Oreintal coin

CallMeGrey · Nov 17, 2021

Found this today in an old ball field. Any ideas? I can't even figure out if it's chinese, japanese, or something else. It's the size of a quarter.

kaufenanger · Nov 17, 2021

Looks like a Chinese cash coin of sorts.

Redwaller · Nov 17, 2021

I tried my best to find it for you but the pics you have don't have the lettering facing the right way and it's not very easy to make out. You can probably find it yourself by using this site: https://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china.htm#index

CallMeGrey · Nov 17, 2021

Thanks for the replies.

I've pretty much determined that it's a replica Chinese Cash Coin. CCC's were made for about 2000 yrs, ending in 1912. Since then there have been replica coins made called Feng Shui Luck coins. They aren't made to fool collectors - they're made to fool fools. lol Supposed to bring luck and good fortune. It didn't work for me today. It was the first thing I dug, and I only got 5-6 clad in the next 2 hours. lol

Redwaller · Nov 18, 2021

Explains pretty well why I couldn't read the characters lol.

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Nov 26, 2021

CallMeGrey said:
Thanks for the replies.

I've pretty much determined that it's a replica Chinese Cash Coin. CCC's were made for about 2000 yrs, ending in 1912. Since then there have been replica coins made called Feng Shui Luck coins. They aren't made to fool collectors - they're made to fool fools. lol Supposed to bring luck and good fortune. It didn't work for me today. It was the first thing I dug, and I only got 5-6 clad in the next 2 hours. lol

It could'a been worse--you could'a only dug pulltabs.

I'd take clad over those any day. :lol:

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