COINS DISCOVERED FOLLOWING TYPHOON MANGKHUT

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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 38, September 23, 2018, Article 22

COINS DISCOVERED FOLLOWING TYPHOON MANGKHUT

Dick Hanscom passed along this Daily Mail story from China about coins discovered in debris following typhoon Mangkhut. -Editor

The report claimed that residents were looking for ancient coins and they were from the Haifeng county in Shanwei city.

The crowd allegedly started to gather after one person claimed to have spotted under the debris of one house some silver coins from the Republic of China era, which were distributed about 100 years ago.

Some people were said to come with metal detectors and the scavenger hunt lasted from the afternoon to the night.

In response to the footage, a spokesperson from the Haifeng Culture, Broadcasting and News Publishing Bureau told Beijing Youth Daily the residents had managed to find 'dozens of silver coins' and had returned them to the owner.

To read the complete article, see:
Chinese residents flock to dig 'ancient silver coins' in the debris of collapsed houses after typhoon Mangkhut left (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6179943/Chinese-residents-flock-dig-ancient-coins-debris-typhoon-Mangkhut-destroyed-houses.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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