光绪元宝是清朝光绪年间流通的货币之一。由湖北两广总督张之洞率先引进英国铸币机器铸造银元和铜元，之后各省纷纷仿效。共有十九个省局铸造，除中央户部，地方省所铸铜元，皆在其正面上缘镌写省名。
光绪元宝是大清光绪年流通大面值货币之首，是我国首批引进海外技术的印发流通货币，对于现今也蕴藏了一定历史意义。广东省造光绪元宝在中国近代机器铸币史上属一个大系列，其铸期历时甚长（从光绪22年—光绪34年[1896至1908年]），历经十余载，币模几经更替，即使同一铸造年份亦往往由于修模、币材、工艺技术、工厂管理等诸多因素，造成版别异常繁杂。
云南省造光绪元宝：正面：珠圈内满汉文“光绪银元”，上环“云南省造”， 下环“库平七千二分” 内圈“光绪元宝”四个字，字体俊秀。 [光]字最后一笔竖弯勾，做了一个鸟的造型，鸟嘴紧连[光]字一瞥。光绪的[绪]字中间那一瞥，仿佛刀柄，一刀刺进了[绪]字的心脏。[元]字，锤击鸟眼，有吸干大清元气之意。 [宝]字的宝盖上面一点，探出宝盖下方，字体写的柔弱飘逸。
四川省造库平七钱二分光绪元宝：正面：珠圈内镌汉文和满文“光绪元宝”字样，上缘书写“四川省造”四字，下镌“库平七钱二分”六字，两旁长寿花，内齿清晰无连齿，并齿的情况，线条清晰分明，字体为瘦金体，极其精美，为早期版本，十分稀有。
云南省造光绪元宝：钱背：正中蟠龙图，左右各一六点花星。蟠龙为短须龙，眼神灵异炯炯有神;龙鳞雕刻细密有致，腾云驾雾，身姿遒劲有力;龙爪张扬，神武有力;龙身盘踞太阳，尽展皇家威严大气。此蟠龙图 是中国所有龙洋图案银元(包括国外发行的所有银币)中，工艺最精湛，雕工最完美，浮雕感最强烈的品种，镜面平整光滑，轮廓十分清晰，犹如一条银龙呼之欲出。
四川省造库平七钱二分光绪元宝：背面：此枚光绪元宝四川省造“库平七钱二分”银币。背面蟠龙居中偏右，外圈为英文，上镌有“szechuen province”英文，两旁镌四瓣花，一说是长寿花，寓意长寿；一说则是梅花，寓意在严冬中屹立的大清帝国;下缘“:7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS”字样的英文标记,亦是象征着当年自欺欺人式的言论：与国际接轨。只是结果却变成了割地赔偿的流失了大量的银子和尊严，百年后的我们审视此藏品，却不知道看官是抱着如何的心情。
在古董收藏品领域里，永恒不变的规律就是“物以稀为贵”原则，这几乎适用于所有的收藏品类别。有一些朝代存在的时间很短暂，因此这一时期的铸钱量就不会太大，存世量自然也就稀少，能流传到现今的更是难能可贵了，现代讲究的‘爷爷藏，孙子卖’也就是收藏个五六十年价值就很高了，可以出手了，而这种老银币，流传至今已经经历了上百年的沧桑，能有如此完美的品相，是非常难得的，是值得入手的收藏级银币。
坐洋，根据1952年在人民银行内部出版的《银元图说》，其正式名称应为安南银元，亦称“坐人”、“法光”、因为这种银币正面所铸的自由女神坐像头上的花圈有光芒七束，俗称“七角”。但为了叙述方便下文仍采用“坐洋”的说法。
坐洋是旧中国时期在华流通的外国币之一，正式名称为法属印度支哪贸易铜圆，在民间又多称为“坐人”、“七角鬼”、“坐七星”等。法属印度支哪地区，相当于现在的越南、老挝和柬埔寨，坐洋主要流通在当时的上述地区，我国与印度支哪地区接壤的云南、广西地带也有流通。坐洋就是其中之一，是自1885年始有巴黎铸造的计主辅币四枚一套的铜币，虽然法国殖民主义者很早就有铸造贸易铜圆的想法，但是由于种种原因一直到1885年才正式发行了第一套坐洋铜币。
希腊自由女神坐洋：其主图为端坐的自由女神像，尽管与后来英帝国主义发行的站洋图案大相径庭，那是一个站立在船头的持戟武士，似乎在炫耀他们*力武**的强大，但是自由女神像似乎也并非善神，同样是以大量掠夺了中国和东南亚地区诸国的财富为目的。坐洋正面的主图为自由女神坐像，两侧的文字分是“FRANCAISE（法兰西）”和“REPUBLIQUE（共和国）”，下方标注发行年份1908年；背面的图案是装饰花穗及法文贸易铜圆（意思是法兰西所属的印度支哪）和标识字母。且此枚银币未清洗，保管好、包浆老道自然，为精美的绸缎底包浆，使钱整体温润，光泽柔和，此币极为稀有，具有很大的收藏价值。
