Fractional CA fantasy?

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• commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭

  March 25, 2016 10:56AM

  Yes, it is a fantasy piece.
  
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• WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,261 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 25, 2016 10:58AM

  I have read that any small California token with a bear on it is a fantasy.
  
  http://users.scronline.com/lockem/calgold_faq.txt
  
  

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• mariner67 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭

  March 25, 2016 11:11AM

  Charm.

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• jcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭

  March 25, 2016 11:53AM

  Most of these tokens with bear on reverse were made in 1970's.
  The best information to understand these tokens with bear can be find in this link
  
  http://www.calgoldcoin.com/
  
  On left hand side click "California token guide"
  Scroll down and click the 4th link "index of bear types"
  
  You should be to get the answer you want.

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• Zoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2016 4:28AM

  Originally posted by: jcping
  Most of these tokens with bear on reverse were made in 1970's.
  The best information to understand these tokens with bear can be find in this link
  
  http://www.calgoldcoin.com/
  
  On left hand side click "California token guide"
  Scroll down and click the 4th link "index of bear types"
  
  You should be to get the answer you want.

  
  
  I didn't see a circular 1857 1/2 bear charm on that page. Could this be a new one to catalogue?

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• BillJones Posts: 34,740 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2016 4:40AM

  With fractional California gold when you see a bear, beware.

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