In the auction market, coins and stamps are generally classified as one plate, which is called "philatelic coins", but this does not mean that coins are on the edge of the auction market. "Coin" is more popular than other auction items, and it is also common to trade at other market levels besides the auction market. In the auction field, in recent years, coins are mostly scattered in various lots of porcelain miscellaneous auctions, while special auctions are concentrated in a few auction companies, such as China Guardian, Beijing Chengxuan and Beijing Huachen. Hong Kong Chunhao Auction Company also has coin auctions, but the varieties involved are basically foreign currencies. 1997 In the spring, China Guardian opened a special auction of "stamp products and coins", with remarkable performance. At present, there are still four records before 100, which was set by Guardian in the autumn auction of 1997. In recent years, the transaction rate of special coins has also shown a steady upward trend. Take China Guardian as an example, 200 1 remains at 20%-30%, which is extremely unsatisfactory and is in the "cold winter" period of coin auction; In 2002 and 2003, it was maintained at about 50% and entered a "warm spring"; Since 2004, it has been maintained at 70%-80%, and the results are relatively ideal. The performance of individual celebrities is as high as 90%. In the autumn of 2004, the special session of "Linyi Stamp Collection" even reached the transaction rate of 100%. Beijing Huachen alone held five special auctions of "philatelic products and coins". Photographed in the spring of 2002 and auctioned in the spring of 2004, there was a special auction, and the transaction rate was relatively low, hovering between 44% and 58%. Since then, there has been no special coin auction in Beijing Huachen. The real rise of the coin market began in 2004, and the overall increase in 2005 and 2006 was relatively large, frequently hitting high prices. In 2006, the special events of coins were concentrated in China Guardian and Beijing Chengxuan, with 5 and 4 special events respectively, and the turnover reached 6 1.29 million yuan and 44.229 million yuan respectively. In the auction of "Ma Dingxiang's Collection of China Coins in Past Dynasties" by China Guardian Spring, "a commemorative gold coin of Marshal Zhang in the 15th year of the Republic of China" was sold for 310.9 million yuan, which became the highest price in the coin auction of that year. In the spring of 2007, Guardian even took out the "Coin" special show separately, and set another auction place and time, which shows Guardian's confidence in the future development of the "Coin" market. Guardian * * * held four special performances, with a turnover of 56.057 million yuan. Judging from the results of shooting in the spring of 2007, the high fever in the previous two years continued, especially the high transaction price of some celebrity collections, and the transaction rate of the whole market also improved, and the response was good. In the special session of "Ma Dingxiang's Coin Collection" filmed by China Guardian Spring, the collection of "A Gold and Silver Coin on the Back of Sun Yat-sen's Gold Sample Coin" by Ma Dingxiang, a coin collector, was sold for 665,438 yuan +0.6 million yuan. This record far exceeds the auction price record of 310.9 million yuan for "Zhang commemorates a gold coin similar to a marshal in the 15th year of the Republic of China" filmed by Guardian in the spring of 2006. In addition to Ma Dingxiang, other well-known collectors in this field, including Li Anshen, Chen Daniong, Shen Zenghua and Lin Song, also have a good market response. Chengxuan set up three special performances in the spring auction in 2007, with a total turnover of 30.288 million yuan. The rapid warming of gold and silver ingots won the top spot because of the tradition of "hiding gold and cashing in" in the East since ancient times, and also because of the firm international gold and silver prices, which led to the auction price of gold and silver ingots in the art market. Gold and silver ingots have gradually entered the collection field with their unique artistic value and non-renewable and scarce quantity, which has attracted investors' attention. In the autumn of 2007, China Guardian launched the "China Gold and Silver Ingot Project" on a large scale for the first time. This topic received much attention before the auction, and the warm scene was expected as early as before. 165438+1October 1 1 is the day with the most lots. The auction of gold ingot and silver ingot will start after 6 pm. But enthusiastic buyers are not tired at all, and the market still maintains a fiery popularity. In the afternoon 12, as the finale, the five hundred and twenty silver ingots of Yongle silver bureau in the six years of Ming Dynasty really lived up to expectations. The auction started at 260,000 yuan, and the price soared. Many buyers put up signs one after another, and several of them showed their determination to win. After dozens of rounds of fierce bidding, it was finally sold for 6.5438+0.568 million yuan, and broke the world record of silver ingot auction. This five hundred and twenty silver ingot from the silver bureau of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty is the only silver ingot with the year number in the auction market at present. The inscription is detailed, the appearance is good, and it is extremely precious. As one of the twenty-four yamen in Ming Dynasty, Ginza Bureau was a workshop for making gold and silver ornaments for the imperial court. This silver ingot was made in November of the sixth year of Yongle, and the inscription shows that this ingot is NO. 1670, indicating that this kind of silver ingot was specially cast for the Ming court. Throughout the auction of gold and silver ingots, the transaction rate is quite high, and many lots are sold at a price 2 to 3 times higher than the reserve price. It can be found that although gold and silver ingots have not yet formed a large-scale collection group, their popularity can be seen, and the development space cannot be underestimated. In particular, the silver ingots, which can reflect the ancient economic and historical information of China, have also been recognized by collectors. For example, the silver ingots sold in this auction in the Ming Dynasty are important physical materials for studying the private treasury of the Ming emperor. They have high collection value, more research value, and are very precious for the first time. Therefore, they sold it at a high price of 560 thousand yuan. In addition, some auctions with unique shapes and exquisite appearance have also been favored by collectors, such as a 10,000-yuan gold ingot in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, a gold ingot with a pattern of happiness with happiness in Shanghai, and a golden cake with happiness in Guangzhou Huatai Red Gold are also wedding gifts, which have become the focus of many buyers' bidding. More than 80% gold ingots were sold this time. Twelve gold bars of Sun Yat-sen's portrait made by Mint in the Central Committee of the Republic of China were reserved by the Central Committee of the Republic of China, weighing 3 12. 1g, and stamped with "number DB 1693", "fineness 9 1.0" and "weight 10.000". It can be seen that investors pay more attention to factors such as color and weight of the lot. The high-profile mechanism currency still has unlimited space.

Modern mechanism currency is a key cultivation project of Guardian Company in recent years, which has formed a relatively fixed collection group. 165438+1October 10, as the first auction of mechanism coins, ushered in the first climax of the field only ten minutes after the opening. One or two Qing gold coins made by Guangxu Bingwu were sold at 9 18400 yuan, which became the highest price in this field. This gold coin was minted by Tianjin Mint General Factory in Guangxu thirty-two years, but it was not issued because the "gold standard exchange system" to be implemented by the government was not established. It is one of the two large gold coins minted by the Qing government. Then, another big gold coin of the Qing government, Guangxu Ding, was not one or two gold coins in the Qing Dynasty, and it also sold for 672,000. In addition, the famous collector Geng's assistant (e? Kenn) In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen's small copper coin was sold for 896,000 yuan, ranking second in this field. This coin is only seen at present, which is extremely rare. The popularity of ancient money is about to explode. In the special exhibition of ancient coins, the circular reading of Yuan De Bao Tong in Xixia was the focus of the activity, and was finally collected by a collector at a high price of 537,600 yuan. This revolving sample coin of Yuan De and Bao Tong is a famous orphan in China and a great treasure in ancient China coins. It has never been recorded, which is extremely rare. This model is a typical northwest pithead, with excellent appearance, less rust color, mottled green rust between words and increased hardness; The patina is very good and moist; Qian Wen is dense, skillful in clumsiness, and thick in coarseness; Its shape is large, the meat is thick and heavy, the copper color is close to water red, the production is standardized, and it is extremely beautiful. Just cast the sample at first. Paper money began to exert strength, and fine products were favored.

In the special session of banknotes, the plates in the Qing Dynasty and the Liberated Areas are outstanding. Among them, in the 24th year of Guangxu (1898), Guangdong General Silver Dollar of China Commercial Bank sold 3 13600 yuan. This ticket of Guangdong place name is only seen at present, but it is not described. It is a precious material for studying the modern history and finance of Guangdong, which is extremely rare. In the thirty-fifth year of the Republic of China (1946), Huaibei local bank stamped Huaihai Trading Company with 2,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan, and the valuation was only/kloc-0,000 yuan to 3,000 yuan. However, because the original 20-yuan note issued in 35 years of the Republic of China could not be issued, it was used as a promissory note of Huaihai Trading Company. From the comparison between the Spring Auction of Guardian in 2006 and the Spring Auction in 2007, there were 4 special auctions of "Coins" in 2006, with a total auction volume of 4,566 pieces, a turnover of 54.366 million yuan and a turnover rate of 76%. In the spring of 2007, there were 7 special auctions, and the auction volume was 6672, with a turnover of 86.345 million yuan and a turnover rate of 77.4%. Compared with the same period of last year, the turnover increased by 54 percentage points, while the auction amount increased by 46 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend. On the one hand, due to the market fever since 2004, the number of coin auctions has increased dramatically and the base has expanded; On the other hand, due to the successive auctions of famous collections, the overall quality of the lots has improved, so the increase in turnover and turnover rate is also expected. It can be said that the coin market is "celebrity specials drive the overall market".