Bao Ji Bureau, during the Qing Xianfeng period (1851-1861 AD), the Minting Bureau of Jizhou (today's Jinji County) in the Qing Dynasty, was originally called the Jizhou Bureau, which was established in the second year of Qing Shunzhi and abolished during the Yongzheng period. In the fourth year of Xianfeng, due to military needs, it was restored in the town of Malan, which was renamed Baoji Bureau, and in July began to drum and mint Xianfeng money, and Qian Wen issued a ceremony according to the ministry.
Due to the change of light minting money, private casting into the trend, coupled with the lack of raw materials, large face value, rough casting, "foreign merchants and people strike the market, soldiers are reluctant to use" and other difficulties in implementation, in December of that year, the casting stopped, seemingly casting for nearly half a year, but in fact the casting was only more than 3 months. Therefore, the actual amount of Xianfeng money minted by Bao Ji Bureau is small, and it is difficult to collect, which is quite sought after by The collectors of The Xianfeng series of money.
During the Xianfeng period, although the minting time of the Bao Ji Bureau was short, it was also minted with three kinds of Baowen coins: Tongbao, Zhongbao and Yuanbao. Its face value is Tongbao Xiaoping, heavy treasure when ten, when fifty, yuanbao when hundred. Genealogical records, there are hundreds of large coins in the minted money of the Bao Ji Bureau, which is a rare type of relic, and from the perspective of the higher grading and collection practice of the type of money in the spectrum, its indeed remains are relatively rare and rare, especially the ministerial style money, which is even more rare.
Therefore, today's appreciation of the spring, specially the treasure hidden in the fool's account, the Xianfeng Yuanbao of the Ji Bureau, was selected as a hundred kinds of money, photographed and unveiled, and sent to this public exhibition to appreciate, and the springs were appreciated together.
First reading book. Clear and recognizable, this product face text "Xianfeng Yuanbao" four characters, calligraphy, straight reading, memorized Manchu "Bao Ji", Chinese dangbai. It can be seen that its calligraphy is written in a decent manner, the strokes are clear, the starting is powerful, the glyph size is moderate, the layout is coordinated, the overall book strokes are relatively slender, the intervals are distanced, very dignified and handsome, and the characteristics of the books common to the Xianfeng Qianbu are distinctive. In this way, there is no need for a detailed table, the quality of literature and books, and the debate with its dignified books, which is the sample money produced by the official furnace of the Bao Ji Bureau, and it is open to the door.
Sub-view casting phase. Tossing products, it can be seen that its casting is regular, the diameter is 53.14 mm, the weight is about 64.65 grams, the thickness is moderate, when the hundred-type large money system, but compared with the flow of supplies its diameter is slightly larger. Looking at its casting phase, its casting body is square and straight, flat and clean, and the wear wheel is clean. Compound view of the character outline, deep and straight, bulging natural degree, clean and neat, the wheel edges are trimmed in place, showing the appearance of the sample money should have. Obviously, looking at the casting body, the regular casting of this product shows that it is produced by the Bao Ji Guan Furnace, and it is no different, and its door is open again, and there is nothing to say.
Look again at the rust phase. This product is a ripe pit rust phase, the money body is rustless, but most of it is wrapped in a pulp shell. Its serous shell can be felt very sophisticated, it can be described as a familiar glance, and the distribution is also dark and shallow, natural and not monotonous. Carefully examine its slurry, tight and solid. Looking at its material, it is brass texture, and the copper color is mature. Therefore, there is no need to repeat it, the rust recognition pulp, the appearance of the rust pulp of this product, can be described as a natural and natural school, pseudo can not reach, its door does not knock on its own, not under the words.
In summary, a bit of appreciation, a little bit of knowledge, it is not difficult to see this "Xianfeng Yuan Baby Thistle DangBai" big money, when it is a product that opens the door at a glance, there is no doubt that it is a good product. As mentioned above, although this money has a spectrum, because the minting period of the treasure thistle is very short, the product is thin, and it is not easy to collect today. In particular, sample money is rare and rare in public exhibitions, so it is more worth cherishing and collecting.
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