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Gold Coins Mini Replicas - Are They Real Gold?

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Got a bunch of these mini gold coins replicas,
can anyone give me more information about them?
Who, why and when they were made?
Most importantly are they real gold or just gold plated?

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Size and weight?
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Size you can see from the pic, they are all about 1cm in diameter, and weight ranges from 0.25- 0.30 grams
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You could take them to a jeweler to have the gold content tested.
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I'm not seeing gold at all
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@Spence @keith12

Well I did a bit of acid test but for 14k gold and its inconclusive... so it might be lower gold content (8k) or gold plated but I dont have a lower gold test...
Might be wrong tho
As you say jeweler might be best bet. But I thought someone came across these before, because I see them selling online and some even promoted as actual gold replicas...
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Most of these "tokens" are cheap tourist souvenirs. Notice that they are not hallmarked or stamped with a purity marker. Why might that be?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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If real hood they should have a mark with the gold %, for example I have a 14k .5 gram coin and it has 585 for the gold %
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