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California Gold help needed
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I recently received this ever so tiny coin.
Please see images and details on the images
Is it real or simply a token?
This coin is not octagonal.
Thank you for your help
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Not an expert by any means. But my thoughts:
Not a real fractional gold piece. Likely a jeweler's token made in the 1930s out of low karat gold.
--Severian the Lame
Its not a California fractional gold coin that is part of the BG book. It considered a token coin and not made in the 1860s but probably made in the 30s or so.
Token made in the 20th Century, probably before World War Two.
Thank you fellows..
Was hoping for the real thing
Lots of these have been on the market lately and they are of very recent manufacture. One TPGS describes the "new ones" as tokens, CA Fractional replicas.
Not real California fractional... have you had it tested for gold content? Cheers, RickO
Yes, i did the chemical test, it is less than 10K gold.
I received this item from a person who got it from her fathers estate, he left us 20 years ago.
The piece was in a small envelope and dated Jan 1952. I guess the time he received it.
It certainly is a conversation piece. However, i think I will put it up on Feebay and see where it goes.