Never know what you are going to find!

[claire]

That’s why I love this hobby! Found these coins spread out about a half mile of wet sand over three days. 23 in all. Maybe part of a religious ceremony. Any info would be appreciated

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Where are the coins from? Or are they medallions?

 

[claire]

Where are the coins from? Or are they medallions?

They seem to be like token coins. I am not sure. They are rather heavy.

 

[sailaway]

Medal China Journey to the West with Staff, Shovel, Rake, and Bar
One of China's famous stories dating back to the 1500s (Ming dynasty) is Journey to the West, attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. In English-speaking countries, the work is widely known as Monkey, the title of Arthur Waley's popular abridged translation.

Journey to the West is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang who traveled to the 'Western Regions', that is, Central Asia and India, to obtain Buddhist sacred texts.
Main characters in the story include Xuanzang (also referred to as Tang Sanzang), Sun Wukong (the Monkey King), Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing.

During modern times, enterprising sales people have produced nice-looking medals that commemorate the grand story and the characters in it. These are sold in sets to tourists for a few tens of US dollars. The medals contain no silver and are worth about $2 each. Once in a while you can find them online for sale to collectors.
https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=21621

worthless tokens

 

[Truth]

That must’ve been exciting are they bigger than a quarter?

 

[claire]

That must’ve been exciting are they bigger than a quarter?

They are a little bigger than a half dollar

 

[No gold in NY]

That is true...You never know what you will find. I would go back and look for more.

 

[A2coins]

Awesome find thats why I love this hobby and the more interesting stuff we find makes each beep more exciting to dig. Good job looks like those were fun to find

 

[Professor of Engineering]

They look like tokens!