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Title: Tokens with squares help! Post by: spaceonwhite on October 20, 2016, 04:09:08 PM Only my 4th time out metal detecting, so quite the beginner!
Found these two coin/token type objects with square centres in close proximity of each other. One is really thin an brittle which is why it's unfortunately damaged whilst the other is much thicker. Research on the web hasn't got me anywhere so wondering if anyone has any ideas? Cheers Jeff Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: scara on October 20, 2016, 04:20:16 PM Jeff
They are chinese coins from what I can tell. How you would date them though I don't know. They do look to have some age to them though. Google chinese coins to see similar. Mark Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: spaceonwhite on October 20, 2016, 04:21:43 PM Thanks Mark.
Don't know what they are doing in the middle of a farmers field in Cardiff! Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: scara on October 20, 2016, 04:34:00 PM Jeff
It never ceases to amaze me the things that we find doing our hobby :). What are they made of ?? From my little knowledge of them the brass ones are quite common but the cast iron type are rarer, bone and silver rarer still. All of the coins except the bone ones are cast unlike ours which were struck. This type of coin can date back 2000 years. Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: ian the nomad on October 20, 2016, 07:01:19 PM What an unusual find, good luck with the research.
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: spaceonwhite on October 20, 2016, 08:48:22 PM I've managed to ID the coin that wasn't split as a Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty coin 1736 to 1795. These Chinese lucky coins were often held as charms on a string. As I found both close by, there's a good chance there's more to find so looking forward to see if I can find anymore when I go back out ;D Strange finds for a farmers field!
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: congerman on October 21, 2016, 06:38:28 PM nice intresting finds well searched
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: IFINDNOTHING on October 21, 2016, 09:15:46 PM Found similar several times, carriage bolt washers from B&Q :), well done on your finds.
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: anthonyjay on October 22, 2016, 10:54:29 AM These coins are usually referred to as CHINESE CASH coins. They would have been brought back to this country by trader back in the middle to late 18th century. That is what I learned about them back in the 1970's when many were found. ATB Tony
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: relicron on October 24, 2016, 02:18:58 PM Hello space,had this one last week,from out in the sticks,called a montempo,and this one is 100 montempo's,from 1830 to 1870,cheers Ron.
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: spaceonwhite on November 20, 2016, 06:58:20 PM Had a feeling there might be some more in the rough same location and I was right :D
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: dingdong on November 20, 2016, 07:16:20 PM Could be a stash of stolen cash from a Chinese -Taken-away... LOL.,or from a robbery at a Chinese laundry,(money laundering) its hard to say with certainty as photographs are a bit "wishy-washy...!!!.... LOL..😁
Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: spaceonwhite on November 22, 2016, 11:48:01 AM Could be a stash of stolen cash from a Chinese -Taken-away... LOL.,or from a robbery at a Chinese laundry,hard to say as photographs are a bit "wishy-washy...!!!.... LOL..😁 Haha dingdong ;D :D ;D :D Title: Re: Tokens with squares help! Post by: ian the nomad on November 29, 2016, 07:31:21 PM Just found one of these coins on a Welsh beach today. Nov 29th.
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