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My second Chinese Cash coin find..

kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,577 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This one made during the reign of Qianlong 1736 to 1795...

That’s two in the same area so I think there may have been a camp there. I’m going back tomorrow to investigate more!


"I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow... great find.... You may be right about the camp, certainly a 'focus area' for some reason. Cheers, RickO

  • metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is it near a old rail road? Lots of Chinese coins near rail road and mining camps in California. They used their own currency between them selves back then.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,424 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice find :)

  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My family has a connection to the Chinese from the 19th century in California - curiously enough our dinner yesterday was a recipe that has been passed down from that era and the Chinese my family knew then.

    Finding a coin from the gold rush era that was brought by the Chinese laborers is amazing and tells a story that is largely forgotten now.

    Appreciate your finding and publicizing the find.

    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SaorAlba....You are correct... That part of western history (The Chinese laborers etc.) is largely unknown, and yet was a major part of that period. Cheers, RickO

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,577 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This was right in the middle of where a lot of timbering was being done. I poked around again but got eaten alive by mosquitos! 🙁

    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
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