Chinese Coin at Kemper

[buck57]

Hi all. Was out hunting Kemper Military School before heading to work the other morning and found what I thought was a brass washer from a mechanical control valve. :confused: It wasn't until my wife was looking over my junk box, (where I throw all my crap finds), that she said, there's writting on this washer. :shocked04: After cleaning it up, it looked like oriental writting, so I looked on the computer for coins with square holes and found exactly what I dug up. :omg: Got a hold of a collector in Canada, and he said if it's real, could be dated between late 1800's to early 1900's, but if it's an orniment, than it was made after 1912.
(I heard Kemper had students from all over the world enrolled at this school.)
So we're waiting to hear back from the collector, but in the mean time, here is what I found. Good hunting to you all, Eric


http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t471/buck1957/Kemper%20Finds%202012/P7050086.jpg

Chinese Coin....


http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t471/buck1957/Kemper%20Finds%202012/P7050082.jpg

Found the descrioption on line. The one I found looks like the one on the left....

[zrickkid]

sweet find. Hope its a rare one.

[buck57]

Thanks zrickkid. Yea, I sent the pic up north and just waiting for his reply. Either way, a cool find for mid Missouri :cool: Good hunting to ya, thumbsup01 Eric

[del]

hey Eric , congrats on the chinese cash coin |:cheering: |:cheering: those can date from the 15 or 16 hundereds even . they were often considered like a lucky token to have . theres a few websites around that decifer and can tell you which dynasty their from .

Dan

[buck57]

Hey, thanks Dan. :grin: Wouldn't that be cool :cool: if it dated back that old.
I'm glad I still had this coin for my wife to see. I started my crap box almost from day one, after I read how a detectorist was stopped on a beach by a beach goer and was complaining about digging, until he showed her all the sharp junk he was pulling out of the sand. She then changed her tune. So, I have done the same, and it paid off for me this time. Good hunting to ya, thumbsup01 Eric

[del]

Eric , you'll find alot of items that are junk now only because they just aren't identifiable yet and you will see later that some of these are really nice finds and would of been thrown out if you didn't keep them . i've been relic hunting for awhile and i still find something in the junk box that i'm able to recognize now after the years of experience.

Dan

[Ill Digger]

Nice old find Eric! thumbsup01
Congrats! :grin:
That's one of the coolest parts of this hobby.
You just never know what the next hole will bring ya!?

[starman2]

:perfect10:! Excellent find! Looks real to me. But what do I know. I'm just a mud digger from Mich. I dug a small button the other day. And was just going to throw it in the junk pile. Until I noticed the words around the side, that said. Fincks Red Bar. Just For the Heck of it. I looked it up on the internet. And found out that it came form a line of, more or less farmer clothing from a company in Detroit. This line dates back to the 1930's to 50's. So into the momentos pile it goes. Never know what you're going to dig up. Nice Going! And I hope it's an original! HH! :waving:

[aloldstuff]

Heres hoping that the coin is an early one. It's funny where they show up. Keep us posted and as Del says, keept it all. I have 3 5 gal buckets full of junk in my garage and am working on # 4.

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose......hope it is the real McCoy.....an oldy fur sure! <;)

[buck57]

Thanks guys :waving: . After this find, I'll definetly do what aloldstuff and del said, and keep all that junk, cause you just don't know ::huh:: I'm hoping it's an old one too there leslie. Should be finding out soon. Nice button find there starman2 ;) And I feel the same Ill Digger about this hobby, you just never know what's going to come out of the ground next. :shocked03: Good hunting to every one thumbsup01 Eric

[jkress]

Congrats on a very cool find Eric. :clapping:
You just never know what will show up next. :->

[buck57]

Well, I recieved two different replies from dealers regarding this Chinese Coin, and it's an orginal. |:cheering: |:cheering: It was minted between 1736 - 1795. One guy said it's not worth much because so many of them were minted. Either way, a very old find. :cheesysmile: Good hunting everyone thumbsup01

[serega]

Made in China rofl

:perfect10:

[buck57]

Yea, OK Good one serega |:cheering: