Help with coin ID

[The West Village]

Found this coin today, I'm assuming it's Chinese but I can't tell. It's pretty worn but I believe it is made of copper. Hopefully the image is good enough quality, since I had to use my phone. If anyone could provide some information it would be appreciated. Thanks for looking!

 

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[treblehunter]

Try cleaning it up with olive oil, might make some detail pop.
Nice find, that's cool.

 

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !!
Yes, it's a Chinese 'cash' coin.
I look forward to seeing it cleaned up a bit more--so that it can be ID-ed.
Don.....

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Early 1900s Chinese coin

 

[The West Village]

It's similar to the picture but the markings are slightly different. Thanks for the info... I'm not sure that I will be able to clean it up any more though. It's really worn and the symbols are pretty smooth. I may have to have someone take a look at it in person

 

[Mackaydon]

IMO, don't pay anyone for giving you an opinion on this coin.
This coin is probably a typical one worth a couple of bucks if it were in VF condition.
Don....

 

[Saint]

That's a Chinese 'Cash coin'. It could be MUCH older than 1900. I have some from the 1000s (yes - the 1000s) to the 1700s.There are lots of great ID sites for these. Here's one CHINESE COIN ID GUIDE (4 characters) - Calgary Coin Gallery. Once you can determine the markings, you should have no problem IDing it.

 

[The West Village]

Thanks for the link! It was incredibly helpful, looking at the links I think that it is this coin:
coins of china, the Ch'ing Dynasty

It's number S-1467. It was produced between 1736-1795. It's worth about $2 apparently. Not sure how it ended up buried in Ohio. Thanks for everyone's help with ID'ing the coin!

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

That's a Chinese 'Cash coin'. It could be MUCH older than 1900. I have some from the 1000s (yes - the 1000s) to the 1700s.There are lots of great ID sites for these. Here's one CHINESE COIN ID GUIDE (4 characters) - Calgary Coin Gallery. Once you can determine the markings, you should have no problem IDing it.

It was a rough guesstimation... :-/