Chinese cash coin

CJ319

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• Oct 21, 2017

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My buddy found this today. I’ve looked through the site that’s listed in this section for Chinese Coins, but can’t find it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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JOE319

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• Oct 21, 2017

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Nice Find...That appears to be a cash coin from the Kuang-Hsu period in china 1875-1908...That particular coin would be called Kuang T'ung [KUANGTUNG MINT MONEY}..This type is reported to have been struck in 1889...These were the first machine struck coins in China

 

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Disregard. I found it. 1889-1908. That’s his oldest find now. Funny thing is, I’ve been detecting this yard for almost two years now. He found it under a big root. I remember digging a target at that root about a year ago and gave up. Lesson learned.

 

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JOE319 said:

Nice Find...That appears to be a cash coin from the Kuang-Hsu period in china 1875-1908...That particular coin would be called Kuang T'ung [KUANGTUNG MINT MONEY}..This type is reported to have been struck in 1889...These were the first machine struck coins in China

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Thanks for looking Joe!

 

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You're Welcome...Anytime....Ihave a small collection of early Chinese money and try to I.D. when anyone posts them from a find