Stephen Johnson held the coin, examining it meticulously.
The obverse of the coin bore the portrait of an indigenous figure adorned with many feathered headdresses, while the reverse featured a standing broad-winged eagle.
The style and workmanship were excellent; it was no replica.
After about three minutes, he returned the coin to Daniel and stated, "This is a 1907 indigenous portrait coin. It's genuine."
He was decisive.
But his face was full of confusion.
"Although this type of coin was designed and a batch was even minted, due to some special historical reasons, the first batch was ordered by the government to be melted down before the production was completed. I have only seen the design drawings in the archives, how could one appear here?"
Daniel explained, "This coin came from the Grover Mint in 1907. The wife of the mint director at the time secretly hid a batch of coins, about forty, when she received the government's order to destroy them."
At this point, Stephen Johnson interjected, "I know about this. The woman tried to sell the coins on the black market, but the news leaked in advance. The police caught her red-handed, and the coins were taken back to the mint to be melted."
Suddenly, a thought struck Stephen Johnson, "Could it be that this coin had made it to the black market before the director's wife was arrested by the police?" Daniel nodded.
Benjamin Taylor looked at him, surprised, "How did you know about this? When this happened, I reckon even your grandfather hadn't been born yet."
Daniel chuckled, "My great-great-grandfather hadn't been born a thousand years ago, but I still know about significant events from that time."
"That's called history."
Benjamin Taylor was a little stunned, then nodded.
It was true, there was no fault in that argument.
He raised his head, "I didn't expect that you'd have such a deep understanding of coins."
Even Stephen Johnson, a big shot in coin research, didn't know about this.
This just went to show how much effort Daniel had put into this field.
Daniel simply smiled and nodded, not saying much more.
The crowd around him was already secretly shocked.
They didn't have much understanding of coins, but they could gather the general idea from the conversation.
The coin that came out of the slot machine, even Stephen Johnson didn't know as much about it as Daniel did.
This guy was truly amazing!
And if it was as Daniel said, this coin was the only one in the world.
That meant it was a one-of-a-kind treasure!
The price would be astonishing!
Daniel asked, "Mr. Stephen Johnson, are you interested in acquiring this coin?"
Stephen Johnson replied, "I would love to acquire it..."
He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "To be honest, the value of this coin is incalculable. I can't give a specific price. Mr. Roberts, if you want a good price, it's best to auction it."
Upon hearing this, the treasure hunters participating in the auction immediately seized the opportunity.
"Mr. Roberts, I offer five hundred thousand!"
"Are you kidding me? A one-of-a-kind coin, and you think you can get it for five hundred thousand?"
"I bid eight hundred thousand!"
"Eight hundred and thirty thousand!"
"Eight hundred and forty thousand!"
"One million!"
The Abel brothers, after some serious discussion, made a bold move and shocked everyone with their bid of one million.
Everyone looked at each other, staring for a long time, but no one else made an offer.
One million was no longer a wager, it was downright life-risking!
Allen shouted out loud, "Mr. Roberts, we brothers are pretty friendly, aren't we? Selling your coin for one million?"
Daniel shook his head. The market price given by the system was two million one hundred and eighty thousand.
The offer made by the two brothers wasn't even half of that, far from enough.
He glanced at the buyer list provided by the system, listing all the potential buyers interested in this coin.
...
[Buyer]: Elon Mud
[Identity]: CEO of SpaceY
[Bid]: 2 million StellarCoins.
...
[Buyer]: Jeff Heroes
[Identity]: Shareholder of Anazon
[Bid]: 2.25 million StellarCoins.
...
[Buyer]: Bill Guys
[Identity]: Member of the Maxsoft Board
[Bid]: 2.15 million StellarCoins.
...
The list was packed with buyers, almost all of whom were world-renowned billionaires.
There were also the three ancient culture enthusiasts in front of him, whose psychological price points were not much different from the other billionaires.
