Hundreds scramble for silver coins found in demolished Chinese home
Cash dating back to the Qing dynasty found in the walls of the house in Jiangxi province and owner wants looted money returned, according to media reports
Hundreds of villagers in eastern China scrambled for old silver coins that fell out of the walls as a house was being demolished, according to Chinese media reports.
A large number of silver coins emerged when a bulldozer knocked down the walls of an old home in Jishui county in Jiangxi province on December 20, the local news website Jxnews.com.cn reported.
Villagers started to pick up coins from the rubble and some were able to take dozens away, the report said.
Some coins were issued in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) while others bore the portrait of President Yuan Shikai during the Republic of China in the early 20th century, which collectors call Fatman dollars.
Owners of the old house were not present when the demolition work began under a village development project.
