光绪元宝为清代货币，光绪年间铸行金、银币较多。当时正值洋务运动时期，这股思潮也影响到了铸币业，两广总督张之洞曾于光绪十三年委托使英大臣在英国订购全套造币机器，并在广东钱局首铸机制银元和铜元。其后，各省纷纷仿效，购制国外机械铸造银。包括广东钱局在内，许多造币机均订购自著名的英国伦敦伯明翰造币有限公司。　近几年广东省造光绪元宝双龙“寿”字币一度成为收藏界追捧的宠儿,媒体上炒得沸沸扬扬,动辄上百万的天价。据了解，香饽饽的广东省造光绪元宝双龙“寿”字 币收藏价值极高，但是广东省造光绪元宝双龙“寿”字币存世量极为稀少。

 目前所知，广东省造光绪元宝寿字双龙银币有二种版式，即直径为45毫米的库平重一两银币和直径为39毫米的库平七钱二、七钱二分的银币，二种版式的银币设计风格一样，但是在细节上有很多区别。此枚银币为库平七钱二的版式，正面珠圈内铸有满、汉文“光绪元宝”四字，珠圈外上镌“广东省造”四字，下镌“库平七钱二”五字，和下方为“库平重一两”五字左右两侧分镌蝙蝠图案。背面珠圈内铸圆形“寿”字，珠圈外铸双龙戏珠图案。因蝙蝠的“蝠”字与幸福的“福”字同音，把蝙蝠图案铸在币面上，系取“蝠”、“福”两字谐音。将它与背面的“寿”字相对应取意，便构成“福寿双全”之意。

  关于“广东双龙寿字币一两、七钱二分、七钱二”银币的铸造，史料中没有确切记载，坊间有三种观点，一种观点认为：这种银币是光绪三十年1904年铸造，为纪念慈禧太后70大寿而铸。第二种观点认为是：光绪二十年1894年户部推行“一两本位”时广东造币厂为庆贺慈禧60大寿所铸之币。第三种观点：此币是1898年光绪权利到达巅峰之时而铸造，只是因为宫廷政变，光绪帝被慈禧投入监狱后此币才未能流通。以上三种观点都有不少拥护者。且不论哪一种观点是正确的，单从收藏价值来说，三种观点都说明了是为祝寿而铸造的“纪念币”，工艺精湛。且由于是限量发行，或未能正式流通，存世稀少。

  从古到今，人们就有储蓄钱币的传统习俗，而自2008年以来，钱币藏品在各大交易会上更是风头鹊起。据了解，在纸币、金银纪念和古钱币等三大钱币收藏体系中，古钱币因其极具观赏性与历史价值而颇受赞誉，而古钱币中的银元更是一大热点，因银元本身材质珍贵，艺术价值高。同时，银元制作量比古钱和民国纸币少得多，加上清末、民国战乱连连等因素，一些较珍贵的银元品种存世量已然稀少，故更显其珍贵。

  广东省造双龙寿字币光绪元宝库平重一两与库平七钱二，在钱币收藏界以其存世量稀少而受到人们的珍视，而且，还由于它的制作异常精美而倍受人们的宠爱。在我国近代银币中，它是久享盛名的一种，也被列入中国近代机制币十大珍。

The gold ingot of guangxu dynasty was the currency of qing dynasty. At that time, it was the period of westernization movement, which also affected the coin industry. In the 13th year of guangxu dynasty, the governor of guangdong province, zhang zhidong, entrusted the British minister to order a full set of coin machines in Britain, and made the first casting of silver and copper COINS in the money bureau of guangdong province. Subsequently, the provinces have followed suit, purchasing foreign machinery casting silver. Many of the machines, including the guangdong coin bureau, are ordered from the famous London and Birmingham coin co., LTD. In recent years, guangxu yuanbao shuanglong "shou" COINS made in guangdong province once became the favorite in the collection circle, which were widely publicized on the media, with the sky-high prices of millions. It is understood that xiangbo in guangdong province made guangxu yuanbao shuanglong "shou" word currency collection value is very high, but guangdong made guangxu yuanbao shuanglong "shou" word currency storage is very rare.

As far as we know, there are two kinds of silver COINS made in guangxu dynasty, namely, one or two silver COINS with a diameter of 45mm and one or two silver COINS with a diameter of 39mm. The two kinds of silver COINS have the same design style, but there are many differences in details. This silver coin is the layout of kuping qiqian 2, the front bead ring is cast with manchu, han "guangxu ingot" four characters, "made in guangdong province" engraved on the outside of the bead ring, engraved "kuping qiqian 2" five characters, and below "kuping weight one" five characters on the left and right sides of engraved bats. On the reverse side, the circle inside the bead circle is cast with the word "longevity". Because the bat "bat" word and happiness "fu" word homophonic, the bat pattern cast on the coin surface, is "bat", "fu" word homophonic. Will it and the back of the "longevity" word corresponding to the meaning, it constitutes the meaning of "both longevity".

There is no exact record in historical records of the coin minting. There are three theories. One is that the coin was minted in 1904 in the 30th year of guangxu dynasty to commemorate the 70th birthday of empress dowager cixi. The second point of view is: in the 20th year of guangxu emperor, 1894, when the household department introduced "one or two standard", the guangdong mint minted the coin to celebrate cixi's 60th birthday. Third point of view: the coin was minted in 1898 when guangxu's power reached its peak. It was only after a palace coup that the emperor guangxu was put into prison by cixi that the coin failed to circulate. All three arguments have their supporters. And no matter which point of view is correct, only from the collection value, the three points of view are for the birthday and casting "commemorative COINS", exquisite workmanship. And because it is a limited issue, or not official circulation, rare existence.

People have been saving COINS since ancient times, and since 2008, coin collections have become even more popular at trade fairs. It is understood that in the paper money, gold and silver memorial and ancient COINS and other three coin collection system, ancient COINS because of its very ornamental and historical value and praise, and the silver dollar is a hot spot, because the silver dollar itself precious material, high artistic value. At the same time, the amount of silver COINS produced is much less than that of ancient COINS and paper money of the republic of China. In addition to the late qing dynasty, the war in the republic of China and other factors, some of the more precious silver COINS have been rare, so it is more precious.

Guangxu yuan treasure house in guangdong province made of shuanglong shou coin weighs one or two yuan and kuping seven yuan, which is treasured by people in coin collection circles because of its rare existence, and also because of its extremely exquisite production. Among the modern silver COINS in China, it is one of the most famous COINS and has been listed as one of the ten treasures of modern mechanism COINS in China.