Last Saturday, just after dawn, Yang Xinghua arrived at the collection market in Hangzhou early. In the face of those familiar businesses, he said, "is there a plum blossom? I believe many people are not unfamiliar with the 5-jiao coins, but inadvertently these coins have soared in value. Do you know how much a 5-jiao coin is worth?
Yang Xinghua's plum blossom refers not to the traditional flowers, but to the 50 cent coins that accompanied the growth of the post-90s. Because the coins are printed with the plum blossom pattern and the Arabic numeral 5, it is also known as the 50 cent plum blossom. In the past half a month, the value of the five corners of plum blossom has soared. In 1993, the rarest five corners of plum blossom, the brand-new one has reached 70 yuan, 140 times of its face value. In other years, the five corners of plum blossom also rose in varying degrees, and the supply was in short supply.
In terms of quantity, it's not rare at all. It can be found in the vegetable market, supermarket and other places. In terms of distribution time, it doesn't have such a long history. Why is it so popular?
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Yang Xinghua, who is engaged in software development in Hangzhou, is a collection enthusiast. With the advantage of being close to Hangzhou's collection market, he will visit the collection market with his friends on weekends. Ancient coins and commemorative coins were once the main objects of Yang Xinghua's collection and investment. However, since 2014, he has gradually become fascinated with the collection of coins, among which the five corners of plum blossom are the main characters.
"From 1991 to 2001, the five corners of plum blossom have been issued for 11 years, the earliest of which was 1991, and now it is 26 years old. It can be said that they grew up with the post-90s. In 2014, I just played with my friends, but I didn't expect that it would last for three years. Yang Xinghua recalled that in three years, he bought a lot of plum 5 jiao, which was the majority in 1993. The reason is that 1993 was the rarest year.
Due to the short distribution time and a certain amount of life, in the collection market, there are not many groups who pay attention to the five corners of plum blossom, so for a long time, Yang Xinghua did not deliberately buy a large number of them. However, in the past half a month, he has found that the five corners of Meihua have become popular all the way, and the demand of major collection websites has exceeded the demand. He feels that the momentum is not right.
'like the brand new 93 plum blossom, one has reached 70 yuan. Even after the circulation of 93 plum blossom, the price of a single one has reached 18 yuan. In addition, in 1991 and 1994, the five corners of Meihua rose significantly, with a 20% increase. '
Those who are fond of plum blossom and five corners call themselves "plum fans". Yang Xinghua said that because of the soaring market, 'plum fans' are looking for plum blossom everywhere. Among the five corners of plum blossom in circulation, in addition to 1993, when the price has reached 18 yuan a piece, other years are also rising. Among them, in 1991 and 1994, the market price was 6 yuan per piece, in 1992, 2.5 yuan per piece, and in the other seven years, the average price was 1 yuan per piece.
"In recent days, many friends around me are buying plum blossom, hundreds less and thousands more, mainly in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. In these years, the circulation is relatively small and the investment value is also high. 'said Yang Xinghua.