钱币背面中间英文：PIASTRE DE COMMERCL ，周围绕它的是一个环形的英文 CHINEFRANGCAISE.INDO.TITRE0900.POIDS 27 GR.，字体清晰十分精美，表面有一层包浆保护，有如穿上一层外衣几乎不再氧化，便于收藏，也是鉴定新老银币的依据。
这枚钱币字迹清晰，轮廓分明，表现压力十足，钱币包浆自然，氧化银包浆呈褐黑色，压力足够，经专家鉴定为真品银币，且品相完美，无任何磕缺，损毁，变形，几乎没有磨损，是不可多得的收藏级银币。具有极高的历史研究价值，已经经济收藏价值极高，是钱币投资的一匹黑马。
袁大头是民国时期主要流通货币之一，“袁大头”是对袁世凯像系列硬币的口语俗称，严谨点说叫“袁世凯像背嘉禾银币”。北洋政府为了整顿币制，划一银币，于民国三年（1914年）二月，颁布《国币条例》十三条，决定实行银本位制度。《国币条例》规定：“以库平纯银六钱四分八厘为价格之单位，定名为圆”，“一圆银币，总重七钱二分，银八九，铜一一”，“一圆银币用数无限制”，即以一圆银币为无限法偿的本位贷币。根据这一规定，于1914年12月及1915年2月， 先后由造币总厂及江南造币厂开铸一圆银币，币面镌刻袁世凯头像，俗称“袁头币”或“袁大头”。
清朝灭亡之后，1912年4月袁世凯出任大总统。北洋政府鉴于当时铸币、纸币十分复杂，流通的中外货币在百种以上，规格不一，流通混乱，折算繁琐，民众积怨，同时也想借助货币改制以解决军费问题，便决定铸发国币。袁世凯为了提高自己的统治地位，把他的头像铸于币面，“袁大头”由此而来。
民国三年袁大头：背嘉禾二本，左右交互，下系结带，中铸“壹圆”二字。这些年，在银元收藏界，有一个名字，始终不乏耳闻，那就是“袁大头”，特别是这几年，随着金银价格走强以及市场的火爆，许多老银元的市场价格都有了多倍的涨幅，其中部分版本特殊，品相良好，存世稀少的珍品，更是不可估量。
嘉禾”，美禾，茁壮之禾，硕大之禾，祥瑞之禾也。东汉许慎《说文》云：“禾，嘉谷也。以二月而种，八月始熟，得时之中，故谓之禾。”王充《论衡·讲瑞篇》云：“嘉禾生于禾中，与禾中异穗，谓之嘉禾。”古人多以“嘉禾”为祥瑞之物，与甘露醴泉并称。如班固《汉书·公孙弘传》云：“甘露降，风雨时，嘉禾兴。”也就是生长得特别茁壮的禾稻，古人视嘉禾图案为吉祥的象征。
在中国钱币上就有嘉禾图案，现在国徽上就有，最典型的嘉禾纹样就是“袁大头”上的背后的嘉禾图案。
袁大头中的极品民国三年袁大头，这一年的袁大头发行量最少，因为他在当时是一个错版的存在，一般的袁大头都是七个字，多了一个‘造’字，在所有袁大头中只有民国三年的袁大头是没有造字的，再看红圈所标记处，民字是多一点的，这也是与其它钱币很大的一个区别，下方红圈标记处，我们可以看到袁大头人像与内齿接触的地方是少一个内齿的，这也是内行人鉴定钱币真假重要的一点，这枚钱币整圈就少这一个内齿，当时的目的就为了来防伪的，而后期仿制的钱币是没有注意到这个细节的。
钱币收藏历来就讲究：藏‘绝’三年袁大头是整个袁大头系列里的一‘绝’其收藏价值极高，而且钱币第二侧重点就是看品相，这二枚银币，包浆自然，整体规整，字体清晰，图案精美，无任何磕缺，变形，品相完美，是馆藏级别的银币。
英文翻译：Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei, Guangdong and Guangdong, took the lead in introducing The British coinage machine to cast silver and copper coins, which was followed by other provinces. A total of nineteen provincial bureaus are cast. In addition to the central ministry of Household affairs, the local provinces cast copper yuan, which is engraved on the front edge of the province.
