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Tons of coins found in Shaanxi

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-12-22 16:28
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Tons of coins found in Shaanxi

Tons of ancient coins are found at a construction site in Huaxian, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Dec 20, 2010.[Photo/cri.cn]

 

Workers dug out about 4 tons of ancient coins Monday in Huaxian, Shaanxi province.

Some authorities said that the coins may be from the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and accordingto the characters on the coins they may have been made sometime in 1102 to 1106.