Commemorative coins and precious banknotes are valuable, which is well known to everyone. But did you know that those denominations, which could not even be exchanged for a bag of coins at that time, were also very valuable! Today Xiaobian will introduce these valuable coins for you.
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The ancestor of the new Chinese coin
Before the 1980s, there were only coins on the mainland and no commemorative coins were issued. Therefore, since 1955, the hard cent coins, well-made, high relief, mirror polishing, the aesthetic degree of its art, any other coin is difficult to stand out from the right, is the ancestor of the new Chinese coin with a wider range of themes than commemorative coins.
The face time of the coin is inconsistent with the time of minting and issuance
The 1956 two-cent hard cent was actually minted in 1955 and issued on December 1, 1957 at the same time as the 1955 edition of the coin. This is the problem that the face time of hard cents is inconsistent with the minting time and the issuance time of the currency.
Five treasures of Chinese coins
1955 5 points, 1956 2 points, 1956 5 points, 1957 5 points, 1959 1 point, the mold is well-made, high relief, mirror polishing, the aesthetic degree of its art, any other coin is difficult to stand out, known as the five treasures of Chinese coins, are minted since the 50s, the amount of minting in that year is extremely limited, after more than half a century of ups and downs, the amount of existence is more rare, its cultural relics value, social value, historical value is self-evident.
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Contemporary Chinese circulating coins
Although the Great Wall coin is a circulating coin, it is not widely circulated, according to the price of raw materials at that time (excluding production costs), a one-dollar Great Wall coin raw materials will cost 1.22 yuan, which is the reason for only 6 years of production to stop production. The Great Wall picture appeared on the coin for the first time, and the 1 yuan coin with a diameter of 30mm copper-nickel alloy was unprecedented in New China.
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Peony one yuan
The peony flower as the back of the one-yuan coin, implying "prosperity and strength, Guotai Andmin Security", truly embodies the meaning of peony grace and luxury: rich and free, calm and stable, open and majestic, big heart and grandeur. The organic integration of peony flowers and RMB complements each other and is cherished by people at home and abroad.
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Copper plum blossom pentagram
The third set of circulating metal coins only this 5 dime denomination coin is minted in copper, the new version of the coin issued after 2000, in order to reduce costs, the material used is not copper, although the lotus 5 dime coin from the surface, is also yellow, but its material is actually steel, the surface is plated copper.
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Chrysanthemum 1 corner
Chrysanthemum 1 corner, special edge shape, outer circle inner square type. The innovative coin type that breaks China's century-old coinage routine has a unique position in the history of mainland coin manufacturing and is of extraordinary significance. The use of aluminum zinc material, this material on the one hand to achieve a large chrysanthemum 1 corner of a high relief effect, on the other hand caused a very wear-resistant, easy to scratch and bruise, but also easy to oxidize, not easy to preserve, in the market circulation of the wear rate is quite high, the number of banks to recover a large number, the amount of stock relative to other currencies is much less.
The Five Golden Flowers of New Chinese Coins
The 92-year-old peony one yuan, the 93-year-old plum blossom Wujiao, and the 94-year-old chrysanthemum one-corner are the dragon heads in the third set of Chinese coins, and are called "five golden flowers" together with the 2002 and 2005 lotus flower Wujiao.
In addition, there are often said "five heavenly kings", because they are specially given to foreign friends, and they are rarely seen in China.
At present, there are also more counterfeits of hard cents, and the common means of counterfeiting is to use real coins to change the year to make huge profits, so collectors should carefully identify.