California Gold... are these real??

They were gold and I was the one that bought them. I sold one to Mike Locke so that should say something.

As to the OP coins, I have been corrected by Mike. He says:

All 4 pieces were made in Italy circa 1970. They are all gold plated brass. I have good documentation on these, although I don't have the manufacturers name or the exact year of production.

So they are all recently minted and not worth much.

Ribbit

 

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Thanks for the answers on these. I have never been real sure as to what they were. I still have my gold eagles from 1998-2004 to look at in terms of gold. Wish I would have bought more of those when gold was so low in price.

 

The green color is from the copper base of a plated coin. Base metal like lead have to be copper plated before the gold is applied. I have many old reproductions that show the same green color.