祥符元宝（公元1008-1016）宋真宗祥符年间公元1008年铸行，距今约1000年。“祥符”乃祥瑞的符命，表福，祥符元宝祥符元宝禄，寿之意，富有祥瑞满溢之气，是名副其实的“吉祥符”。自古以来，“祥符元宝”就是有名的“吉祥钱”，当时很多青年男女把它作为定情的信物互相交换，直到今天，有些地区还保留着这一风俗习惯。中国古代钱币之一。北宋真宗 赵恒，祥符年间（公元1008-1016）铸行，距今约1000年。相传祥符元宝与从宋朝铸造的“祥符元宝”就可以看出，其制作精良，书体真书，遒劲有力，据说还系宋真宗赵恒亲笔御书。钱文字形笔划较为粗壮，书意率真古朴，让人感觉到此祥符钱的地道书意，端庄而本真，神韵盎然。祥符”乃祥瑞的符命，表福，禄，寿之意，富有祥瑞满溢之气，是名副其实的“吉祥符”。古钱上的锈色应为土锈，土和钙镁盐的混合物，或土和铜锈的混合物。其钱文楷书旋读，形制中穿厚肉，铜质精良，制作规整；其目前存世较为少见，是十分难得的古铜币。真宗大中祥符年间，因铁钱质重，交易不便，益州出现了由十六家富商主持发行的纸币交子，以代替铁钱流通。后因滥发之故，信用受阻，造成贬值。仁宗天圣二年，始置益州交子务，改由官办。是品“祥符元宝”折十铁母，系益州铸大铁钱时所制，是用来翻铸大铁钱的模具范本，而非流通货币。

 

千百年来，古钱币历经沧桑，存世数量越来越少，投资价值日益升高，近十年来，古钱币市场行情一路走高，特别是一些中高端古钱币十分抢手，至2009年，已经出现十分惊人的涨幅。如今已增值数百倍以上，且仍在不断上涨之中，这一现象值得广大集币爱好者关注。
北宋是我国古代盛行年号钱的时代。北宋年号钱铸造时间长，几乎贯穿整个王朝始终；种类多，接近历代所铸年号钱的五分之一；数量大，铸币量超出唐代20倍，至今还有大量存世；铸工精良，钱文书体丰富，还出现了皇帝亲自书写钱文的年号钱，艺术价值高。
北宋古钱币版别特殊的珍品钱仍相当罕见，许多版式百数十年间仅昙花一现。宋钱文化也同样影响巨大，意义深远：古代的日本、朝鲜、越南、印尼等亚洲诸多国家和地区流通的主要货币就是远舶而来的“宋钱”，并影响其后来的钱制。宋钱的流用，远及亚洲、欧洲和非洲许多地区。古钱上的锈色应为土锈，土和钙镁盐的混合物，或土和铜锈的混合物。其钱文楷书旋读，形制中穿厚肉，铜质精良，制作规整；其目前存世较为少见，是十分难得的古铜币。中国的吉祥钱又称花钱，源于汉代。早期主要是民间自娱自乐的一种玩钱，民间把这种钱俗称为“花钱”。它是中国人对于生活的美好向往，寄托了最纯真朴实的愿望。

古铜币是大众收藏品，收藏者有一定数量，前期国内各区域都有实力型买家介入板块，在一定程度上控制了市场供货量，导致其价格快速走高。同时，古铜币的价值也在同步上升。从藏家和市民的接受程度看，预计后期它的价格还将继续上涨。这些珍稀的古铜币记载了我国一段的历史，具有重要的文化意义和收藏价值。

Xiangfu Yuanbao (1008-1016 A.D.) was cast in 1008 A.D. during the reign of emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, about 1000 years ago“ "Auspicious Fu" is auspicious Fu Ming, a symbol of happiness, auspicious Fu Yuanbao, auspicious Fu yuanbaolu, meaning longevity, full of auspicious atmosphere, is worthy of the name of "auspicious Fu". Since ancient times, "Xiangfu Yuanbao" has been known as "lucky money". At that time, many young men and women exchanged it as a token of their love. To this day, some areas still retain this custom. One of the ancient Chinese coins. Zhao Heng, Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, was cast in the reign of Xiangfu (1008-1016 AD), about 1000 years ago. Xiangfu Yuanbao and the "Xiangfu Yuanbao" from the Song Dynasty can be seen that its production is excellent, the style of the book is real, powerful, it is said that it was also written by Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. The strokes of Qian's characters are relatively thick, and the meaning of the book is frank and simple, which makes people feel the authentic meaning of the book, dignified and authentic, and full of verve. "Auspicious symbol" is the symbol of auspicious fortune, which means happiness, wealth and longevity. It is full of auspicious atmosphere and is worthy of the name of "auspicious symbol". The rust color on ancient coins should be soil rust, a mixture of soil and calcium magnesium salt, or a mixture of soil and copper rust. The regular script of Qian Wen was read in rotation, with thick meat in shape, fine copper and regular production; It is a rare ancient copper coin. During the reign of emperor Zhenzong, due to the heavy quality of iron coins and inconvenient trading, there appeared in Yizhou paper money jiaozi, which was issued by 16 rich merchants to replace the circulation of iron coins. Later, because of the overuse, credit was blocked, resulting in devaluation. Renzong Tiansheng two years, began to set up Yizhou jiaozi affairs, by the official. It was made by Yizhou during the casting of the big iron coin. It was used as a mold model for the casting of the big iron coin instead of currency.

For thousands of years, the number of ancient coins has gone through vicissitudes, with fewer and fewer surviving coins and increasing investment value. In the past decade, the market of ancient coins has gone up all the way, especially some middle and high-end ancient coins are very popular. By 2009, there has been a very amazing increase. Now it has increased by hundreds of times, and is still rising. This phenomenon deserves the attention of the majority of coin collectors.

The Northern Song Dynasty was the time when the year money was popular in ancient China. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the coinage of Nian Hao Qian lasted for a long time, almost throughout the whole dynasty; There are many kinds of coins, which are close to one fifth of the coins of the previous dynasties; The amount of coins is 20 times more than that of Tang Dynasty, and there are still a large number of coins in existence; It is of high artistic value because of its excellent foundry, rich style and the year number of Qian written by the Emperor himself.

Money, a special treasure of the ancient coins of the Northern Song Dynasty, is still quite rare, and many of its forms are only a flash in the pan for hundreds of years. Song Dynasty money culture also has great influence and far-reaching significance: the main currency circulating in many Asian countries and regions such as Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia in ancient times was "Song Dynasty money", which came from abroad and influenced its later money system. The circulation of Song Dynasty's money extended far to Asia, Europe and Africa. The rust color on ancient coins should be soil rust, a mixture of soil and calcium magnesium salt, or a mixture of soil and copper rust. The regular script of Qian Wen was read in rotation, with thick meat in shape, fine copper and regular production; It is a rare ancient copper coin. Chinese lucky money, also known as spending money, originated in the Han Dynasty. In the early days, it was mainly a kind of money playing, which was commonly known as "spending money". It is the Chinese people's yearning for a better life, reposing the most pure and simple wishes.

Ancient copper coin is a popular collection, with a certain number of collectors. In the early stage, there were powerful buyers in various regions of China to intervene in the plate, which controlled the market supply to a certain extent and led to the rapid rise of its price. At the same time, the value of ancient copper coins is also rising. From the acceptance of collectors and the public, it is expected that its price will continue to rise in the future. These rare ancient copper coins record a period of history in China, and have important cultural significance and collection value.