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Valued Member
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What do y'all think? Real or fake?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not an expert but based on what others have shown here, I'm guessing it's fake. Coins like this with bears on the reverse are usually called out as fakes.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Believe it is a Modern Replica. From what I understand, if it has a bear on the reverse, it is a modern replica, possibly gold plated. Here is a photo of a known replica that is the same. (The holder is obscuring the bottom of the coin)  Edited by JimmyD
06/19/2018 4:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Usually when they have a bear on them it's the 1/2. So I don't know about the 1/4. Except the bear on this one looks too good - mostly, on the 1/2, they don't look too much like a bear. Let others chime in
Edited by Mark1959
06/19/2018 3:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I believe JimmyD has called this correctly.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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All Cal fractionals with a bear on them are fakes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 This one is fake due to the bear on the reverse. Edited by SilverDollar2017
06/20/2018 5:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like the Velveteen Rabbit, what is real....
This is a real souvenir token. If you're lucky it might contain gold, but is probably gold plated base metal.
The tip-offs are the Indian head, the lack of the word dollar, and the bear. The government got stringent in regulating these in the 1880's.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Valued Member
 Canada
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thanx y'all, I figured it was real but these little coins are seldom seen in Canada so I figured I should check with the experts here.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a fake coin. I can tell by looking at it.
Errers and Varietys.
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