chinese square coin/token

[fmerg]

only thing i found today was this coin/token
tried to find out what date but came up empty so if anyone can help thanks

 

[PBK]

Here you go...

http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/coins/chiaching.html

 

[HISPAN]

Congrats on the finds !!

 

[sscindercoop]

Nice

 

[allen]

ive yet to find a chinese coin!

 

[bigtim1973]

I found one like that and another one without the square hole.............I found both of mine near rail road tracks.....Is that where you found yours? It is because the Chinese are the ones who built the railroads here, Tim

 

[crazyjarhead]

I found one like that and another one without the square hole.............I found both of mine near rail road tracks.....Is that where you found yours? It is because the Chinese are the ones who built the railroads here, Tim

Very true. I found mine at a house near the RR tracks

 

[Chixlips]

Yea i found one simular to this one. found some info on this, pretty sure this is the one



Emperor KAO TSUNG
AD 1736-1795
reign title: CH'IEN-LUNG, AD 1736-1795
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm#chien lung

 

[Bryanhashemi]

I have the same one. Did they make replicas?

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Mines more worn though

 

[rmbutcher4]

Found one today but it was nowhere near RR tracks.

 

[rmbutcher4]

Found one today but it was nowhere near RR tracks.

They are quite common a lot were minted.

 

[granthansen]

See if it's one of the 3 I found and you can ID it... can't believe a lot of these are showing up at once!

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/337985-chinese-coins-id-d-colonial-era-booyah.html

 

[rmbutcher4]

Granthansen the one I dug today is the same as the middle one you have pictured. I couldn't believe a lot of people are posting these coins either.

 

[Yang Hao]

@rmbutcher4
it's a qianlong coin
乾隆通宝
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Tongbao

 

[Yang Hao]

@fmerg
It's a 康熙通宝 kangxi tongbao
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_Tongbao

 

[unclemac]

these coins were not stamped like western coins but were cast. Some sources state that the hole was square to prevent the coin from spinning when the sprue was filed off.