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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hammerhead, post: 119371, member: 5032&quot;]Here is his response to my question.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>David,</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for writing.&nbsp; The token you have is on my list as</p><p>Wreath4d Oct 1/4 1852 Indian #2</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a token made for collectors by Sidney Smith (a once prominent </p><p>Florida</p><p>coin dealer) in the 1960s or early 1970s.&nbsp; He made them both in brass </p><p>and in</p><p>solid (14k?) gold.&nbsp; I cannot be certain of which you have from your </p><p>picture.</p><p>The gold tokens are slightly thinner than the brass tokens and have a</p><p>peculiar pink hue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sell brass examples for $10 and gold examples for $40. I am not </p><p>buying</p><p>them right now because I have an excess inventory of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not a &quot;fake&quot; to the extent that it does not replicate any of the </p><p>19th</p><p>century California gold designs.&nbsp; For example, Indian heads first </p><p>appeared</p><p>on California gold in 1872 and all of the 19th century issues have a </p><p>wreath</p><p>that looks more like a wreath than a stick figure representing a </p><p>wreath.</p><p>All of the 19th century Indian head issues are very thin and plated </p><p>with 24K</p><p>gold.&nbsp; The shape of the Indian head, lettering, stars, rim ornaments </p><p>etc all</p><p>are completely different compared to a 19th century issue. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The only thing I do know is it is a gold coin by his description, sound feel ect..</p><p>Thanks for the input!! thats why I love this place, If you dont know someone will&nbsp; :secret:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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