Need help with pricing a 1853 California 1/4 gold piece. To the best of my ability I have found the piece to be an authentic 1853 California 1/4 octagonal liberty, with a wreath style back. This information was gained using Mike Locke's California Gold page at calgoldcoins.com. I'm working on this for a family member and would greatly appreciate any help, even a ballpark figure would be a great start. Thanks in advance.
Could you post some photos---before anyone could really guess a value they would need to see what it would grade--and they would also like to see for themselves if it is real A ton of these are fake----as you have found out. After that you would want to send it to a grading company---that is if you are going to sell it. Speedy
Errmac,that looks brass.Gold is a metal that doesn't usually go black.I've got a strong feeling that this is a dud. Aidan.
It's not real errmac, it's just a token. If you wish to take the time to look it up you should be able to find it here - Cal Gold
Well, I hate to here that. But I would like to say thank you to everyone for helping out. Thanks again!!