北洋造光绪元宝库平七钱二分（34年）2018年春拍单枚拍出230万高价，2016年--2018年北洋造光绪元宝系列在线统计，在2年的时间内，北洋造光绪元宝一共有68枚拍品上拍，其中竞争最为激烈的“北洋造光绪元宝库平七钱二（34年）”分定价180万元人民币起拍，在经过11次出价后，最后以280万元的价格成交！
Beiyang Guangxu Yuan Treasury made 2.3 million yuan in spring 2018. From 2016 tthe Beiyang Guangxu Yuan Treasury series made online statistics. In two years, there were 68 pieces of Beiyang Guangxu Yuan Treasury made. Among them, the most competitive "Beiyang Guangxu Yuan Treasury made by Ping Qian 2 (34 years)" was priced at 1.8 million yuan. After the second bid, the final transaction was completed at the price of 3.2 million yuan.
北洋造光绪元宝银元在众多光绪元宝中地位价值极高，我国的辽宁，河北及山东等沿海各省，泛称为“北洋”，自广东、湖北自铸银元后，广受欢迎，朝廷亦鼓励各省仿铸。于光绪二十二年起，由当时以制造军火为主的北洋机器局附铸银元。
Beiyang Guangxu Yuanbao Yinyuan has a very high position and value among many Guangxu Yuanbao. Liaoning, Hebei and Shandong provinces along the coast of our country are generally called "Beiyang". Since the founding of Yinyuan in Guangdong and Hubei, it has been widely welcomed. The imperial court also encouraged the provinces to imitate the founding of Yinyuan. Since the 22nd year of Guangxu, silver coins have been casted by Beiyang Machinery Bureau, which mainly made weapons at that time.
光绪元宝是清朝光绪年间流通的货币之一。由湖北两广总督张之洞率先引进英国铸币机器铸造银元和铜元，之后各省纷纷仿效。共有十九个省局铸造，除中央户部，地方省所铸铜元，皆在其正面上缘镌写省名。
光绪元宝是大清光绪年流通大面值货币之首，是我国首批引进海外技术的印发流通货币，对于现今也蕴藏了一定历史意义。北洋造光绪元宝北洋龙洋在中国近代机器铸币史上属一个大系列，其铸期历时甚长（从光绪22年—光绪34年[1896至1908年]），历经十余载，币模几经更替，即使同一铸造年份亦往往由于修模、币材、工艺技术、工厂管理等诸多因素，造成版别异常繁杂。
Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies circulated during the period of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Guangdong and Guangdong provinces in Hubei, took the lead in introducing British coin machines to mint silver and copper yuan, which were followed by other provinces. There are nineteen provincial bureaus casting. Except for the central household department, the copper coins cast by local provinces are all inscribed on the upper margin of their fronts.
Guangxu Yuanbao is the first large denomination currency circulated in Guangxu year of the Great Qing Dynasty. It is the first circulation currency to introduce overseas technology in China. It also has certain historical significance for today. Beiyang Guangxu Yuanbao Beiyang Longyang belongs to a large series in the history of modern machine coinage in China. Its founding period is very long (from 22 years of Guangxu to 34 years of Guangxu. After more than ten years, the coin models have been replaced several times. Even in the same foundry year, it is often due to many factors such as repairing models, currency materials, technology, factory management and so on, resulting in unusually complicated editions.
