Help Figuring Out Coin (Id: Replica California Gold Dollar)

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Jlo7232005 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 09/09/2021 4:36 pm Have this 1850 eureke california gold coin I cant seem too find any information Fixed link for top picture - Sap Edited by Jlo7232005 09/09/2021 4:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 09/09/2021 4:58 pm what does the other side look like. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 09/09/2021 5:07 pm to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 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
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3634 Posts	Posted 09/09/2021 5:28 pm This is definitely not an area where I have any expertise, but I don't believe any authentic California gold coins have a bear in the design. My suspicion is this is a token, either brass or gold plated, though a few were actually made of gold. A picture of the other side along with weight and diameter would help... Here's a link showing some tokens with similar reverse designs: http://www.calgoldcoin.com/oldhtml/bears.htm And, Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Edited by hokiefan_82 09/09/2021 5:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 09/09/2021 7:06 pm I've fixed the top picture for you. Large numbers of replica/fantasy "California gold coins" were made in the 1960s. Some were made of 8k or 12k gold; most contain no gold at all. The way the high points on this piece have turned brown, I would assume this one is in the "no gold at all" category. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 09/09/2021 9:02 pm @jlo, first welcome to CCF. Second, here is a link to a previous thread where this 1960s-1970s token was discussed previously. http://goccf.com/t/232458 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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