【藏品名稱】：北洋造光緒元寶
[collection name]: Guangxu Yuanbao made in Beiyang
【藏品類別】：錢幣
[collection type]: Coins
【藏品簡介】：光緒元寶是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一。由湖北兩廣總督張之洞率先引進英國鑄幣機器鑄造銀元和銅元，之后各省紛紛仿效。共有十九個省局鑄造，除中央戶部，地方省所鑄銅元，皆在其正面上緣鐫寫省名。
[collection introduction]: Guangxu Yuanbao is one of the currency circulating during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Guangdong provinces, took the lead in introducing British coining machines to mint silver and copper dollars. Later, all provinces followed suit. A total of 19 provincial bureaus cast copper coins. Except for the central household department, the provincial names were engraved on the upper edge of the obverse.
光緒元寶是大清光緒年大面值貨幣之首，是我國首批引進海外技術的印發貨幣，對于現今也蘊藏了一定歷史意義。北洋造光緒元寶北洋龍洋在中國近代機器鑄幣史上屬一個大系列，其鑄期歷時甚長（從光緒22年—光緒34年[1896至1908年]），歷經十余載，幣模幾經更替，即使同一鑄造年份亦往往由于修模、幣材、工藝技術、工廠管理等諸多因素，造成版別異常繁雜。
Guangxu Yuanbao is the first large denomination currency in the year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. It is the first batch of printing and issuing currency to introduce overseas technology in China, which also contains a certain historical significance for today. Beiyang made Guangxu Yuanbao Beiyang Longyang belongs to a large series in the history of modern machine coinage in China. Its coinage period lasts for a long time (from Guangxu 22nd year to Guangxu 34th year [1896-1908]). After more than ten years, the coin mold has been replaced several times. Even in the same casting year, the edition is often complicated due to many factors such as mold repair, coin material, technology, factory management and so on.
此枚北洋造光緒元寶為29年版。銀幣正面中央珠圈內鐫滿漢文“光緒元寶”四字，珠圈外上端鐫漢文“北洋造”，下端鐫幣值“庫平七錢二分”，左右兩端各鐫一個圓點。銀幣背面中央鐫蟠龍圖，上環鐫英文“光緒29年”，下鐫英文“北洋”，左右兩端稍下側各鐫一個圓點。背面蟠龍向右旋轉10°，是一枚不可多得的錯版錢幣。
This Beiyang made Guangxu ingot is a 29 year edition. The central bead circle on the front of the silver coin is engraved with the Chinese word "Guangxu Yuanbao", the upper end of the bead circle is engraved with the Chinese word "made in Beiyang", the lower end is engraved with the currency value "Kuping seven coins and two cents", and a dot is engraved on the left and right ends. On the back of the silver coin, a picture of a coiled dragon is engraved in the center, the English "year 29 of Guangxu" is engraved on the upper ring, the English "Beiyang" is engraved on the lower ring, and a dot is engraved on the lower side of the left and right ends. The coiled dragon on the back rotates 10 ° to the right, which is a rare wrong edition coin.
此北洋造光緒元寶直徑3.91cm，重量為26.7g。錢幣保存完好，包漿自然，做工精致，品相上乘。文字鼓凸，筆劃紋飾滾圓深竣，楷書文字書法極為端莊大氣，間架結構平衡舒展。蟠龍圖案，眼神靈異炯炯有神，龍鱗排列細密有致且珍珠紋粒粒無虛無粘，龍爪張揚，遒勁有力。邊齒標準，圈齒凸起，顆粒清晰，地章平整，光滑如板。
This Beiyang made Guangxu Yuanbao has a diameter of 3.91cm and a weight of 26.7g. The coins are well preserved, naturally wrapped, exquisitely crafted and of high quality. The characters are bulging, the stroke patterns are round and deep, the regular script characters and calligraphy are very dignified and atmospheric, and the shelf structure is balanced and stretched. The pattern of a coiled dragon has a vivid and bright look in its eyes. The Dragon scales are arranged in a fine and coherent manner, and the Pearl grains are free of nothingness and stickiness. The Dragon claws are publicized and powerful. The side teeth are standard, the ring teeth are convex, the particles are clear, and the ground chapter is flat and smooth as a plate.
錯版錢幣即為在我國古代制造錢幣的模具上出現了錯誤，導致制成的錢幣也出現了錯誤。因為古錢幣代表當時朝代君王的權威，出現差錯的情況少之。金屬鑄幣要經過設計、制模及鑄造三個環節，這種錯版幣一經發現，多被政府有關部門明令收回銷毀，但往往有少量“漏網之魚”流入社會，錯版幣可遇不可求，錢幣出廠都要經過嚴格的檢驗程序，出錯的概率通常在百萬分之一到千萬分之一。符合“物以稀為貴”的收藏原則。于是這些錯版幣便成為人們競相追逐的珍品，因而備受錢幣收藏者的青睞。隨著整個收藏市場的火熱，越來越多的投資開始關注錯版幣。
The wrong edition of coins means that there are mistakes in the mold of making coins in ancient China, resulting in the wrong coins. Because the ancient coins represented the authority of the kings of the dynasty at that time, there were few mistakes. Metal coins have to go through three links: design, molding and casting. Once found, most of these misprinted coins are explicitly ordered to be recovered and destroyed by relevant government departments. However, a small number of "fish out of the net" often flow into the society. Misprinted coins can not be found. Coins leave the factory through strict inspection procedures, and the probability of error is usually one in a million to one in ten million. In line with the collection principle of "rare things are expensive". Therefore, these misprinted coins have become treasures that people are chasing, so they are favored by coin collectors. With the popularity of the whole collection market, more and more investors began to pay attention to the wrong currency.
此類錯版古錢幣收藏所遵循的原則是少、新、奇，也就是罕見的奇特之物就具備極高的收藏意義，決定這類藏品價值的關鍵所在。此枚錢幣實屬不可再生的貨幣，升值空間潛力極大，并且蘊含著濃厚的歷史氣息，這么好的藏品升值空間自然不言而喻。而這一枚更是其中的錯版幣，更顯其珍貴，是不可多得的珍品。
The principle followed by the collection of this kind of wrong edition ancient coins is few, new and strange, that is, rare and strange things have high collection significance, which is the key to determine the value of this kind of collection. This coin is a non renewable currency with great appreciation potential and contains a strong historical flavor. It is self-evident that such a good collection has appreciation space. And this one is one of the wrong edition coins, which is more precious and a rare treasure.
