth a few RMB in the market, and the purchase price is less than 1 RMB. There is no value in collecting these coins.
Dong Xuebing picked up the worthless coins and threw them into a bag.
One …
Ten pills …
Fifty …
This was a very boring job that tested one's patience.
After picking and choosing for the entire afternoon, the dining cart outside was pushed to the door. Dinner had arrived.
Dong Xuebing took a short break during lunch, and after he was full, he continued with his screening work.
Three hundred and thirty …
Three hundred and fifty …
Four hundred and ten …
In the end, Dong Xuebing had eliminated more than 500 worthless coins. He was left with less than 300 coins.
At 7.30 pm, Qu Yunxuan called Dong Xuebing to tell him that she still has some urgent matters to attend to and will not be coming over. She will visit him tomorrow morning. Dong Xuebing wanted Qu Yunxuan to continue with her work and does not need to visit him tomorrow. But Qu Yunxuan did not listen to him and hung up.
That night, the old man's son did not leave. He stayed the whole night to accompany the old man to the toilet. Dong Xuebing asked for his opinion, and the old man generously told him to use the laptop freely. He also does not need to worry about internet charges as his work unit will reimburse him. Dong Xuebing thanked him and thought to himself that he should get a laptop in the future. It will be convenient for him to use it anywhere.
Dong Xuebing is a person who cannot keep his thoughts to himself. He decided to spend the night identifying all the coins in the pile. If not, he will not be able to sleep well.
So, the screening process continued … …
580 coins … …
650 coins … …
670 coins … …
But the rest of the coins were not so easy to eliminate. For example, Chong Ning Treasure. There were many types of these coins. There were patterns, symbols, stars, stars on the back, and moon patterns. But the prices were different. There were a few thousand coins, a few hundred coins, and even a few RMB coins. If one was not a professional in this field, it would be hard to differentiate them.
Let's do it slowly.
Hmmm … … This is a Qing Dynasty coin. There are a lot of them. Pass!
Oh, that one is missing a corner, and the rust is too much. Even if it is an authentic coin, it is not worth much. Pass!
Dong Xuebing spent another 3 hours, and he still did not find anything!
At 1 am, Dong Xuebing yawned and was about to give up when a rusty copper coin appeared in front of him. This coin was called "Jia Ding Yuanbao". Dong Xuebing looked it up on the internet, and there were all kinds of coins. The coins were from different eras, sizes, and prices were very different. At first, Dong Xuebing did not think much of it. He compared the Jia Ding Yuanbao with the pictures and descriptions on the internet. This one was not right, that one was not right, and that one did not match.
After searching for a long time, Dong Xuebing could not find anything similar to his coin.
He changed to another website and continued searching. Suddenly, Dong Xuebing clicked on an auction item.
Southern Song Dynasty, Jia Ding Yuanbao, 10 pieces. Cast in 1208 AD. Square hole, 54 mm diameter.
From the picture of the coin, the color, the words, the diameter, it was exactly the same as Dong Xuebing's Jia Ding Yuanbao. The only difference was that the Jia Ding Yuanbao in the auction was of high quality and did not have any rust. Dong Xuebing's Jia Ding Yuanbao was more rusty.
Dong Xuebing looked at the transaction price of the Jia Ding Yuanbao, and he was stunned.
Starting Price: 30000 RMB.
Transaction Price: 62000 RMB.
Damn! So expensive?!
This must be it!
The coin that Cheng Yu was looking for must be this!
Dong Xuebing took a deep breath and looked at the price. He was overjoyed. He thought he had gotten it at most 810,000 RMB. Who would have expected it to be worth more than 60,000 RMB? Huh? No. The auction price should be on the higher side because of the commission and taxes. The actual value should be lower. Huh? F * ck, it might even be a fake. Counterfeiting of coins is too common these days. Sigh, but it shouldn't be. Although Cheng Yu's character is a little bad, his eyes for appraising coins are still recognized!
Dong Xuebing suppressed his excitement and went online to search for the last pile of coins.
They were all worth 1 or 2 RMB, and there was nothing else worth noticing.
Dong Xuebing kept the few hundred trash coins under his bed and carefully held that Jia Ding Yuanbao. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Although Mr. Cheng had bought nine pieces yesterday, it was probably a trick to deceive others. In fact, the only thing that attracted him was the Jiading Ingot.
Hahaha, I am going to make money!
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