🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Rock tumbler reveals more detail

[Thekingd93]

I've been experimenting with a rock tumbler and some very fine abrasive media/powder. I have discovered that tumbling certian items for a few hours at a time can reveal detail on dug artifacts that could not previously be seen. I am still able to keep that old antique look or aged patina. He's a few items I would appreciate some more information on. One is some sort of hair clip with a date on the back - 1871. Also I belive a Treble Gilt button and some old Chinese coin.

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

The coin looks like an I Ching coin.

 

[Old Dude]

I believe your clip is a suspenders clip. The date is probably a patent date. Awesome Chinese coin. I have never found one.

 

[Red-Coat]

Good finds. Your coin is a Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty ‘one cash’ coin of the Qianlong (Ch’ien-Lung) Emperor. He reigned from 1736-1796 and the coin looks to be from the regular series produced between 1736-1795. He abdicated from the throne in 1796 as a mark of respect to avoid reigning longer than his grandfather’s 61 years as Emperor, but retained ultimate power as Retired Emperor until his death in 1799. Like most old Chinese cash coins, imitations were made in later times for use as charms and celebratory gifts. Yours has some minor stylistic variations from the example I’ve shown but, as far as I can tell, its original.



The reverse has the Chinese and Manchu characters for “Boo Ciowan” (Pao-Ch'uan), the Board of Revenue mint in Beijing or “the Fountain head of the currency".

 

[Thekingd93]

Good finds. Your coin is a Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty ‘one cash’ coin of the Qianlong (Ch’ien-Lung) Emperor. He reigned from 1736-1796 and the coin looks to be from the regular series produced between 1736-1795. He abdicated from the throne in 1796 as a mark of respect to avoid reigning longer than his grandfather’s 61 years as Emperor, but retained ultimate power as Retired Emperor until his death in 1799. Like most old Chinese cash coins, imitations were made in later times for use as charms and celebratory gifts. Yours has some minor stylistic variations from the example I’ve shown but, as far as I can tell, its original.

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The reverse has the Chinese and Manchu characters for “Boo Ciowan” (Pao-Ch'uan), the Board of Revenue mint in Beijing or “the Fountain head of the currency".

Thanks for the info!

 

[Red-Coat]

I believe your suspender buckle (although not identical to the one shown below) relies on that same patent (Improvement in Buckles for Suspenders) granted in 1871 to Abraham Shenfield of New York.



The patent expired in 1888 so that's the likely latest date.