1850 California Gold "eureka" One Cent

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futureproof76 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 01:31 am Found this while going through my coin collection. Upon doing some research, I found images of similar coins, but none that were exactly the same as this one (i.e. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...IC_ID=30971) Not sure if this is a fake or not. Any insight would be great...thanks! Edited by futureproof76 06/13/2015 01:34 am Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 01:36 am never seen one before. Report this Post to the Staff
justin3651 Pillar of the Community United States 621 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 02:52 am Your link has been cut into 2 separate ones both of which take you to the main page again. Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 10:53 am The link the original poster was http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=30971 From what I can find yours is likely a copy made anywhere from 1900 to 1970. The post on the following thread made by a member named WoodenJefferson seems to support that thinking. http://boards.collectors-society.co...mber=2732818 Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 1:04 pm It looks like a brass token that was gold plated at one time. Report this Post to the Staff
futureproof76 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 1:35 pm Yeah, that was my thought - that it was just gold-plated brass. So how much do you think this is valued at? According to a couple posters in those links, it could fetch between $100 and $500. Is this true? Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 1:47 pm Quote: Yeah, that was my thought - that it was just gold-plated brass. So how much do you think this is valued at? According to a couple posters in those links, it could fetch between $100 and $500. Is this true? Not unless it is a particularly scarce and collectible type, no. These usually bring in $25-$35 while the gold plating is still intact. Here are some examples of similar types: http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/bea...Default.aspx http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/bea...Default.aspx Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 2:39 pm The coin in the first post of that link was actually struck in gold. These brass with gold plating are worth much, much less. I'd say under $10 and with little or no plating one would/could probably find these in a coin store's 25 cent each bins. -MV Report this Post to the Staff
futureproof76 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 9:52 pm Thanks guys - while I'm disappointed this is a (mostly) worthless coin, I appreciate you dispelling some of the mystery behind it! Report this Post to the Staff
denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 10:16 pm If it has a bear on it. it is fake, that is one of the first and most obvious marker of replica "cal-gold". Another is, cal gold always has a denomination. Those are the two basics. Yours is a plated token. The gold plating on these tokens is so thin, it is almost non existent. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 06/14/2015 04:57 am Yup, token and not gold. Being from California, I have some genuine coins. I've seen hundreds of these unfortunately. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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1850 California Gold "Eureka" One Cent