This was not the currency of a European country, but the earliest coin of the United States.
If the shop owner was more attentive, he would be willing to clean them up.
He should be able to find the letters on the back of the coin. Part of it read " AMERICAN RESS ", which meant the Congress of the United States.
The reason why Chu Feng could recognize it at a glance was because of its uniqueness.
First, it was made of a mixture of tin, brass, and silver, and its surface had a special metallic luster.
Secondly, it had three rings on its front:
They were the center ring, with a sundial and sunlight on it. There was also a line of words "Mindful Business". Don't interpret it as "mind your own business", it should be "focus on your personal work", which meant that you should work hard.
The second round had the words " Fugio " written on it. It was a phrase in latin that meant to leave.
The last ring had the words " Continental Currence " written on it, which referred to the continental currency. It symbolized that this coin was issued by the US Congress, so it was also called the Continental Dollar.
On the back of the coin were 13 interlocked rings, symbolizing the 13 states when North America was first established.
The two rings in the middle wrote " WeareOne " and " American Congress ".
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Many memories of these coins appeared in Chu Feng's mind.
If this was just a coin used during the American independence period, then the Continental Dollar would not be worth much.
The reason why it could make Chu Feng so anxious to take it down.
The first reason was that it was created for the birth of a new America.
The second and most important reason was that although this coin was designed as an official currency and was used to circulate in the 13 Northern Provinces, it was impossible to ensure the huge amount of silver needed to cast the coin. In fact, the Continental Dollar had never really circulated.
At that time, more Americans used mainland paper money, which was extremely cheap.
Continental coins were abandoned by the people at that time. However, more than 200 years later, these coins had become rare.
In 2014, a type of Continental Dollar that only had four pieces in existence was sold at an auction for a sky-high price of more than 1.4 million dollars.
Chu Feng had noticed two of the 19 coins.
Therefore, it was already very rare for him to be able to calm down and buy it without panicking.
After all, all of his assets added together were less than 500,000 dollars.
It might not even be a third of the coin's current price.
More importantly, there might be even more valuable coins among these 19 coins.
Chu Feng rushed back to the hotel with excitement.
When he realized that his tools were still in the car, he went to find Feng Zewei.
"Xiao Wei, open the door." Chu Feng didn't care what the other party was doing and hurriedly knocked on the door.
After all, it was worth millions of dollars. No matter how calm he was, he could not help but feel excited.
"Chicken feathers? Fortunately, I'm not doing anything. Otherwise, wouldn't I be wilted by you?”After waiting for a while, Feng Zewei ran to open the door.
"Go downstairs and get my toolbox from the car," Chu Feng quickly said.”
"What are you doing in the middle of the night? The auction hasn't even started yet. Why do you need a toolbox?”Feng Zewei complained with some dissatisfaction.
"I just went out and got some good stuff.”Chu Feng explained simply.
Hearing this, Feng Zewei instantly perked up.""What is it?"
"Hurry up and bring it up. You'll know later.”Chu Feng did not say anything else.
"Okay, right away!" Looking at Chu Feng's expression, Feng Zewei understood that the good thing that he was talking about should not be ordinary good. Otherwise, he would not be so excited.
Chu Feng returned to his room and laid a towel on the table.
Then, he placed the 19 coins in the box on top of it one by one and observed them carefully.
"Dong dong dong!" After a while, there was a knock on the door.
Chu Feng turned around and asked vigilantly,""Who is it?"
"I, your Brother Wei Ge." The person who knocked on the door was naturally Feng Zewei.
Only then did Chu Feng open the door.
"Brother Feng, what is it? It's like a secret agent meeting." Feng Zewei asked curiously.
"Come and see for yourself." Chu Feng took the toolbox from the other party.
He rummaged through the bag and found some tools that he had bought when he went to the archaeology department for free classes.
"What is this? Ancient copper coins?" Feng Zewei looked at the neatly placed coins and asked with some doubt.
"Not copper coins, coins." Chu Feng corrected.
"What's the difference? And how much can this thing be worth?"
"The difference is that copper coins are made of copper, while coins are made of different materials.”Chu Feng explained seriously," As for how much it's worth, you can search for American Continental Dollars online.”
"Isn't it that ridiculous?”Feng Zewei opened his phone to search in disbelief.
Chu Feng placed the restoration tools on the table and began to use the carving knife to remove some excess rust. At the same time, he used a brush to carefully clean the coin.
If it was in the past, he would never have dared to do it.
It was only with the help of the Inner Cultivation Technique and Mysterious Jade Hand that he dared to try.
“艹! Is it that valuable?" At this time, Feng Zewei also found information about Continental Dollars and shouted in disbelief,"One is worth more than a million knives?"
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