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Valued Member
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this coin was in a bag of world coins Hoping it is real can be worth alot if it is 1/4 dollar 1853 Gold rush era coin weighs .46 G   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Exciting find! Does the weight match what you would expect? (Sorry. Missed the weight on my first glance.)
Edited by halfamind
06/19/2026 10:02 am
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Nice find!  I have no knowledge on these, but I hope it is authentic.  |
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You could take it to a coin store or if you know of a collector that has one, test it with an XRF to see if it's real gold or not. If it is the correct gold composition then the next question, is it genuine or a counterfeit though made of gold. Someone with experience about these could look at it for their opinion. Nice find!!
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06/19/2026 12:26 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I posted the calgold link above for a reason - to allow everyone here to educate themselves.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I will be following, hope it's the real deal!
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well the guy at the coin shop where I bought the bag of world coins looked at it said it had all the right characteristics of a real coin and is looking into the coin books I asked he just run it threw the Sigma testing but we will see going there today to find out what he comes up with.
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Fingers crossed
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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It's overweight for 1/4 Cali gold. Typical weights were in the .2 to .3 grams range. I'm leaning towards a reproduction.
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What was the end result of this coin, did it check out?
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