California Fractional Gold(post pics if you got em)

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• 100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭

  July 16, 2004 2:47AM

  DO NOT,I repeat,DO NOT buy these raw !
  zillions of fakes out there.
  If i remember correctly,the one thing certain was,if it had a Bear on it.it was a fake
  
  Proof

  

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• Placid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭

  July 16, 2004 2:57AM

  Define expensive?
  
  This one sold for $200. listed in the auction as a R5.
  
  

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• eureka Posts: 250

  July 16, 2004 3:11AM

  Slabbed quarters and halves can be had in AU-MS63 for $200-$300. Dollars are more.
  Coins with minor problems such as cleaning can be had for half that, and ex jewelry pieces for a quarter of that or less.
  
  A rare quarter:
  
  
  One of my favorites which was multiple struck on the obverse including once at 180°:
  
  
  

  Collector of Fractional Gold; gold tokens from Canada, California, Alaska & other states; gold so-called dollars, and other oddball stuff.

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• calgolddiver Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 16, 2004 4:20AM

  
  
  BG501 - PCGS 62 - microslug - eagle reverse - low rarity 5
  
  
  
  BG230 - PCGS 64 - low rarity 4
  
  
  other images available in the registry sets - private & territorial gold issues
  
  myicon - BG435 Arms of California - low rarity 5

  Top 25 Type Set 1792 to present

  Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set

  successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)

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• calgolddiver Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 16, 2004 4:26AM

  you can get them raw if you know what you are looking for. I found a period 2 round dollar on the Bay of E a few years ago and it became a BG1206 PCGS 55 - total pop 10
  
  recommended reading and reference - California Pioneer Fractional Gold - walter Breen & Ronald Gillio - 2nd edition - readily available in paperback
  
  good luck
  
  it's a quest .....

  Top 25 Type Set 1792 to present

  Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set

  successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)

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• CarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭

  July 16, 2004 4:42AM

  I have 5 and I'm planning on selling them. I need to research prices. There are so many different types it is sometimes hard to find comparable sales. They list them by BG number. The following is a BG 799 J in MS 64. It is an octogan Indian quarter with the reverse rotated 90 degrees. I learned that a BG 799 X in MS 65 sold for $850 on TeleTrade, but am not sure how that relates to my coin.
  
  

  Carl's Coins website w/ links to Carl's auctions
  

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• BillF Posts: 229

  July 16, 2004 5:03AM

  A good site to look at is: Mike Locke's California fractional gold Page

  Bill Ferguson
  

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• oreville Posts: 11,950 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 16, 2004 5:30AM

  This is a $1/4 Octagonal BG-722 Washington Head. I bought it from Don Kagin.
  
  

  A Collectors Universe poster since 1997!

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• oreville Posts: 11,950 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 16, 2004 5:36AM

  This is a $1/2 Octagonal 1872 BG-913 Liberty Head. I bought this one from David Cloyed.
  
  
  

  A Collectors Universe poster since 1997!

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• coinguy89 Posts: 2,151

  July 16, 2004 10:08AM

  Thanks for the great pics. Im quite interesting in buying some of these in the far future.

  Scott Hopkins
  -YN Currently Collecting & Researching Colonial World Coins, Especially Spanish Coins, With a Great Interest in WWII Militaria.
  
  My Ebay!

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