Whitehorse Daily Star

Coin provides glimpse into pre-Gold Rush era

A Chinese coin found in the Yukon wilderness this past summer offers a rare look into a period of Yukon history long before the Gold Rush, with links to a little-known trans-Pacific trade route and the life of a Chinese emperor poet.

By Max Leighton on December 9, 2011

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