Is this a Chinese coin?

[Vaquero45]

If so, what is it doing in a farm yard in southern Va?

 

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[trdking]

When I went to India people would show me USA coins they carried every day as souvenirs. People carry these here for the same reason. There are many fakes and the real deal is not valuable. Its ok (and we love it) to post pics of your find coming out of the dirt but you need to post a cleaned pic so people can see what it is. If this is old there is no telling why or who carried it. You are in VA If it is old and found in a field, it is very possible that this was carried as a "hand" by a slave. They would often hole coins to wear around wrist, neck or ankle to bring good luck and shed bad spirits. This came with a hole already, no brainer. THese were often lost in fields. I believe Most holed coins found in "slave area fields" are "Hands" (Any amulet worn to shed spirits) lost by wear and tear of the hard work invested there.
If you live in California, Dude, surfer neck piece probably fake.
You dug it, it's cool

Cheers

 

[Mackaydon]

Clean it up, take a pic of the reverse side and maybe we can ID it.
Yes, it is most likely, but not positively, Chinese.
Don........

 

[Vaquero45]

Thanks. I have cleaned it the best I can so far. I'm not sure what it's made out of so I didn't want to do anything to damage it. It is very worn so taking pics at closer to a lamp makes the symbols easier to read.

 

[garyo1954]

It does appear to be a Chinese cash coin. Get a picture of both sides.

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Yup it's a Chinese cash coin, and us MDers find them everywhere! Even though they can be found as old as the 15th century they seem to be pretty common, I have a few myself from different dynasties

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Yup it's a Chinese cash coin, and us MDers find them everywhere! Even though they can be found as old as the 15th century they seem to be pretty common, I have a few myself from different dynasties

 

[Vaquero45]

Thanks. It seems like an odd thing to find out here.

 

[Vaquero45]

And the other side it pretty much flat. Very worn. I can't make anything out.

 

[ivan salis]

not really -- many Chinese came to America to work as railroad workers * many often tried their hand as small time gold prospectors as well ---where there any gold mining camp areas --gold deposits in the area or railroad track areas nearby?

Chinese often carried these coins as "good luck token / home rememberance items "

 

[Chassit]

Chinese coin, minted during the reign of Emperor Qian Long (1736 - 1795) of the Qing Dynasty. Used to serve as cent coins back in its days. That particular emperor stayed on the throne for way too long, so this one has literally tons of siblings. The current price for one of these in China seems to be $3 to $5, with rare ones in mint condition fetching about $80. Not sure how it goes in the US market though.

These things are made of an alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin. I guess it's not safe to use powerful acids for cleaning.

 

[coinman123]

100% real. 1735-1796, I get them for around 25 cents at my favorite coin shop, not real rare but very cool!!