The 1934 film "The Man from Utah" shows what appears to be a Chinese "cash" coin John Wayne was briefly billed as "Singin' Sandy" but his voice was dubbed. The singing cowboy "Singin' Sandy" rides into town and later breaks up a group of crooked rodeo operators. At one point he is broke and pulls out the coin.

It appears to be a small Chinese copper "cash" coin.

John Wayne as John Weston
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Writers: Lindsley Parsons