Da Ming Hongzhi Year Silver Coin
*本次藏品 大明弘治年寿字银币
典藏尺寸：直径58.9mm 重量70g
大明弘治寿字银币，从形制看，显然是受西洋银元的影响而仿制的。大明弘治寿字银币在宋志强编的《中国古钱币库》中有拓本；在华光普1998年《中国花钱目录》中，也有一个拓本，两个拓本钱币外径大小不同，有边廓，钱文相同，系两种版别。这种仿西洋铸制银元也可称为银饼，清道光年间有福建漳州军饷银饼、台湾寿星银饼，咸丰年间有王永盛银饼，这两枚弘治寿字银饼要比上述银饼早了三百多年。所以，可以毫不含糊地说，这是我国最早的仿西洋铸制银元。
大明弘治纹银寿字银币开创了我国仿西洋银元的先河，在我国银元史上应占一席重要的位置。纹银在推动当时的社会进步、改善经济结构、促进民生发展及国际商品贸易等方面起到了举足轻重的作用。
From the perspective of form, the Da Ming Hongzhi Shou silver coin was obviously imitated under the influence of Western silver coins. The Da Ming Hongzhi Shou silver coin has rubbings in the "Chinese Ancient Coin Library" edited by Song Zhiqiang; In the 1998 "Catalogue of Chinese Spending Money" by Huaguangpu, there is also a rubbings. The two rubbings have different outer diameters, edges, and the coins have the same text, belonging to two different editions. This imitation Western cast silver coin can also be called a silver cake. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, there were silver cakes for military salaries in Zhangzhou, Fujian, and silver cakes for longevity in Taiwan. During the Xianfeng period, there were silver cakes for Wang Yongsheng. These two silver cakes with the Hongzhi Shou character were more than 300 years earlier than the above-mentioned silver cakes. So, it can be said without hesitation that this is the earliest imitation of Western silver coins in China.
The silver coins with the Da Ming Hongzhi pattern and longevity characters have pioneered the imitation of Western silver coins in China, and should occupy an important position in the history of silver coins in China. Silver grain played a crucial role in promoting social progress, improving economic structure, promoting people's livelihood development, and international commodity trade at that time.
*本次藏品正面
近期我公司征集了一枚大明弘治年寿字银币，典藏尺寸：直径58.9mm，重量7.2g。藏品面文中间为楷书直读“大明弘治年”，两侧为“纹银”、“十两”，有边廓和边齿。背文为一硕大的篆书“寿”字。真篆两书规整大度，娟秀和顺，“弘治”二字与弘治十六年（1503年）所铸“弘治通宝”小平钱中的一个版别甚为相似，颇具明代书体特点。包浆深灰色，陈旧老成，字口边道光滑，磨损自然。
*本次藏品背面
背面书以较大的篆书“寿”字，钱风朴实无华，无任何纹饰，工艺，字体、均符合当时铸造的特点，这是一枚最早使用的“纹银“字样的银元，由于它的稀缺性，故有较高的收藏价值和历史价值！
Recently, our company has collected ten taels of Ming Dynasty Hongzhi silver with a diameter of 58.9mm and a weight of 7.2g. In the middle of the collection's surface text is the regular script reading "Hongzhi Year of the Ming Dynasty", with "grain silver" and "one or two" on both sides, with edges and teeth. The back text is a large seal script with the character "Shou". The two books of Zhenzhuan are well organized and elegant, with a graceful and smooth appearance. The character "Hongzhi" is very similar to a version of the "Hongzhi Tongbao" Xiaoping coin cast in the 16th year of the Hongzhi reign (1503), which has the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty calligraphy style. The paste is dark gray, old and mature, with smooth edges and natural wear and tear.
The back of the book features a large seal script with the character "Shou". The style of the money is simple and unadorned, without any decorations. The craftsmanship and font are in line with the characteristics of casting at that time. This is the earliest silver coin used with the character "grain silver". Due to its scarcity, it has high collection value and historical value!
以上藏品相关信息请与：四川君再来拍卖集团有限公司联系。
Please contact Sichuan Junzailai Auction Group Co., LTD for information about the above collections.
