Baltimore Boo Kuang

[McCDig]

Found my first Chinese coin today, right here in Baltimore. It is a "Boo Kuang" from the Kwangtung mint and was produced between 1890 and 1908. Not far from the coin came a brass ring that has Chinese characters on it. There were two other rings found, one of silver and the other 10K gold-filled. The gold-filled ring was in the same hole with a '43P war nickel and a Sunday School pin. After digging some modern coins I dug a signal that yielded two cents, one a wheat from the teens and a 1908 Indian head cent; the two coins were buried face-to-face, thus the extra corrosion and toning on the Indian. There were six wheats in total. The cross was found without the Christ figure, definitely not in the hole; it appears to have inlaid wood. The other interesting find that is not pictured is a holed brass disk with the number '10' hand-punched on it and attached by a wire to a very corroded iron key. This was a productive 3-hour hunt and I was never more that 50 feet from where I parked my truck.

 

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[against the wind]

Nicely done Mc
It's wild that you found a BOO coin so close to Halloween, , you don't think it's haunted, do you?? lol
Congrats on a great hunt.

 

[McCDig]

ATW! Thanks for making that scary connection.

 

[trapperart]

Looks like a good day to me congrats

 

[Loco-Digger]

Wow McCDig, you pulled a fist full of quality finds on that hunt. Days like that feed the fire and lighten the coil.

 

[treblehunter]

That's a great hunt, great site you have there!