Guangxu Yuanbao is the first of the large denominaries in circulation in the Guangxu year of the Qing Dynasty. It is the first of the printed and circulated currencies that introduced overseas technology in China. It also contains a certain historical significance for today. Guangdong province made guangxu silver piece in the history of modern Chinese machine COINS belong to a big series, the casting period lasted very long (in the guangxu 34 years guangxu 22 years - [1896] 1908), after more than ten years, coin change several times, even if the same year also often since repairing mold, material, technology, factory management, and many other factors, causing abnormal bottle multifarious.
Yunnan Province made Guangxu yuanbao: the front: the bead ring inside the Manchu Chinese "Guangxu Silver yuan", the upper ring "Made in Yunnan Province", the lower ring "Kuping seven thousand two" inner ring "Guangxu Yuanbao" four characters, the font is beautiful. The last stroke of the word "light" is a vertical hook, which makes a bird's beak close to the word "light". Guangxu [xu] word in the middle of that glance, as if the hilt, a knife stabbed into the [xu] word of the heart. [yuan] word, hammer hit the bird's eye, has the meaning of sucking the vigour of the qing dynasty. The [treasure] word of the treasure cover above a point, the lower part of the treasure cover, the font written weak elegant.
In sichuan province to build library flat binary guangxu seven money wing: positive: bead circle engrave Chinese and manchu words "guangxu silver piece", on the edge to write "made in sichuan province" four words, engrave the "library flat seven binary" mani, macrobian flower, internal tooth clear no teeth, and teeth, line is clear, clear font for ShouJinTi, extremely elegant, as the early version, is very rare.
Yunnan Province made guangxu yuanbao: money back: middle flat dragon diagram, left and right each six flower stars. Flat dragon for the short beard dragon, eyes bright bright; The dragon scales are carved in fine detail, and the body is strong and powerful. Dragon claw publicity, powerful; The dragon's body encircles the sun, displaying the royal majesty atmosphere. This flat dragon diagram is China all the dragon pattern silver yuan (including all the silver coins issued by foreign countries), the most exquisite craft, the most perfect carver, the most strong sense of floating variety, smooth mirror surface, the outline is very clear, like a silver dragon.
Sichuan Province made kuping seven money two cents Guangxu yuanbao: back: this guangxu yuanbao Sichuan Province made "Kuping seven money two cents" silver coin. On the back of the dragon center right, the outer ring is English, on which there is "Szechuen province" English, on both sides of the four petals, one is longevity flower, meaning longevity; One is plum blossom, meaning standing in the cold winter of the Qing Empire; The lower edge of the ":7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS" in English, is also a symbol of the self-deception of the speech: international standards. But the result turned into a loss of land compensation of a large amount of silver and dignity, a hundred years later we look at this collection, but do not know how to look at the mood.
In the field of antique collectibles, the immutable rule is "less is more", which applies to almost all categories of collectibles. Some dynasties is only short time, so the amount of cast money during this period will not too big, only a natural are few and far between, can the spread now is more important, the modern exquisite 'grandfather hid, sell' grandson also is a five hundred and sixty collection value is high, can make moves, and this kind of old COINS, circulated has experienced hundreds of years of vicissitudes of life, It is very rare to have such a perfect appearance, and it is a collectible grade silver coin worth acquiring.
Janyang, according to the "Picture of Silver Dollar" published in the People's Bank of China in 1952, its official name should be Annan Silver dollar, also known as "sitting person", "Fa Guang", because the wreath on the head of the statue of Liberty cast on the front of this silver coin has seven bundles of light, commonly known as "seven horns". But for the sake of narrative convenience below still adopt "sit abroad" the expression.
It was one of the foreign coins in circulation in China in the old China period. Its official name was French Indian branch trade copper coin, and it was also known as "sitting man", "seven-horn ghost" and "sitting seven stars" among the people. The French Indian Branch region, equivalent to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia today, was mainly circulated in the above areas at that time, China and the Border with the Indian branch region of Yunnan, Guangxi also had circulation. The first set of coins was issued in 1885, although the French colonialists had the idea of casting trade copper circles for a long time, due to various reasons.
Greek statue of liberty by ocean: its main here, sit the statue of liberty, although with later issued by British imperialism stand the pattern is different, it is a standing in the bow of a halberd warrior, seems to be showing off their powerful force, but the statue of liberty is not good, god is also a lot of plundering the wealth in China and the countries of southeast Asia, for the purpose. The main picture on the front is the statue of The Statue of Liberty. The words on both sides are "FRANCAISE" and "REPUBLIQUE", and the year of publication is marked below. The pattern on the back is decorated with flower tassels and French trade coppers (meaning The Indo branch to which France belongs) and logo letters. And this silver coin has not been cleaned, kept well, and the patching is natural. It is a fine satin base patching, which makes the money warm and soft, and the gloss is soft. This coin is very rare and has great collection value.
