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Dlh6586 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 12:18 am I inherited several coins, this one was interesting..not sure if a token or currency. Have seen post on octagon shape, and everybody says it's a token worth its weight in gold, if it's gold? * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11898 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 12:34 am Hi Dlh. This is a half dollar, not Half Cent. It looks like a california gold fractional issue. Looks like you posted two images of the reverse. Does the obverse look like the one in this image? https://www.beastcoins.com/Topical/...lar-1852.jpg United States of America, Fractional "Gold" Token, "1852" (No legend) Indian head left surrounded by stars, 1852 below CALIFORNIA GOLD Bear walking right, 1/2 above Plain edge 13mm, 0.69g, Goldene brass, Round flan Minted by: Daniel Hurkett, 1972 and earlier Mintage: Unknown If so, this is Goldene or fake gold. Edited by numismatic student 03/28/2018 12:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 02:30 am Sorry, but it is a fake golden half dollar. The bear on the reverse gives it away as a fake. It is probably not made of gold, but don't throw it aside as such just yet. There were fakes made of lower purity gold, as well. I can't help with that but to make you aware of the possibility. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Dlh6586 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 10:26 am Thank you for the info...good to finally know. Sure did post two of same side... It does look exaxtly like the one on your pic/link. Well I'll put it back in the pile and post another one that I'm pretty sure isn't US, in the appropriate forum. Thank you both! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 11:00 am Good question, keep looking! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189125 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 11:19 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 03/28/2018 3:40 pm Counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
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