Alnitak said:I am surprised no one has pointed this out before, but that is not a real gold coin. It's a fake coin token, and relatively modern at that. There were no gold coins ever made like this. Search for "California Gold Token" and you will find whole websites devoted to these tokens. They are usually just gold-plated.
Jeff
romeo-1 said:Alnitak said:I am surprised no one has pointed this out before, but that is not a real gold coin. It's a fake coin token, and relatively modern at that. There were no gold coins ever made like this. Search for "California Gold Token" and you will find whole websites devoted to these tokens. They are usually just gold-plated.
Jeff
Nope...it's real.
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