Daniel turned back and asked, "Mr. Stephen Johnson, Brother Benjamin Taylor, Mr. Durant, this is the only coin of its kind left in the world. Don't you plan to bid?"
Durant chuckled awkwardly, "Of course I want it, but it only stays at the level of desire, it's too expensive."
Other people bid one million, and Daniel didn't even glance at it, how could he dare to bid?
Bid too low, and he'd lose face.
Bid too high, and he couldn't afford it.
Better to suppress his desire and let the other two take it.
After all, they were old friends for many years.
It wouldn't be a problem to borrow it and play with it for a couple of days.
Benjamin Taylor also declined, "Last time I bought your 'Hundred Horses,' I spent all my savings and even owe the bank millions in loans. I can't afford it."
Of the three, only Stephen Johnson was still hesitating, "Mr. Roberts, give me a price, let me see if I can accept it."
"Since it's an unprecedented treasure, it's hard for me to give a price," said Stephen.
He nodded, "It can't be less than two million two hundred thousand."
Upon hearing this, Stephen Johnson breathed a sigh of relief, "Give me a moment, let me consider."
Daniel responded, "Sure."
It's normal to think twice before making such a large expenditure.
During the conversation, the viewers in Daniel's live stream room were already in a frenzy.
"Did the streamer just say... two million two hundred thousand?"
"A coin for over two million? Man, rich people are so weird!"
"With a cost of one hundred fifty thousand, if this sells, the streamer is going to make another huge profit."
"Just the other day he made fifty million, and today another two million. This guy makes more than a bank robber."
Many of the viewers in the live room clipped the live video into shorter segments and posted them on various video platforms.
Daniel's name once again echoed throughout Serenalia.
In no time, various topics appeared on major media platforms.
#The Best Treasure Hunter in History!#
# Serenalia's Pride, Master Roberts!#
#Is Daniel a Plant?#
In less than ten minutes, the number of viewers in Daniel's live room skyrocketed.
The initial few thousand online viewers had now reached a terrifying fifty thousand!
These were all real people, not inflated numbers!
"Honestly, I don't think anyone would be stupid enough to spend over two million on a single-digit denomination coin."
"Don't even think about it, it's definitely a port trick to lure people into bidding on Container Hunt."
"It's probably a plant. He'll say he'll think about it later, just wait and see."
"You're right, it's all fake until it's sold."
...
Benjamin Taylor said, "Stephen Johnson, could you hurry up, please? We've been waiting so long that our food has gone cold."
"If you were to take this thing to auction, it would only go up from 2.2 million StellarCoins, selling it to you at this price is a favor to me."
Stephen Johnson, who was still hesitating, thought this made sense, "Mr. Roberts, 2.2 million it is, if you're selling, I'll transfer the money now."
The price couldn't be less than 2.2 million, but it didn't say it couldn't be exactly 2.2 million.
This price was already at Stephen Johnson's psychological limit.
Similarly, Daniel was also satisfied with this price.
The system's assessed market price was only 2.18 million.
That's an extra 20 thousand!
Daniel said, "Mr. Stephen Johnson is very straightforward. I won't haggle anymore, 2.2 million it is."
Stephen Johnson was overjoyed, "Give me an account, I'll transfer the money right now!"
Then, under the watchful eyes of the people on site and the tens of thousands of viewers in the live room, Stephen Johnson made a phone call to his assistant.
In less than three minutes, Daniel received a notification of a change in his bank account balance. 2.2 million StellarCoins, received!
Both the people on-site and the tens of thousands of viewers in the live room were extremely envious.
Daniel was also in a good mood.
In less than three days, he had made over fifty million.
This speed was really like robbing a bank.
No, wait.
When you rob a bank, you have to wait for the heat to die down.
Not when he hunt!
Stephen Johnson said, "Mr. Roberts, the money has been transferred. I'll take the coin now."
He reached out and carefully took the coin from Daniel's hand.
This was a two million-dollar treasure.
He couldn't afford to be careless.