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<p>[QUOTE="CondorMorgan, post: 6847, member: 889"]Hello, I'm not a coin collector, and I found this site via google. I have a few california gold coins from my grandfather that I am having difficulty identifying. I did some searches and found some that were similar but was unable to find any exact matches for both the dates and the descriptions.</p><p><br /></p><p>So if anyone could help me out, I'm interested in knowing a bit about the coins--if it looks real or fake/not a coin, if there's some sort of reference ID number for it, what they were worth at the time, what they may be worth now.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have a digital camera, but I used my scanner to get a picture of the front and back.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is dated 1849 and has an indian head and thirteen stars on the front; the back says california gold, and has a sort of wreathe, mountains and sun, and a bear. I have three of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is dated 1855 and has an indian head and thirteen stars on the front as well; the back has a wreathe with california gold and a single star in the middle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate any help, thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CondorMorgan, post: 6847, member: 889"]Hello, I'm not a coin collector, and I found this site via google. I have a few california gold coins from my grandfather that I am having difficulty identifying. I did some searches and found some that were similar but was unable to find any exact matches for both the dates and the descriptions. So if anyone could help me out, I'm interested in knowing a bit about the coins--if it looks real or fake/not a coin, if there's some sort of reference ID number for it, what they were worth at the time, what they may be worth now. I don't have a digital camera, but I used my scanner to get a picture of the front and back. The first coin is dated 1849 and has an indian head and thirteen stars on the front; the back says california gold, and has a sort of wreathe, mountains and sun, and a bear. I have three of this coin. The second coin is dated 1855 and has an indian head and thirteen stars on the front as well; the back has a wreathe with california gold and a single star in the middle. I appreciate any help, thank you.[/QUOTE]
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