Imagine finding this and then finding out......

[tgravatt]

Hello everyone!

And then finding out that it is only a fake! "R" Reproduction? Gold plated?
In 1980 one real one sold for $180,000!
2004 Red Book lists one in Extra Fine for $150,000!
And then the Coin dealer laughed at it.

Oh well, perhaps next time

HH and good luck!

T.G.Creations

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Wah Thats really sad ...

 

[tgravatt]

Wah? Thats really sad ...
"Aint that the truth!"

 

[trk5capt]

I am no Coin Expert, but I would get that checked again. I think that I would have passed out when I Dug that one anyway trk5capt...

 

[JT]

I would get it rechecked by a different person, also. The laughing dealer may be telling you it's junk, just to offer you a couple of bucks for it.

 

[Strand-Filter]

As President Ronald Reagan would say "Trust but verify".

I agree that you should have that one checked again and by a different dealer.

You might want to check it again if you get the same response.

 

[Leon]

Very nice, the reall thing or not, WTG!!!
I would definitely be sure before getting rid of it. I'm sure just about any dealer would love to get his fingers on it...
Can you tell if it's solid from the little ding in the lower left of the reverse?
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[rjnail]

still a nice find,,

 

[bk]

I think that is a great find even though it probably is a fake. Even dealers get fooled sometimes.
I think that the "R" on the obverse stands for reproduction.
Oh well, still a cool find.
Thanks for posting.

 

[SomeGuy]

It probably is a reproduction, but just to be sure, I would examine the dings under strong magnification to determine plated vs. solid, and weigh the coin.

 

[Burdie]

I think it is a great find real or not. Stan

 

[Snee]

No matter what it is...very nice!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Vatt, where did you find it and how deep was it, if you dug it? I would take into consideration how it was found, before I would believe that it was a counterfeit.

 

[Southcacalaky]

Key word here is VERIFY!!! Have it examined by more than one person, Good luck, HH Art...

 

[ashleen]

doesn't matter if it's real or not

you'll always remember how you felt when you first saw it

Nice going!
HH

 

[tgravatt]

Vatt, where did you find it and how deep was it, if you dug it?? I would take into consideration how it was found, before I would believe that it was a counterfeit.
Hello!

It was found in an old mining camp north of Phoenix and to the west of Interstate 17, near the Bradshaw mountains. At first, I thought it was some trash, from campers and whatnot, but dug, and pulled it out of the ground. It was just about a foot deep or so. I thought my heart would never stop pounding. Ran back to my vehicle and looked it up in the Red Book, and sure enough it was in there. I like to drive off a cliff getting out of there and into Prescott, Az., found a dealer and showed it to him.

Needless to say, it is likely to be a reproduction, but that is all I have been able to find out about it. Seems like the whole Pacific Company California is shrouded in mystery and there is little documentation about details for this company. A lot of it is speculation. The experts do agree that it was a company out of Boston, that set up shop in california during the old gold rush days, but not much more about the company or the details of their minting these coins.

I'll be back there again in a couple of weeks to try again.

Good Luck!

HH

T.G.Creations