Posted 8 years ago
SpiritBear
(813 items)
1-3, 1890-1899 1 Chinese Cash, Guangxu Boo-guwang.
4, 1736-1800 1 Chinese Cash, Qianlong Boo-chiowan.
5, 1954 5 Jiao, Taiwan.
6, 1920 1 Sen, Japan.
7, 1951 5 Yen, Japan.
U. S. A. penny for scale at top.
IDs thanks to the folks on Numista, and then verifying it pictorially myself.
Picked them all up today from the 50 cent bin.
woah good find
Why are some of them punched out in center?
Fleafinder, thank you.
Trey, I believe the square-holed center represents the World. Probably represents something positive to its holders.
This was used to allow collections of coins to be threaded on a square rod so that the rough edges could be filed smooth, and then threaded on strings for ease of handling.