Token or Coin

[jss1216]

Afraid to clean it... any ideas? Found by a river on an embankment

 

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[GB1]

that is a old Japanese coin

 

[jss1216]

LMAO Thank you - i thought it was a token

 

[GB1]

your welcome it looks really old

 

[jss1216]

A better pic

now to figure a date

 

[Loco-Digger]

Chinese cash coin

check out this site, I think yours is from between 1662-1722 Emperor SHENG TSU

http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm#kang hsi

 

[Squirrel322]

a quick ID says its from Emperor SHENG TSU (AD 1662-1722)

Need a better view of the back to get more specific than that but it appears to be either the "BOO CIOWAN" or the "BOO YUWAN"

edit: loco-digger beat me to it LOL

 

[rick67]

 

[xr7ator]

The chinese migrant workers in the 1800's musta brought 'em over by the barrel full.

 

[jeff of pa]

The Chinese used them for Gambling.. The Game was Called "Fan-tan"



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan-Tan

 

[jeff of pa]

The sun. (New York [N.Y.]), 16 March 1891

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

 

[jeff of pa]

Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho Territory), 19 May 1893.



https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1