This is one of the first coins I found with my metal detector, over 30 years ago . Chinese workers helped build the Erie canal near here in the early 1800s. Does anyone know what it is and if it's got any value? Thanks for helping.
More info at this link: http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm#chai ching Cash of Jen Tsung 1796 - 1820. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the link. Looks like they made a LOT of varieties. I believe this is : Emperor Jen Tsung Chai-Ch'ing era 1796-1820 "Boo-Yon" Yunnan Mint Thanks again for the link.
Correct. In the modern Pinyin Anglicization, its Ren Zong, Jia Qing reign. Yunnan province mint, cast 1796-circa 1818. Hartill 22.542
