When it comes to the collection of ancient coins, we have to mention the Qing Dynasty ancient coins that have been very popular in recent years. When it comes to the Qing Dynasty ancient coins, we have to mention the very popular Kangxi Tongbao coins.
Kangxi Tongbao coins are copper coins minted by Emperor Kangxi during his reign. I believe anyone who plays ancient coins should know that Emperor Kangxi, as the longest emperor in Chinese history, reigned for 61 years. Kangxi Tongbao How much is the number of coins cast? I am based on the records in the Qing Dynasty Literature General Test written by Zhang Tingyu and others.
The Kangxi Tongbao Money was issued in 1622 in the first year of Kangxi. The casting was stopped due to lack of copper. At the same time, it was not bad for people to do copper. At the same time, we can issue it in the first year of Kangxi, even if With such a lack of copper, the number of Kangxi Tongbao coins can still reach nearly 300 million, so it is conservatively estimated that the Kangxi Tongbao coins minted during the Kangxi period exceeded 20 billion.
Excluding the coins that were destroyed or recovered due to other reasons, the entire Kangxi Tongbao coins are also very large. In such a huge volume of Kangxi Tongbao coins, which varieties or versions do we choose for collection? Everyone is welcome to share their views in the comments section.