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Two California Gold Coins - Real Or Fake?

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 Posted 04/24/2018  02:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is an octagonal token - notice that there is no denomination. These were made as souvenirs or by jewelers, and might contain no gold at all or a small amount.
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 Posted 04/24/2018  11:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Prorat to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So mine looked different than the OPs so I thought one was fake, but then I found this.... good price attached to it for non-gold (doesn't feel like gold but who knows)

https://www.propertyroom.com/l/1857...old/11640913
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 Posted 04/24/2018  12:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add thq to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You have a token prorat. The date is fictitious. Real 1857 fractionals have Liberty heads. There is no denomination. It's very hard to put a price on them.

http://m.PCGScoinfacts.com/Category/Detail/1659
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 Posted 04/24/2018  12:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Prorat to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Crazy, maybe I should buy a silver chain and turn it back into a necklace.
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