Trade Dollar w/stamped chinese characters!!!

[plumloko]

This came out of the same lot as the silver dollar from last week!
This is the Sanborn Map of the lot from 1880

1878S Trade Dollar with all kinds of chinese characters on it!


A cool Knights of the Macabees Token which says Cavanaugh, Tent No 5, Utah!


Also an 1898 Barber and 9 Wheat Pennies

Cannot wait for some more work to be done in the lot, its just begun and is bound to get better..I hope.
Just wish the rain would quit, everything comes out of the ground as a mud ball, at least theres lots of puddles to wash things off with.

 

[mainer]

Dont see a trade dollar being dug everyday. Its got lots of character.

 

[Goes4ever]

awesome digs! that dollar is sweet!

 

[dwayne sueno]

sweet! those are a happy sight to see coming out of the ground. nice assortment of counterstamps as well.

 

[goldencoin]

Love it!

HH
-GC

 

[pepperj]

Now that's one really cool counterstamp.
Wonder what it says.

 

[creeper71]

Wonder if the counterstamp would make it more valueable to a collector.. I'm going to assume that it was used to trade in the Chinese community Building railroads an such...rather then the U.S. currency

 

[nova]

Another round of sweet finds. You still swinging the V?

 

[mobile miner]

Great hunt. Love those trade dollars. Wish I had one.

 

[Jeff(or)]

That is a terrific find!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[plumloko]

Another round of sweet finds. You still swinging the V?

Ya, getting better with it finally.
The D coil took some getting used to, still worried Im going to hit something.

 

[Argentium]

Hey everybody ! in about 4 years I only remember seeing two trade dollars dug up - this is a really
rare find , with or without the chinese characters - I say we BANNER this up ! what say you ?
Argentium.

 

[Deepdiger60]

/Great finds that trade dollar is rare indeed i say Banner Good hunt Dd60

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Me likee, Big Boom-boom! (How's that for political incorrectness?) Any luck on the chop marks' translations?
Carl

 

[treasurefiend]

Banner find for sure!!!! I don't think I have ever seen a Trade Dollar on here!!!

 

[plumloko]

Me likee, Big Boom-boom! (How's that for political incorrectness?) Any luck on the chop marks' translations?
Carl

Its definitely going to have to be taken in to get the marks looked at and translated.
Would be interesting to find out what they say.
I wonder if the marks were made in the US or China or both?

 

[jeffmrgan]

oh yeah banner.........very cool find

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Awsome Dollar !! I can only imagine the happy dance that followed


VPR

 

[chukers]

Another round of sweet finds. You still swinging the V?

Ya, getting better with it finally.
The D coil took some getting used to, still worried Im going to hit something.

I've had mine a week... and I am digging big ole holes to avoid "hitting" something... I think I figured out where exactly where the pin point center is on the DD coil.... for me it seems to be in the center of the coin right below the sticker... what about you?


Chukers

 

[TommNJ]

Congrats on a sweet find, good luck on your next trip !

TommNJ