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Chapter 151: Laundering money and cooking coins?Hate money!
"Okay! I'll wrap it up for you!"
The stall owner packed twenty ancient coins with white cloth and then handed the items to Lin Ran with a smile.
His eyes were spinning, he won the bet but only got a bunch of crap?
It's really strange.
Looking at Lin Ran's leaving figure, the old man felt more and more that the guy in front of him had a complicated background.
It must be a big deal!
At the same time, he also kept Lin Ran's words in mind: "Next time, you must mix genuine and fake products."
It was close to four o'clock, and the stall owners in Dongshi Valley had already closed their stalls and left one after another.
Buyers also walked out of Dongshi Valley and set off in different directions, pretending that they had never been there before. Most of them were holding goods wrapped in white or black cloth.
Unlike Panjiayuan and Liulifang, cultural relics are wrapped in Yin and Yang fabrics here, and the fabrics must be thrown away after returning.
Lin Ran walked along the path for a long time before returning to the city.
The rickshaw master was already preparing to solicit customers, and Lin Ran found a rickshaw stall.
The master was shocked.
"Guest, why are you still wearing a mask?"
Only then did Lin Ran remember that he had forgotten to take off his mask.
Return to Xialin Village and sneak into the room quietly.
I put my things under the bed and fell asleep soon.
When Lin Ran woke up, it was already 10:30 in the morning.
When she walked out of the room, she was canceled by Lin Wanjun: "You lazy idiot, I finally got up."
Lin Ran rubbed his eyes and said, "I did some physical work yesterday and was really tired. I didn't expect that I slept until now. Why didn't you call me?"
"I yelled, but mom said you have been working hard during this period and it is rare for you to sleep for a while, so she asked me not to disturb you." Lin Wanjun replied.
After a simple breakfast, Lin Ran took out the pile of corroded coins from under the bed.
This thing is really sold as junk so that no one will buy it, and the coins are inseparable from each other.
But it was also obvious that this pile of things had been collected by someone before.
Because in addition to the currency that is not suspected of being ant-nosed money, there are also coins from other dynasties mixed in.
At first glance, most of them are genuine, but the details still need to be boiled and studied.
Coin boiling, a simple method of repairing coins, is designed to deal with ancient coins that stick together.
Lin Ran brought a copper basin and threw the money into it.
Then go to the yard to boil water and open the lid.
Blanching coins is not just about pouring boiling water in. High temperature is also a condition for chemical reactions, which may cause oxidation or damage to the coins.
So the temperature needs to be controlled.
Boiling water at about [-] degrees is most suitable, but now there is no thermometer, so you can only feel it with your hands.
Lin Ran turned on the hot water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Then pour a little and touch it with your fingers, the temperature is just right.
Pour the water into the basin and pour it on the copper coins, making a "squeaking" sound.
Lin Ran only added a thin layer of water, which just reached the bottom of the coin lump.
Taking advantage of the break of soaking in water, Lin Ran ran to the kitchen and brought in the vinegar.
Pour vinegar into hot water and mix according to a fixed ratio.
Look at the surface of the coin bubbling.
Mixed with hot water, the vinegar reacts chemically with substances on the surface of the coin.
Small bubbles began to appear on the coins in the basin, and after a while, the water became turbid.
Lin Ran immediately poured out the coppery water and replaced it with a new one.
After repeating the operation four times, the water is no longer changed, but water is added continuously.
The chemical reaction in the basin has not stopped, and the water added has been contaminated by rust and turned turbid.
There was a "pop" sound, and the sound of rust falling off came, and Lin Ran stopped pouring boiling water.
Lin Ran's expression was still serious.
Quickly fish the coins out of the rusty water.
Next to it is the basin of soapy water he prepared.
Throw the coins in quickly.
This time the reaction was louder and obvious sounds could be heard.
Lin Ran waited for a while.
The rusty coins fell apart in a snap!
He immediately grabbed a handful of coins and threw them into cold water to cool down.
After the rust removal, some of the words on the copper coins have been completely corroded, but most of them are clearly visible.
He first picked up the ant nose coin, and the "disorder" on it was clearly visible.
Of course, there were more than 20 coins in this pile, and Lin Ran looked at it carefully.
"Five Elements Great Cloth, Taiping Tongbao, Guangxu Yuanbao..."
Lin Ran counted them one by one and couldn't help but feel a little surprised!
Although the five-element cloth belongs to Meiquan, most of the existing five-element cloths are common products.
Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It could be minted by [-] money saving bureaus across the country, and the name of the province was engraved on the upper edge of the front.
This pile of money includes coins from various dynasties.
It's not over yet.
Lin Ran took a toothbrush from the bathroom, dipped it in toothpaste and carefully washed the coins.
But it needs to be brushed gently, otherwise the copper coins will be damaged.
While brushing, the copper coins were appraised.
"The five-element cloth is of poor quality and worthless."
"Baoyuan Bureau makes town treasures, good quality and valuable."
"Taiping Tongbao is worthless..."
Lin Ran shook his head. They all seemed to have a good background, but they were of different quality and not worth much.
Rich people collect mainly for the amount of time they last.
During the Qing Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, the economy was developed, and a large number of copper coins existed in the world. A large number of them were among the people, so the price was also very low.
Only some currencies that are not in circulation, or have a very small circulation, have collection value.
The more Lin Ran washed, the more disappointed he became.
I originally thought I could pick up a lot of money, but now it seems that except for the ant nose money, there is probably nothing else of value.
Sighing, Lin Ran fished out a copper coin from the water.
"This Tianjuan Tongbao is in good condition, and it is a trial coin that has not been circulated among the people, so it has a certain value."
Tianjuan Tongbao is one of the Jin Dynasty's trials of casting coins. There is cinnabar between the characters "Tongbao" and the calligraphy is quiet and handsome. Later generations thought it was the imperial calligraphy of Xizong.
Lin Ran put the coin aside. This coin could be sold for about five yuan.
Picked up another one.
"Baoyuan Bureau makes money for the town treasury?"
Baoyuan Bureau's town treasury money is the most rare large overweight coin that was specially minted by the Qian Bureau in the Qing Dynasty to subdue evil and pray for good luck before the money bureau began to cast currency for circulation.
This currency can also be worth a lot of money. Lin Ran was very happy. He was ready to give up, but he didn't expect that there would be exquisite products waiting for him later.
He also washed more and more vigorously, and the coins looked brand new after passing through his hands.
There were only two coins left in the basin. I picked up the second to last one and took a look. It was another currency from the Guangxu period.
He bought this batch of currency with scrap metal money. Although he made a lot of money, he still felt unsatisfied.
Because I didn’t buy Ant Nose Money at all, the currency I thought was Ant Nose Money turned out to be just ordinary shell coins.
He was disappointed that these coins were bought from Dongshi Valley, not from places like Panjiayuan or Liulicang.
Although he is a fake country master, if you buy the real thing from him, it should be reasonably priced.
That's it.
The last one.
Lin Ran carefully took out the last copper coin from the basin.
When he saw this coin, his eyes lit up.
This is not an ordinary ancient coin, but Yan Sheng Qian!
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