What is your oldest (non-ancient) coin?

I can give some details now about the early english pieces I mentioned (inventory was on another computer)

Turns out I have an 8th century piece as well
1 sceat of Withred 690 - 725 this one was issued between 700 and 710 Seaby 777

My 9th century pieces are
1 Sceat of Eanred 810 - 854 Seaby 859
1 Sceat of Eanred as king of Northumbria 810 - 841 Seaby 860
1 Sceat of Aethelred II in his frst reaign as King of Northumbria 841 - 844 Seaby 861
1 Sceat of Aethelberht II 854- 858
1 Sceat of Osbert of Northumbria 862-867 Seaby 865
and a 1 Sceat of Wigmund Bishop of York 837 - 854 Seaby 871

For China my oldest 8th century is a 1 cash Schojth 352 Chien Yuan Chung Pao circa 756 - 762

Those are from an old inventory listing from 2008, I may have others now. (Haven't had access to the latest inventory)

 

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Not that it's all that old compared to things you have in your Chinese collection, but could you identify/attribute this piece? I've had it a long time and never known precisely what I have, if it's even authentic.

Chinese cash coin (or a charm?)
Dia.: 23mm
Weight: 3.8 grams
Date: ?
Denomination: ?
Mint: ?
Metal: AE(?)
Features: ?

 

Funny enough, my oldest Non-ancient coins I own were found with my metal detector.

1655-1658 French Liard
1696 William III Halfpenny
1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny
A few other coins from the 1730's-1750's too

Oldest US coin:
1801 Large Cent
Oldest US coin metal detecting:
This...


I also have a bunch of medieval Chinese coins dating from 900-1100 that I got for 25 cents each.
Also some later 1600-1890's Q'ing Dynasty cash coins, also 25 cents each

My oldest silver coins is an 1818 Half dollar

 

1890's Machine struck cash coin, slightly rarer mint but not rare enough to make it worth much.

Pretty nice.

 

Thank you @coinman1234 Do you know the reading of the characters? Are they in multiple languages or a certain form of written Chinese?

 

Here's more info,

It was minted under the emperor Te Tsung in the Kuang T'ung mint (Kwangtung mint) in only 1889, it is more common than I though worth around $2
The writing on the front says the emperor and the left character which never changes from emperor, says that it is a coin.
On the reverse it talks about where it was minted. It is completely in Chinese, and was minted in this part of china.

I hope I helped.

 

I just edited the post above this to say more info @krispy

 

That's super! Thank you very much!

 

I personally consider everything before the Fall of Rome to be ancient. After that its the Dark Ages/Medieval. But the line gets hazier when you start talking about the Byzantines.

 

I have this card that explains the history of the oldest coin I have. I don't have a pic of the coin though Pretty lame for me to post this, but I already had a pic of this and the coin is buried away and I can't get to it now.

 

Coinman is right about the emperor and the Kwangtung province location but there is no real coin that has the province name on the left side like this on has and there are no coins with those other characters on the reverse. So this isn't a coin, it would be a charm/medal/ or souvenir piece.

 

I had no idea lol, I have a couple in my own collection and I always though they were coins

 

Oldest coin I own:

1777 Russian 5 Kopek - EM

 

1652-A (Paris) The Sun King...,, Louis XIV. Which, if you consider anything struck after 1600 as being "modern" means it's still a modern coin.

 

Now that's cool.

 

This is mine...

 

Thanks. Struck the first year he ruled without a regent at age 14, though Cardinal Marazin was still pretty much running the government for another 10 years.

 

1756 8 Reales...

 

lets see
oldest US
1798 large cent

but these are colonial pieces
1775 George III Rex 1/2 cent and

1732 NY penny (VOC)


then non us I would probably have to say
650ish 1/10th and 1 Fanam pieces

sorry not more pics can't find em at moment and too lazy search forum or retake just to post but you're welcome to hunt down the posts