koreadigger
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I hunt in S. Korea. Another acquaintance with a machine went up into the mountains, looking for a pass that traders used to use, taking their items from one village to another. (One of the better places to look in S. Korea.) There wasn't the normal coins that one usually finds. So the person hunted a little up the side of a hill. Got a huge signal. Began digging. And he found a stringer of coins (in a circle). 55 coins total.
All dating prior to 1900. The oldest was a huge Chinese 3-cash coin, dating into the 900's. Some of the coins looked like they were taken from the mint and put on the stringer. A beautiful group of coins. I'm still waiting to find my first stringer of coins. Gotta be two. (A stringer of coins: older Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese coins have holes in the middle. The cord of some kind was put through the holes in the coins, and then the cord and coins were tied around the stomach of the person, and then hidden under several layers of clothes. )
All dating prior to 1900. The oldest was a huge Chinese 3-cash coin, dating into the 900's. Some of the coins looked like they were taken from the mint and put on the stringer. A beautiful group of coins. I'm still waiting to find my first stringer of coins. Gotta be two. (A stringer of coins: older Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese coins have holes in the middle. The cord of some kind was put through the holes in the coins, and then the cord and coins were tied around the stomach of the person, and then hidden under several layers of clothes. )