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Originally posted by Mary Walls
Can anyone give me information on a particular coin? It's an 1849 Pacific Company California 5 dollar piece with a T stamped on the front (I can't imagine what minting place the T would represent.)
Does it have the word copy stamped on it anywhere? Is the T actually an R perhaps and maybe just a little hard to distinguish? These are pretty small coins. From that company they are no bigger than a nickel. Do you remember where you got the coin? Usually something of this scarcity and value has a certificate of authenticity from somewhere for insurance or resale purposes. The reason I say that is that this coin depending on condition can be a $325,000 coin and probably not too many people have them just lying around. My feeling is it is probably some type of reproduction.