Chapter 4 Making money is like stealing

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged uncle stall owner just asked: "Young man, do you still want that Yuan Datou silver coin?"

"Brother, I'll give you a discount. How about selling it to you for 50 yuan at a % discount?"

After hearing this, Lin Lang thought to himself, "I was so scared. I thought it was the vendor who found out that I had picked up a Dade Tongbao copper coin worth a million yuan and regretted it!"

After reading it, Lin Lang replied: "No."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Lang put his arm around Gu Keqing's soft waist and quickly left the ancient coin stall.

He turned his back to the middle-aged street stall owner and walked away.

A smug smile spread across Lin Lang's face, and he was very excited to see that he had just spent only ten Chinese yuan to buy a million-dollar Dade Tong Bao copper coin at a bargain price.

Lin Lang looked at the old Dade Tong Bao copper coin in his hand with great curiosity, as if he was greedy for money.

"Get rich!"

"As soon as I arrived at Jing'an Temple Jewelry and Antiques City, I became rich!"

Gu Keqing took off her sunglasses, blinked her beautiful eyes, and asked tentatively: "Dear, this seemingly insignificant copper coin, is it worth collecting?"

Lin Lang replied calmly: "This ordinary-looking old copper coin is actually a Dade Tongbao, which is extremely rare in the world. The current market collection price is at least one million Chinese yuan."

Gu Keqing exclaimed: "Is this true?"

"Just with this worn-out copper coin, you got a million Chinese Yuan?!"

Lin Lang, in a good mood, replied very patiently: "Sister Keqing, you don't know that the Dade Tongbao copper coin is a kind of copper coin minted and circulated during the Dade reign of Emperor Chengzong of the Yuan Dynasty, Temur."

"The inscriptions on the Dade Tongbao copper coins are divided into two versions: Chinese and Mongolian. The Chinese inscriptions are in regular script and read vertically. There are small flat coins, two-fold coins, and three-fold coins."

"The Mongolian script is in the shape of a folded three-character fold, with a plain back and no text."

"Most of the Dade Tongbao copper coins handed down from generation to generation are small offering coins, with a diameter of less than 24 mm and poorly written characters."

"According to historical records, the number of Dade Tongbao copper coins issued in those days was relatively small. In addition, due to years of war, very few of them have survived until now, so they are very valuable."

"And I just found this Dade Tongbao copper coin. It is in Mongolian, with no text on the back. If you are not an expert in ancient coin appraisal, you can't tell that this humble old copper coin can be worth over a million in the ancient coin collection world."

Gu Keqing said in disbelief: "My dear, although what you said is very convincing and does not sound like nonsense, I don't believe that such a small, worn-out copper coin can be worth a million."

Lin Lang replied proudly: "If you don't believe it, then we will find a professional antique shop now and sell this Dade Tongbao copper coin and turn it into a million in cash. Then you will have no choice but to believe it."

"Okay!"

"Sister, I also want to see if you are bragging!"

Ding! Friendly reminder from the universal entry system: Jing'an Temple Antique City Treasure Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop can identify, purchase and collect this Dade Tongbao copper coin.

With the [Universal Entry Prompt System], everything can be turned into an entry prompt, awesome!

So, Lin Lang put his arm around Gu Keqing's slender waist and followed the system's instructions to come to the Treasure Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop.

I saw a shop assistant sweeping the dust with a feather duster.

Displayed in the Zhenbao Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop are many antique cultural relics, including porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, antique collectibles, gold and silver lacquerware, bronze Buddha statues, etc., which look very classy.

Lin Lang glanced around and triggered the [Universal Item Prompt System]. On the virtual system light screen in front of him, the antiques, calligraphy and paintings displayed in the Treasure Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop were identified in the form of barrage item appraisal prompts. Surprisingly, none of them were fakes.

This also shows that the appraisers of Zhenbao Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop must be experts, and the boss is also a very powerful antique dealer.

Treasure appraiser Ah Cheng greeted them warmly, "Excuse me, are you here to pawn or redeem your items?"

Lin Lang replied: "Pawn."

Treasure appraiser Ah Cheng continued to ask: "Is it a forfeit? Or is it a redemption within a certain period of time?"

"Absolutely!" Lin Lang replied without hesitation.

The so-called "forbidden pawn" means that the pawned items are sold directly to the pawnshop and cannot be redeemed after the transaction is successful.

Furthermore, if the pawn is not redeemed or renewed within the prescribed period, the pawnshop will also regard it as forfeited.

"Excuse me, sir, what do you want to pawn today?"

Lin Lang placed the Dade Tongbao copper coins on the counter.

The treasure appraiser Acheng put on white gloves, picked up the three-fold Dade Tongbao copper coin with Mongolian version, first looked at the front and back with the naked eye, then used a magnifying glass to carefully look at the old copper coin, but frowned because he did not recognize the Mongolian version.

"Uh……"

"This three-fold copper coin has a very old feel. It doesn't look like a modern imitation. When I look at it carefully, it looks like currency from the Yuan Dynasty."

"But this copper coin has Mongolian characters on one side and nothing on the other. I've never seen such a rare copper coin before, so it's hard to make a random assessment and bid."

"Please wait a moment, I'll go get the boss to come over and make an offer."

After hearing this, Lin Lang replied with one word: "Okay!"

The waitress at Zhenbao Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop made tea and poured water with a smile, and her service awareness and attitude were very good.

"Please have some tea, both of you!"

After Gu Keqing took the disposable paper cup, she replied politely, "Thank you!"

Then, a short-haired, slightly plump middle-aged man was seen. He was wearing a black cloth shirt and cloth shoes, with an eight-sided Buddha amulet on his neck, an ivory bracelet on his wrist, and a walnut in his hand. He walked over with a smile together with the treasure appraiser Acheng.

Ding! Universal entry system prompts: Zhou Zhongdang, the owner of Zhenbao Pavilion Antique Pawn Shop, is an expert in cultural relic appraisal, a collector, a researcher of the State Council of the Palace Museum, the deputy director of the Yihai Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, and a consultant of the Yihai Museum. He has been engaged in the research of ancient Chinese porcelain, calligraphy and painting for a long time, focusing on the research of ancient coins from past dynasties.

Zhou Zhongdang approached with a smile and greeted politely, "Hello, both of you!"

"Hello, Boss Zhou!" Lin Lang replied.

Zhou Zhongdang looked Lin Lang up and down and asked, "My fellow Tibetan, do you know me?"

Lin Lang replied: "Boss Zhou is a master of antique appraisal and is quite famous in the collection circle of Haihai. I have heard a little about him."

"You flatter me, fellow Tibetan."

Zhou Zhongdang put on white gloves with a smile and picked up the Dade Tongbao copper coin on the counter. His eyes lit up as soon as he touched it. After carefully examining the front and back of the coin, he asked tentatively, "My fellow collector, do you know the origin and value of this copper coin?"