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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jason S Lint, post: 3402831, member: 102012&quot;]I am a history teacher In California.&nbsp; A few days ago I was on a field trip with my students to Calico ghost Towne.&nbsp; Calico was a silver mining boom town created about 150 yrs ago.&nbsp; As with most California mining towns,&nbsp; a Chinese population settled in and offered support services and cheap labor.&nbsp; I was walking around some building ruins in the Chinese area of town and found this coin in the dirt.&nbsp; It appears to be a Qing dynasty coin as it shares characteristics with those coins but beyond that there is little more available for identification.&nbsp; There is a barely visible Chinese character on the coin but as I am unfamiliar with them I want to avoid chasing shadows.&nbsp; If anyone can help me to better identify it I would be very greatful.&nbsp; I surrendered the coin over to a park ranger who will be adding it to the parks museum display.[ATTACH]903484[/ATTACH][ATTACH]903485[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]903484[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]903485[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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