1882 California Fractional (?) Gold

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Yorick Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 4:47 pm Can find very little information on this can anyone be of help, possible value. If I were to send it in for grading would I need to remove chain, part of it looks original. Any help or information is greatly appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 8:15 pm Not the expert on this, but my understanding is that all California Fractional gold actually has the denomination stated on the coin. I don't see any lettering on this coin, just the date on the reverse. This might be a token of some sort but damaged and probably only worth its weight assuming it is actually gold. Don't see this worth sending to a grading company. Hopefully someone else might be able to help identify this. What's the weight of this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3636 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 11:48 pm One like this, including being holed, is in a custom NGC registry set. Here's a quick pic of what is shown: 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 Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3636 Posts	Posted 09/06/2025 2:45 pm After a few minutes searching online, I found a couple others things: I saw this listing on ebay: NGC has a picture of an 1881 version of this token which looks very much the same but for the date: 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 09/06/2025 2:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 09/06/2025 9:27 pm Interesting topic with some possibilities presented. I have no knowledge to contribute to the discussion, but look forward to hopefully learning if this is authentic or not. Edit: I can indeed add one piece of support: Quote: If I were to send it in for grading would I need to remove chain, Absolutely! There is no way any TPG is going to deal with that clunky chain. That said - if there is eventually any hope this is a genuine California gold token be very careful removing the chain to as cause no additional damage to the token. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Edited by nickelsearcher 09/06/2025 9:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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