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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;larssten, post: 8101213, member: 78319&quot;]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have always had a big fascination for the Californian Gold Rush, but never really had the chance to add any gold coins to my collection. Recently I won a few lots of these privately issued small denomination coins/tokens. I am not sure if any of them are considered &quot;coins&quot; per se. </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I understand there are over 500 different variations of these and many were struck to supplement lack of coinage in the Wild West during their time. They can generally be divided into &quot;Liberty head&quot; and &quot;Indian head&quot; types, but personally I liked the ones depicting a hunter (?) sitting in a landscape with EUREKA in the legend. Many of these tokens/coins are supposedly very rare and could be quite valuable. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am going to do more research on these and the topic in general, but would be very happy if someone would push be in the right direction. Here are some of the questions I have:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Any tips on easily available references of these? I only have standard references like the RedBook and Bowers Expert Guide to cover these items</p><p>- Are information/comments on the &quot;coins&quot; pictured below? Quality, rarity, value, references, general comment etc?</p><p><br /></p><p>Would be any for any information you have to share!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are photos and some supplementary info:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1408707[/ATTACH]</p><p><i><b>No.1: </b>1/4 Dollar 1853, octagonal. EUREKA. Warrior in front of a seascape / CALIFORNIA * GOLD * <i>- 1853 - </i>surrounded by branches. 0.16 g. Die break, extremely fine - brilliantly uncirculated</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1408708[/ATTACH] <i></i></p><p><i><b>No.2: </b></i>1/4 Dollar 1853. EUREKA. <i>Warrior in front of a seascape</i>/ CALIFORNIA *GOLD*, - 1853 - surrounded by branches . 0,18 g. Extremely fine - brillant uncirculated</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1408709[/ATTACH] </p><p><i><b>No.3: </b></i>1/2 dollar 1854. Indian head to the left surrounded by stars / CALIFORNIA.GOLD. In the middle 1854, surrounded by branches. 0.37 g. Extremely fine +</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1408710[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>No.4: </b></i>1/4 dollar 1857. Indian head to the left surrounded by stars / CALIFORNIA.GOLD centered 1857. 0.23 g. Extremely fine </p><p><b><i>No.5: </i></b>1/4 dollar 1871 (plugged hole). About Very Fine</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1408711[/ATTACH] </p><p><i><b>No.4: </b></i>1/4 dollar 1884, octagonal. EUREKA. Warrior in boat, in front of it a bear / CAL.GOLD * CHARM * In the middle 1884. 0.12 g. Die break, extremely fine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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