Chinese Cash Coin

OxShoeDrew

Administrator

• Apr 3, 2015

• #1

I hit a corn field this morning for a few hours and took home three wheats 33,41,5? and a Chinese cash coin

The cash coin is smaller than normal

...but seems to be a Shan-Lung 1795-99 (as best as I can tell). The ground is fine until about 5in, then it is still frozen

Thanks for looking everyone!

 

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Tony Two-Cent

Administrator

• Apr 3, 2015

• #2

That's a really cool find, Drew! You're right, that one is unusually small. Most I've seen are about the size of a quarter.

Is there a website that helps to identify how old they are? I found two of them back in the 1980s but I've never made an attempt to date them.

 

del

Administrator

• Apr 3, 2015

• #3

Tony Two-Cent said:

Is there a website that helps to identify how old they are? I found two of them back in the 1980s but I've never made an attempt to date them.

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Tony there is a link on the relic resource guide under the coin and Token links area (5th one down)
on this page .

http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/showthread.php?759-Ye-olde-Relic-Hunters-Resource-Guide

 

Tony Two-Cent

Administrator

• Apr 3, 2015

• #4

del said:

Tony there is a link on the relic resource guide under the coin and Token links area (5th one down)
on this page .

http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/showthread.php?759-Ye-olde-Relic-Hunters-Resource-Guide

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Thanks, Dan! I should have thought to look there. I will try to identify my two coins when I get home tonight.

 

Lodge Scent

Active member

• Apr 3, 2015

• #5

Nice hit on the Chinese coin Drew. I have one. Actually it was the first "copper" I ever found :grin: I'll have to look it up tonight to see if I can beat your date. Hey maybe we should have an AD contest to see who has the oldest Chinese coin ?

 

aloldstuff

Moderator

• Apr 3, 2015

• #6

Drew, nice hunting. Every Chinese coin I've seen posted is larger, wonder why yours is the size that it is.

 

Bell-Two

New member

• Apr 4, 2015

• #7

I have only one cash coin and I am tickled with it as I know you are with this example.

 

RIdirtdigger

New member

• Apr 6, 2015

• #8

Nice Chinese coin. I am still yet to pull one but that should come eventually. Glad to see you getting out

 

MangoAve

New member

• Apr 6, 2015

• #9

Trying to think. Didn't you find a few coins last hunting season where it's suspected they were brought over with early immigrants? Nice find tho. I got out this weekend but didn't have too much to show for it.

 

Digger Don

New member

• Apr 7, 2015

• #10

Nice job recovering the Chinese coin. Cool Find.

 

OxShoeDrew

Administrator

• Apr 7, 2015

• #11

MangoAve said:

Trying to think. Didn't you find a few coins last hunting season where it's suspected they were brought over with early immigrants?

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I can't remember Jim. You know, I sometimes forget how old I am....you ever do that?
Thanks everyone!!