I found this half dollar size coin with what looks to me, Arabic writing. The other side of the coin is basically blank except for the outer edge. I have no clue what this is or where to go to have it translated. Any ideas out there as to what I have?? Greg
Yes I did,....I also once found an Iranian coin once that looked like gold. It turned out to be a bronze - aluminum alloy dated 1935 and an old Chinese coin with a square hole in the center that I have no idea what it says. Greg
nice! That is pretty cool, sounds like a lot of fun ! Got a pic of the Iranian one? I fancy the coins from there at that time. And have you tried posting photos of your "old Chinese coin' ? or started a thread asking about it? I had some folks on here ID some similar type Chinese and Japanese coins for me a while back when I started a thread asking about them. Siberian Man, nice example, as usual.
I recently found two US 1950's silver dimes, a 1919 US penny, and a New Zealand dollar coin in a California grocery store coin changer.
Here is the Iranian rascal that made my heart skip a beat when I first found it. There were several other older Americans coins with it at the base of an old tree. Greg
Wow, nice find willie, it sure is rare to find any silver US coins these days in circulation. Cool Iranian coin Greg, looks like an aluminum bronze 50 Dinars with the date SH1317 (1938 AD) a mintage of: 17,314,000. My 2004 standard catalogue of world coins lists it for $4 in EF and $15 in Unc. I always liked the design on these Iranian coins. Cool finds, metal detecting sounds like a lot of fun.
rexesq, Thanks for the information.I thought I'd found a gold coin until I lifted it out of the hole and the weight just wasn't there. You can check out "Relichunting.net" and search for mspsarge to see some of my junk finds. Greg
Ah yes, I can see why your heart skipped a beat there then... it does look a bit like gold. Still an interesting find. I am looking at all your great finds on relichunting.net, very cool stuff. The ID plates you have some photos of are quite nice and very interesting. It sure does sound like fun, hunting for relics like that.
if your Chinese coin has two characters on either side of the hole on one side, it is Qing Dynasty. (1644-1911) on the other side is the reign title of the Emperor (top, bottom characters) and usually the characters Tong Bao (right, left, respectively)
That's it! I'm going to go and buy me a metal detector. The problem is going to be finding time to actually detect hya:
Here is the coin. It was found metal detecting an old brick one room schoolhouse yard here in rural Lenawee County, southeast lower Michigan. I'm sorry I don't know which way to turn it Greg
Rotate the obverse side (left image) 90 degrees clockwise. The inscription reads dao guang tong bao and the coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Xuan Zong (1821-1850) of the Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty of China. You may verify this by comparing it with this dao guang tong bao coin. The reverse side (right image) needs to be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. It is difficult to make out but I believe the coin was cast at the Board of Revenue mint in Peking (Beijing). Gary
Yep.... Chinese cash coins are one type I have always had trouble IDing, but all I have to do is post photos on here, and it seems that everytime I get an answer, usually narrowed down to the specific Emperor even. It's great having a place like this with people who specialize in so many different areas and aspects of World Coins. That is indeed a pretty well worn example, but a very cool find, especially since you found it yourself.
