California Gold Tokens - Real Or Not?

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manDown1130 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/28/2013 02:13 am Hey, I have three of these coins, and I'm assuming they are not real, but I figure it doesn't hurt to double check. One of them has the date kind of worn down and it doesn't appear to be another metal below, but I'm no good at judging these. My father wanted me to check. He, of course, believes they are :) Report this Post to the Staff

Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 10/28/2013 05:43 am Unfortunately they are not genuine or gold, sorry. Design details are different, likely to avoid being in trouble for counterfeiting existing US coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 10/28/2013 06:28 am And there are a couple more out there and are very common. I have seen them at flea markets for high prices, being passed as real gold. Report this Post to the Staff
manDown1130 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/28/2013 11:33 pm Ok. Thanks guys. I really appreciate you taking a looki. Report this Post to the Staff
manDown1130 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/28/2013 11:35 pm I meant "look," lol Report this Post to the Staff
Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/29/2013 6:54 pm Below is a group of 10 California Gold tokens. All are made of gold ranging from about 9K to 22k. None are "genuine CA gold tokens though two are listed in the book, California Pioneer Fractional Gold by Breen Gillio. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/29/2013 7:07 pm This image show one of the non-gold tokens in an old holder and a group of non-gold tokens. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/29/2013 7:12 pm Here we have a group of 19 different non-gold tokens. And one gold token in the upper left corner of the images. I hope these posts help. Report this Post to the Staff
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