Middle of the back of the coin PIASTRE DE COMMERCL, it is a ring around the English CHINEFRANGCAISE. INDO. TITRE0900. 27 GR POIDS., clear font is very exquisite, the surface with a layer of wrapped slurry protection, like wearing a coat almost no longer oxidation, facilitate the collection, It is also the basis for the identification of new and old silver coins.
The handwriting of this coin is clear, the outline is clear, the performance is full of pressure, the coin slurry is natural, the silver oxide slurry is brown and black, the pressure is enough, and the expert has identified it as a genuine silver coin, and the appearance is perfect, without any knock, damage, deformation, almost no wear, and it is a rare collection of silver coins. It has a very high historical research value and has a very high economic collection value. It is a dark horse of coin investment.
Yuan Datou is one of the main circulating currencies in the Period of the Republic of China. "Yuan Datou" is a colloquial name for yuan Shikai's series of coins, which is called "Yuan Shikai's back Jiahe silver coin". In order to rectify the currency system, the Beiyang government standardized one silver coin. In February, the third year of the Republic of China (1914), it promulgated the thirteen Articles of the National Currency Regulations and decided to implement the silver standard system. According to the National Currency Regulations, "the price unit of kuping pure silver is six cents and eight cents, and the name is yuan"; "one yuan silver coin, with a total weight of seven cents and two cents, eight and nine silver coins and one copper coin"; "The number of a yuan silver coin is unlimited"; that is, one yuan silver coin is the standard currency for the unlimited payment. According to this regulation, in December 1914 and February 1915, a dollar silver coin was opened and engraved on the face of Yuan Shikai by the mint general Factory and the Jiangnan Mint, commonly known as "Yuan Tou coin" or "Yuan Datou".
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai became president in April 1912. In view of the complexity of coinage and paper money at that time, the circulation of more than 100 kinds of Chinese and foreign currencies, different specifications, chaotic circulation, complicated conversion, public resentment, and also wanted to solve the military expenditure problem with the help of currency reform, the Beiyang government decided to coin national coins. In order to improve his ruling position, Yuan Shikai cast his head on the currency surface, from which "Yuan Datou" came.
The republic of China three years yuan Datou: back jiahe two, left and right interaction, under the tie belt, cast "one round" two words. Over the years, in the silver collection area, has a name, is not always hear, that is "big head" yuan, especially in recent years, as the gold and silver price strength and market, and many there were more than the market price of the old silver dollar rise, some of these special version, good appearance, only rare treasures, is immeasurable.
Jiahe ", the United States and wo, wo healthy, huge wo, auspicious wo also. Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty said in his Shuo Wen: "He, Jia Gu also. In February and planted, in August beginning to ripe, in the time, so that the grass." Wang Chong "on heng · lecui" cloud: "Jiahe was born in he, and he in the different ear, called jiahe." The ancients take "Jiahe" as a auspicious thing, and the Ganlu Li Spring. For example, ban Gu's "Biography of Gongsun Hong in the Book of The Han Dynasty" said, "When the manna falls, the wind and rain, jiahe xing." In other words, the rice grows particularly strong, and the ancients regarded the pattern of Jiahe as a symbol of auspiciousness.
There are jiahe patterns on Chinese coins, and now there are on the national emblem. The most typical Jiahe pattern is the jiahe pattern on the back of "Yuan Datou".
Big head, big head in need three years of the republic of China yuan yuan this bulk circulation of at least one year of yuan, because he was a wrong version of the existence of general yuan big head is seven words, more than a "made" word, in only three years of the republic of China of all bulk yuan yuan big head there is no word, take a look at the red circle marked place, people of the word is a little more, Which is with the rest of the money, a big difference between the red circle below, we can see the big head portrait and internal tooth contact yuan is less an inner gear, it is also a professional identification of true and false coin important, this coin, the less it inside a tooth, then came to the purpose of anti-counterfeiting, and generic coin is late didn't pay attention to the details.
Coin collecting is exquisite, hid 'no' three years of big head big head series is the yuan yuan a 'no' in the very high collection value, and coin the second focus is the appearance, the two silver COINS, patina natural, whole is neat, clear font, beautifully designed, cutting without any deficiency, deformation, quality perfect, it is silver coin collection level.