Cali small gold token

BigNorange

Anyone know about these?? is this one? it's the size of my little finger nail, in the red book it would meet the description of one but doesn't mention a value ?

This coin has spent the last 30 years taped to a piece of cardboard. Would it be alright to use acetone on gold without hurting it. you can see some glue on it. Thanks Dave

commoncents05

Fake.

-Paul

SilverEagles92

Can't help you with the coin, but acetone does not harm the coin in any way.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

It's a bogus coin. Without a doubt a fake.

Worth melt value, if it even is made of gold.

you might be able to find someone willing to pay a little bit though, if you're lucky.

CarlWohlforth

Acetone works very well in removing tape residue.

That does look like a reproduction or look alike coin. It has no date for example. This is an area where one must really have good references. There are tons of legit coins all with low mintages and there are also tons of reproductions and other souvenir coins.

Someone sent me a link to their website:
Cal Fractionals. I'm not sure if it is very helpful or not. I browsed it briefly...

Artist

This coin is not in the Breen-Gillio book.

It also does not look like most of the 'tokens' made in the tradition of California small gold, i.e. no bears, fractions, etc.

To me it does not look like gold.

It also does not look struck, but rather cast.

It looks nice though.

BigNorange

Thanks all, It's not my coin an old timer found it and asked me to sell it for him. He said he got it doing auctions as an auctioneer years ago. I've read in 1883 they removed the dol and cents from tokens and messed with the dates but is it a hard fact that if there's "no date" it's a fake. I'm not questioning anyone I'm just trying to learn.

Thanks Dave