明西周生在《醒世姻缘传》第五十四回中有过这样的叙述:“……童奶奶然后把礼收了,赏了狄周八十文成化钱,千恩万谢的说了许多话。”读至此,使人不禁要问:明代是否铸有“成化钱”? 据《明史·食货志》载:“明初铸洪武钱。成祖九年铸永乐钱。宣德九年铸宣德钱。弘治十六年以后,铸弘治钱。至世宗嘉靖六年,大铸嘉靖钱。每文重一钱三分,且补铸累朝未铸者。三十二年 Mingxi Zhou Sheng in the ”Awakening Marriage Biography“ in the fifty-fourth back of such a narrative: ”... ... grandmother and then gift, and enjoy the ten weeks of the text into the money, thank you for saying A lot of words. “Read this, people can not help but ask: the Ming Dynasty cast ” Chenghua money “According to the” History of Ming Shi Foodstore “contains:” early Ming cast Hongwu money. Xuande money Xuande nine years cast.Hongzhi sixteen years later, cast Hongzhi money.Jejongsong Jiajing six years, a large cast Jiajing money.Each article weighs one money and three points, year