Chinese Coin Square Hole

Yes, this is a big railroad junction, intersection of many streams and major roads in the plains of Colorado.

I'm much more interested in the historical value . . . thanks TypeCoin ! So this coin was seriously produced sometimes between 1662 and 1722 - unbelievable. And ended up in an early 20th century landfill on the other side of the world.

I'm much intrigued by the Chinese railroad worker community that may have persisted in these small plains towns from the late 19th into the early 20th century. Certainly don't see them represented in the history of the community - a shame. The landfill is absolutely 1920's/1930's or later, all bottles and car parts indicate this time, or perhaps disposed of a decade or so after this. I've wondered if perhaps hispanic/white families inherited these coins as the industrial era kicked in and many of the chinese laborers had passed or moved on . . . . then perhaps at some point these trinkets were viewed as junk as simply disposed of ? ? ?