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Mystery Chinese Coin??

darrenb

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Hey guys, I was poking around in an old baseball field today, and came across this strange coin. I have no idea what it is, and the only english writing on it are the words "copper coin" along the rim of one side. (in the lower part of the first photo) Anybody have any info on this thing? Possible date?
Thanks in advance!
Darren
 
That is different...Not like any Asian coin I have seen...Most have the square hole in the middle...

HH,
 
Yeah, I have been doing some research online, and did find a few coins from the 1875-1905 period that looked somewhat like this one, but they were all silver. (and had "silver coin" written on them) I wish this one was in better shape... the ones online have a really cool looking dragon on the side opposite the 4 symbols.
 
Soak that puppy in olive oil for a few days, and if that does not get the crud off, soak it in hot sauce for a few days...Wear latex gloves when dealing with the hot sauce...You do NOT want to get even a hint of that stuff near your eyes...

HH,
 
It's a "cash" coin minted at the Tianjin mint in China from 1905-1909. There may be English writing left of the word "copper". Possibly "TAI-CHING-TI-KUO" I think the denomination depends on the size of the coin.
 
English words on it? That means it is NOT a Chinese "cash" coin, but is what I have seen in the treasure magazines, as identified as a "good luck token" they were made to sell and they even give them away as prize awards in carnivals. Cash coins have either a round hole or a square hole in them.
Melbeta
 
I am having trouble seeing your coin, is this it?
some marks may differ a little [date]

In 1905, the designs were changed, replacing the emperor's name with the Chinese characters for Da Qing ("Great Ching") and the two characters either side with Tong Bi ("bronze coin"). These new coins were in four different denominations, valued at 20, 10, 5 and 2 wen (cash) of standard bronze coins and weights of 0.4, 0.2, 0.1 and 0.04 of a tael. These Ta Ching coins, and those that followed, are slightly larger and thicker than the earlier milled coinage. They were first introduced by the Tianjin mint, now renamed as the General Mint of the Ministry of the Interior and Finance, with the reverse legend in English TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN and the emperor's name above in Chinese characters. Similar coins were produced in the provinces. Most bear two Chinese characters, one either side of the obverse denoting the date based on the ***agenary cycle. In the example illustrated below these characters appear in the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions on the obverse and are equivalent to 1907. Coins produced other than in Tianjin usually bear a small mintmark character in the centre of the obverse on a raised circular disc.

yours looks to be [1907 -丁未] same as the one below.
 
Taz, that is the exact coin! (although mine is much more corroded)
 
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