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Found a chinese coin. Is it real?
- Thread starter Deputy1M
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C
calabash digger
Guest
Man thats a cool find? I wonder if it came from chinese miners? a gold rush or something?
bootyhoundpa
Well-known member
Those Chinese coins show up everywhere but ive never seen anyone post more than one...my understanding is there was some sort of flower pot or pottery or something of that nature that was imported in the early 1900s that had a coin attached to to it .. ive only ever found one myself.. cool find.
Chris(SoCenWI)
Well-known member
I grew up in Montevideo, MN. Found a few there as a kid. And have found others all over the midwest. Not sure why they are so common.
OregonGregg
Well-known member
Ya its real. You will come across those quite often in the ol' ghost towns, old railroad towns out west. There was quite a Chinese presence back in the gold mining and Railroad building days.
Dighistory
New member
Very likely it's real. I have also found a couple here in North Carolina.
But that Indian head is the better find to me. What a great thing having your own yard produce such finds!
But that Indian head is the better find to me. What a great thing having your own yard produce such finds!
Trailduster
Active member
I found one too,in a school yard dating back to 1800's, that had to have been hit before as it was the only thing I found, including no modern clad other than a few zinc pennies. This was in the North East US.
Makes you wonder.
Makes you wonder.
C
calabash digger
Guest
I just found one today at a house that was built in 1817 I live in N.C
C
calabash digger
Guest
Deputy1M said:
bootyhoundpa
Well-known member
calabash digger said:
C.J.M.
Well-known member
I live in south Texas and I used to have a deer lease in Goliad county.I was told by owners that people used to travel to San Antonio right through this lease,plus Santa Anna brought his Mexicans troops towards the ALAMO.The lease had a creek running through it,it appears people had been using a small area for a cemetery.Found one grave of a woman who had died in 1865 ,the grave was about to go over the side of the creek
All that remained was a tiny rod-iron fence and head stone.All around this area were rock markings in a circle which probably were other graves.Believe in earlier days the creek must have been 75---100 yards smaller.
The banks of the creek were at least 15 ft high ,the owner found what appeared to be a solid brass ''BUDA" imbedded in the bank.So according to people Chinese came this way also in the 1800's.---james
All that remained was a tiny rod-iron fence and head stone.All around this area were rock markings in a circle which probably were other graves.Believe in earlier days the creek must have been 75---100 yards smaller.The banks of the creek were at least 15 ft high ,the owner found what appeared to be a solid brass ''BUDA" imbedded in the bank.So according to people Chinese came this way also in the 1800's.---james