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Got out today and discovered that the ground is still frozen to hard to dig more than a few inches down! This is only the second Chinese coin that I've ever found here in Illinois, not sure of the age but I think that it's from early 1800s, also brought home 4 wheats 1917s, 1928 and 2 toasted ones! Left several targets that I was unable to dig because of the frozen ground!
 

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A Chinese coin is on my bucket list.
 

Congrats on the Chinese Coin !

A lot of the old Chinese coins we find in the US were used as decorations on different things.
They had know real value and these coins were often put on things like Sewing Baskets in the 1930's - 40's.
Also, there are a few sites on the Internet where you should be able to date your coin.
 

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Blackfoot58 said:
Great that you could get out and dig!
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I was wondering if I would make it back to my truck walking in the mud was pretty tuff!! Came home and had to take a nap LOL
 

E-Trac-Ohio said:
Congrats on the Chinese Coin !

A lot of the old Chinese coins we find in the US were used as decorations on different things.
They had know real value and these coins were often put on things like Sewing Baskets in the 1930's - 40's.
Also, there are a few sites on the Internet where you should be able to date your coin.
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My wife said she had a basket like that from her parents estate with coins on it! Thanks
 

Those Chinese coins are cool to find. I have only dug one and was lucky enough to identify it. Hopefully someone here can give you an ID, as they can be quite old. Mine was 1700s.
 

Good find. It looks to be a one cash coin for the Xuantong 宣統 (Hsuan-T’ung) Emperor, known as Puye/Puyi who ruled as an infant from 2 December 1908 until his enforced abdication on 12 February 1912 in the wake of the 1911 revolution. He was the last Emperor of China before it became a Republic, although he was briefly restored by loyalists in 1917.

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It’s a cast rather than struck coin, generally not produced after 1912 with a reverse for the Board of Revenue mint in Beijing.
 

Red-Coat said:
Good find. It looks to be a one cash coin for the Xuantong 宣統 (Hsuan-T’ung) Emperor, known as Puye/Puyi who ruled as an infant from 2 December 1908 until his enforced abdication on 12 February 1912 in the wake of the 1911 revolution. He was the last Emperor of China before it became a Republic, although he was briefly restored by loyalists in 1917.

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It’s a cast rather than struck coin, generally not produced after 1912 with a reverse for the Board of Revenue mint in Beijing.
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I appreciate the information ,I new some would be able to ID it!!! Thanks
 

Oldrvrrat57 said:
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Got out today and discovered that the ground is still frozen to hard to dig more than a few inches down! This is only the second Chinese coin that I've ever found here in Illinois, not sure of the age but I think that it's from early 1800s, also brought home 4 wheats 1917s, 1928 and 2 toasted ones! Left several targets that I was unable to dig because of the frozen ground!
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Old for sure! Great Find...!
Here is a couple of websites that have lots of photos, drawings and history of each Dynasty.

Chinese Coins

History and images of Chinese coins and other ancient forms of money
primaltrek.com primaltrek.com

 

Very cool find. 👍
I’ve only dug one myself, and it was in the woods of a property where CW troops camped. I still remember exactly where I dug it.
Congrats,
MM

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Mystery coin - ***SOLVED***

I was out detecting in the woods yesterday at one of my CW spots and got all excited when I dug a coin out in the middle of 190 acres. I was hoping it was going to be an 1800's US coin, but I got this instead. :'( It was fun digging a coin out in the middle of nowhere, but what is it? :dontknow...
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Oldrvrrat57 said:
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Got out today and discovered that the ground is still frozen to hard to dig more than a few inches down! This is only the second Chinese coin that I've ever found here in Illinois, not sure of the age but I think that it's from early 1800s, also brought home 4 wheats 1917s, 1928 and 2 toasted ones! Left several targets that I was unable to dig because of the frozen ground!
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Nice assortment of finds! I recovered four of those Chinese coins when I lived in Seattle... there was a Chinese population there in the late 1800's doing logging work... I've also heard that the coins were used decoratively later on in the 1960's? Some are real and some are copies and they made tons of them.... they are always an interesting find... someone will be able to date it here on line...I recall it was a Qing dynasty 1750-1820...but don't quote me on it...
 

Oldrvrrat57 said:
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Got out today and discovered that the ground is still frozen to hard to dig more than a few inches down! This is only the second Chinese coin that I've ever found here in Illinois, not sure of the age but I think that it's from early 1800s, also brought home 4 wheats 1917s, 1928 and 2 toasted ones! Left several targets that I was unable to dig because of the frozen ground!
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Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!
 

There's always when you first try to i.d. it , for age and such,
you end up frantically trying to orient (pun, sorry!) the coin,
so you can do some comparison to examples of each dynasty's coins.... :laughing7:
 

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