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Freegold Road• Minted during reign oflongest serving <strong>Chinese</strong>Emperor Sheng Zu (1662-1722 AD). Inscription onobverse reads Kang Xi tong bao ( 康熙通宝 ), meaningcurrency of Kang Xi.• Reverse shows xuanhua ( 宣化 ) garrison which waslocated in what was then called Zhili ( 直隶 ) Province(now Hebei Province) roughly 300 kilometressouthwest of what is now the capital of China. Thisgarrison only minted coins between 1667 and 1671.
Freegold Road• Four smaller holes may beresult of tacking into woodor stitching into clothing.• Small impressions mayindicate tack or nail head.• Possible Tlingit armour use?• Possibly traded into interior near Chilkat Tlingit Trailbetween Ft. Selkirk and Dyea, Alaska.• Tlingit controlled trade to interior – sacked Ft. Selkirkin 1852 when Robert Campbell tried to improve fort.
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