Yuan originated in15th century, and was first cast in Europe, commonly known as "foreign money", "lace money" or "foreign money", which is the general name of silver coins. Silver dollars are imported. It first entered China in the Ming Dynasty, but after the rule of the Qing Dynasty, it flowed in large quantities.
There are also some silver coins that are issued less in the market, such as Sanfan Silver Coin, Bamboo Slip Silver Coin, and Gansu Yuan Datou Silver Coin. Among them, Yuan Shikai's head silver coin, commonly known as "Yuan Datou Silver Dollar", is the most widely circulated, influential and longest-lived silver coin.
The birth of "Yuan Datou" silver dollar is also the inevitable result of the development of silver dollar. After the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Shikai issued silver coins to solve the military expenditure and improve his personal political status, which was named after these silver coins were cast with their sideways figures.
"Yuan Datou" represents China's modern monetary culture and reflects the ups and downs of China's modern history, economy and finance. It has high artistic and cultural value, and also has certain preservation and appreciation functions. At present, the number of "Yuan Datou" preserved by the people is not too much, and silver is a precious metal, which is very suitable for investment and collection.
A small ancient coin contains rich historical elements. Although there are not many fine ancient coins handed down in the world now, the value of each fine ancient coin is expensive. The price of ancient coins is judged by the amount of existence, artistic value and historical value, and fluctuates to varying degrees with the change of market supply and demand.
1, the ordinary version in the third year of the Republic of China: the side teeth are divided into 185 and 170 straight side teeth, and the Yuanxiang epaulettes are shallow and easy to wear.
2. Yuan Datou Republic of China Three-Year Signature Edition: The most striking feature is that the word "L.GIORGT" or the abbreviation "L.G" is on the right side of Yuan Shikai's head on the front of the coin, which is the signature abbreviation of the sculptor "Rurgi George", commonly known as the signature big head.
3. Three-year triangular round plate of Yuanxiang in the Republic of China: Among the common big-headed silver coins, one is the so-called triangular round silver coin. The design of this coin is the same as that of ordinary Yuan Datou silver coin, the only difference is that the upper part of the circular letter on the back is a triangle without an opening. The side tooth of this silver coin is 170.
4. Yuan Xiang O Edition in the third year of the Republic of China: The design of this coin is the same as that of ordinary Yuan Datou silver coins, the only difference is that there is a small O on the belt that crosses Jiahe on the back. In fact, both O-shaped silver coins and O-shaped triangular circles are rare, especially O-shaped triangular circles, because these silver coins cast after liberation were not hidden by ordinary people and were later redeemed by the People's Bank of China.
5. Yuan Xiang Rough Edition in the third year of the Republic of China: The design of this coin is the same as that of ordinary Yuan Datou silver coins. The only difference is that the hair of Yuan Shikai's portrait on the front of the coin is thicker than that of ordinary coins, with different lengths and obvious arcs like waves. Jiahe knot belt does not form a vertical and horizontal cross, which seems to be an independent picture of Jiahe, and the flower roots are wrapped in plastic.
6. Yuanxiang Gansu Edition in the third year of the Republic of China: This currency is the big head of Gansu Edition. The design of this coin is the same as that of ordinary Yuan Datou silver coin, but the silver color of the silver coin is lower, the golden harvest on the back is rough, and the round word "one circle" has an opening. The words in the circle are not connected, forming a gap, which is called opening the shell. Its golden spike leaves are thick and full, and the stripes of Yuanxiang epaulettes are obvious, but the five stars are straight. There is a very short straight line from top to bottom in Yuan Xiang's eyes, commonly known as open eyes.
7. Three-year version of Gansu in the Republic of China: This coin was minted in the Republic of China 19, but it still uses the three-year version of the old film, and the word Gansu is cast on the front of the yuan statue. There are only tens of thousands of coins, and the amount of casting is very small. Features: Gansu is added to the left and right sides of the front image, and the rest are the same as the shell version.
8. T-Border and Eagle Ocean Border Edition in the third year of the Republic of China: These two coins were tried and cast by Tianjin Mint General Factory, which is extremely rare. The difference is that the side teeth are different. The former is a T-shaped blade tooth, and the latter is an eagle blade. Its treasures are rare.
The "Yuan Datou" silver dollar has high artistic ornamental value and cultural relic value, and has certain functions of maintaining and appreciating the value. Especially in recent years, with the increasing investment in collection, "Yuan Datou" has become more and more popular, and its price has been rising all the way. Therefore, most people in the industry think that "Yuan Datou" is a "dark horse" in the silver dollar collection, and it has high appreciation potential.