The market price of treasures is as high as 40-60 thousand yuan.
Yesterday (27th), the reporter saw in a shop that sent Xianqiao Antique Art Center on East Street that a seemingly ugly "Yuan Datou" was sold at a price as high as 40,000-60,000 yuan. This "Yuan Datou" is almost exactly the same as the ordinary version of "Yuan Datou", except that the Latin signature "L GioRGi" of the Italian sculptor "Rurgi Giorgio" is engraved on the right side of the head, which is particularly precious. This Yuan Datou is a signed edition in the third year of the Republic of China. Trial casting by Tianjin Mint, but it has not been circulated. It is a rare treasure in modern silver coins.
According to the shopkeeper, it is equally precious to add the word "Gansu" to other versions of "Yuan Datou". In this edition, the word "Gansu" is cast around the head, and only tens of thousands are cast. At present, it is rare in the world, and each piece is worth more than 2,000 yuan, which is also the collection target of collectors.
The price of the regular edition has fully doubled.
According to Li Ding, an expert in antique collection, the ordinary version of "Yuan Datou" is the most common kind of silver dollar collection, and it is also the largest collection in the hands of citizens. Because the ordinary version of "Yuan Datou" has many casting sites, a large amount of casting and a large amount of surviving, the price of the ordinary version of "Yuan Datou" is relatively low among many silver coins. At present, the private transaction price of the ordinary version of "Yuan Datou" ranges from 100 yuan to 3,000 yuan, while most of them were below 200 yuan a year or two ago. In recent years, with the more and more active collection market and the growing collection team, the appreciation potential of the ordinary version of "Yuan Datou" with relatively low price is greatly valued, and its value is also rising all the way.
Li Ding said that in May last year, the price of an ordinary version of Yuan Shikai's sideways portrait (commonly known as "Yuan Datou") was around 78 yuan. By the end of last year, the price had risen to around 150 yuan, fully doubling. Up to now, the price has risen to 200 yuan/piece. According to the current situation, the upward trend of prices will continue. Now, in addition to the rapid increase in the price of the ordinary version of the one-dollar "Yuan Datou", the face value of 20 cents has also risen sharply. At present, the market reference price is 100 yuan and 150 yuan respectively.
Other silver coins are still rising, although the increase is not as good as that of "Yuan Datou". For example, the silver coin with profile of Sun Yat-sen, which is not equal to Yuan Datou, has a current price ranging from 150 yuan to 170 yuan, while the price at this time last year was only about 100 yuan, and the price has increased by more than 50%.
Collection investment focuses on distinguishing the authenticity of the collection.
Facing the rising price of "Yuan Datou", Li Ding believes that "Yuan Datou" will still have room for growth with limited silver resources and expanding collectors. But he reminded collectors that the price of any kind of collection should not exceed its value space. At present, it is reasonable for the price of the regular edition of Yuan Datou to rise to 300 yuan -500 yuan. If you exceed it, you should be cautious.
"The collection of' Yuan Datou' focuses on distinguishing authenticity." Experts from Sichuan Collectors Association pointed out that real coins are generally heavy, and the loss after circulation is about 26 grams. Their colors are moist and soft, their timbre is soft and long, their pictures and texts are accurate and their patina is natural. Generally, counterfeit money is not heavy enough. If it is heavy, it will become bigger or thicker, and the color will be dark and sharp. In particular, today's counterfeiters borrow computer plates and pass off alloy materials as silver. Its color and words can be confused, but in the end it is not silver, and its pronunciation is sharp and long, so insiders can know the authenticity at a glance.
Tips on how to identify the authenticity of silver coins
Wipe the silver coin on the touchstone several times until a silvery white scratch appears, and then drop hydrochloric acid and nitric acid into the scratch. At this time, if it is real money, the mixed liquid on the scratch is milky white, while the counterfeit money is colorless and transparent. If the silver content of silver coins is insufficient, the mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid is milky white, but it is not rich enough. The less silver content, the lower its richness.