Help me figure what this gold coin/token is. Is it real? Whats the value? Please any info would be more than I know about it. The coins lots more gold color than the scans show. :smileThanks
I would advise weighing it or taking it to your favorite local jeweler and asking them what it is made of.
You can usually take it to most coin shops and they will tell you. If they're not terribly they may even weigh and test it for you. Check out the link, good luck! BTW, those are usually on ebay and they're usually pretty cheap like less than $15. http://www.calgoldcoin.com/tokens.htm
It's not from the California goldfields , they all have the denomination on them . Yours doesn't so its a fantasy piece . Though still collectable if made before a certain time . I know theirs a link somewhere here on CT to help you identify it . I'll try to find it . rzage
Interesting, I have not seen a California Territorial dated before 1850. But that does not mean, they do not exist. The style seems not to match any known style 1850 - 1870. Good luck,
Brewer, was short on time. I assumed that when I stated token that it would tell you it was a fake California gold piece. Like Swhuck said if there is a bear on it, its a fantasy piece. Some were made of gold usually low grade gold. I haven't done anything with fractional's for years.
Your'e right on that . Most likely brass with no gold . There's more fantasy pieces than real probanbly a 1000 to 1 or more .
I thought it was to good to be true. I thought it was just a token, but I was looking for confirmation. thanks to everyone who posted on this thread.
When I first started collecting, I won an auction on eBay for an uncertified California gold piece. I couldn't believe my luck when the bidding ended at $10. Later that year, I brought it to a local show, and a dealer said that it was fake, and the seller didn't state that in the auction. I still have it today.
Calfornia gold token I have one dated 1849, VERY thin, and is real gold. No tarnish around the edges, no brass. With gold chain. Have owned it for 35 years. Are ANY of these real or are they all fakes. thanks!
I found a website that has a bunch of these. It looks like the one you have is about halfway down the page.http://www.calgoldcoin.com/bear11.htm Hope this helps.
