One Little Chinese Token.

Hobbs.

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E-Trac, Gold Bug II, ATX, GPX-5K, Nox 800.
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Metal Detecting
Today I had the good fortune of finding an old Chinese Token. I don't know too much about them other than they are not typically valuable. That's OK with me as I am happy to bring one home!
I'll have to do a little research on these tokens to educate myself.

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Yesterday I found a button with a wolf/fox on it that I thought I would share!

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A couple of nice finds, congrats! :icon_thumleft:
 

Every one at some point in the hobby finds ye old Chinese coin and of course a chucky cheese token Good job. keep the finds comin
 

Chucky-Cheese???!? What choo talken' 'bout Willis?. :dontknow:
Every one at some point in the hobby finds ye old Chinese coin and of course a chucky cheese token Good job. keep the finds comin
 

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Today I had the good fortune of finding an old Chinese Token. I don't know too much about them other than they are not typically valuable. That's OK with me as I am happy to bring one home!
I'll have to do a little research on these tokens to educate myself.

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Yesterday I found a button with a wolf/fox on it that I thought I would share!

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Yesterday was the Chinese Lunar Year, so that find was timely!
 

Squirrel 322 sent you to the right place for Chinese coin identification. I use it all the time as I have probably dug 20 of the Chinese cash coins over the years.

That wolf button is in great shape for its age. Good hunt and keep swingin.
 

I look at the Chinese coins as a really great find because unless you can read the symbols you don't even know the date of it till your research it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my one and only was colonial era which really got my imagination going. Almost like a fortune cookie it's a surprise until you look it up!
 

It's a shame that the thing is not entirely legible. I can sorta match some of the symbols to coins on the Coin I.D. page, but the coin is pretty beat down. I am still happy to have dug it, though!
 

Interesting finds. That button is in great shape. Congrats!
 

I wonder if that "canine" button could be from the jacket of a fox hunting club.
Here's a Fox Button LINK when I did an online search.
You could do another search including the geographical area it was found and something more specific might turn up.

EDIT: I just noticed the back with a Shamrock or Club. Maybe it's Irish made?
 

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Funny, I found quite a few fox references as opposed to wolf references in my button encyclopedia. I will have a look at the link you posted. Thank you for looking into the button. I'm curious about it's origins.

I wonder if that "canine" button could be from the jacket of a fox hunting club.
Here's a Fox Button LINK when I did an online search.
You could do another search including the geographical area it was found and something more specific might turn up.

EDIT: I just noticed the back with a Shamrock or Club. Maybe it's Irish made?
 

Fox hunting button was the first thing I thought of since I have a relative who used to work for a family in Ga. with a club.
While I may not agree with the method employed to end a successful hunt, many many times the target escapes. It is an interesting event with everyone dressed for the hunt and even a wagon for those not able to ride. No blinds to hide in, no game to sneak up on and a random sneeze certainly doesn't give your location away!
 

I have some information on your coin. It’s in rough shape but from the one photo I think it says 嘉慶通寶(嘉庆通宝) if that’s what it is then the coin is from the Jiaqing emperor’s time. Jiāqìng Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name Yóngyǎn [颙琰], reigned 1796-1820.
 

They did put these coins on sewing baskets - from what I read they were popular in the USA during the 1930's - 1950's era.
These old Chinese coins had no value years ago so they started using them as decorations.
I would think this is why they are a fairly common find here in the US.Chinese Coins On Sewing Basket .jpg
Here's a photo.
 

Love that button.. I have found a few of them over the years. Nice finds!
 

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